Permissions control who is able to read, edit and delete a fact.  Permissions are assigned while creating and editing content.      The following permissions are available on factline platforms:      General permissions for facts:     
 
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read | 
Read-permitted groups can only read the fact, but they cannot edit, hide or delete it. | 
 
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modify | 
Modify-permitted groups can read, edit, hide and delete the fact. | 
 
 
  A fact can only have two type of permissions: "read" and "modify". If a user has "modify" permissions for a fact, he can also read it -  this means "modify" permissions include "read". So when assignning "modify" permissions to a fact, you do not have to put a check also on "read".     Additional permissions for folders:     
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work | 
Work-permitted groups can add facts to the folder. However, they cannot modify the folder itself (i.e. change the folder title, edit the folder description).
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  A folder can have three type of permisisons: "read", "work", "modify". "Read" and "modify" are analogous to fact permissions. If a user has "work" permissions for a folder, he also has "read". Therefore "modify" permissons include "read" and "work". When granting a higher permission level, you do not need to put a check on the lower one(s).      Additional permissions for forums: 
  
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create topic | 
These groups are allowed to create new topics in the forum.
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post | 
These groups are only allowed to post messages in a topic.
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