Forum writable by admins, read-only for other users [SOLVED]

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Forum writable by admins, read-only for other users [SOLVED]

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As in the title, I would like to make a particular forum to be full-access for admins, but read-only for all other users.
I tried a few random guesses with Yes/No/Never permissions, but every time I either got a situation where non-admin users can write or where admins cannot write.
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Re: Forum writable by admins, read-only for other users

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permissions
group forum permissions
registered users
choose the forum
read only

group forum permissions
administrators
choose the forum
standard access
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Re: Forum writable by admins, read-only for other users

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I mis-stated my initial question because of haste, sorry. What I meant was : forum writable by MODS (not just admins), and read-only for other users.
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It's just a case of adding the standard access permission for the group you want.

This would mean just admins

group forum permissions
administrators
choose the forum
standard access

This would allow global mods

group forum permissions
global moderators
choose the forum
standard access
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Re: Forum writable by admins, read-only for other users [SOLVED]

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Works for me, thanks
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