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help: Clarify documentation on guest users and streams.
This tries to make it more immediately clear facts like that guests cannot see public streams.
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@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ There are several possible roles in a Zulip organization.
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organization to restrict the permissions of **New Members**; Members
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organization to restrict the permissions of **New Members**; Members
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who do not have those restrictions are called **Full Members**.
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who do not have those restrictions are called **Full Members**.
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* **Guest**: Can only access streams they've been added to. Cannot create
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* **Guest**: Can only view or access streams they've been added to.
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new streams or invite other users.
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Guest users interact with public streams as though they were private
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streams with shared history. Cannot create new streams or invite
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other users.
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* **Billing Administrator**: The user who upgrades the organization to
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* **Billing Administrator**: The user who upgrades the organization to
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a paid plan is, in addition to their normal role, a Billing
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a paid plan is, in addition to their normal role, a Billing
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Streams are similar to chatrooms, IRC channels, or email lists in that they
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Streams are similar to chatrooms, IRC channels, or email lists in that they
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determine who receives a message. There are three types of streams in Zulip.
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determine who receives a message. There are three types of streams in Zulip.
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* **Public**: Anyone other than guests can join, and anyone (other
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* **Public**: Members can join and view the complete message history.
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than guests) can view the complete message history without joining.
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Guest users interact with public streams as though they were a
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private stream with shared history.
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* **Private, shared history**: You must be added by a member of the stream. The
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* **Private, shared history**: You must be added by a member of the
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complete message history is available as soon as you are added.
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stream. The complete message history is available as soon as you are
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added.
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* **Private, protected history**: You must be added by a member of the
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* **Private, protected history**: You must be added by a member of the
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stream. You only have access to the messages that are sent after you are added.
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stream. You only have access to the messages that are sent after you are added.
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@@ -29,8 +31,9 @@ At a high level:
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whether a stream with that name exists, but cannot see any other
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whether a stream with that name exists, but cannot see any other
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details about the stream.
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details about the stream.
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* From the perspective of a guest, all streams are private streams, and they
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* From the perspective of a guest, all streams are private streams,
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additionally can't add other members to the streams they are subscribed to.
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and they additionally can't add other members to the streams they
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are subscribed to.
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There are two situations in which an organization owner or
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There are two situations in which an organization owner or
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administrator can access private stream messages:
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administrator can access private stream messages:
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@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ administrator can access private stream messages:
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| | Owners and admins | Members | Guests
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| | Owners and admins | Members | Guests
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|--- |--- |--- |---
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|--- |--- |--- |---
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| View stream name | ✔ | ✔ | ◾
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| Join | ✔ | ✔ |
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| Join | ✔ | ✔ |
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| Unsubscribe | ◾ | ◾ | ◾
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| Unsubscribe | ◾ | ◾ | ◾
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| Add others | ✔ | ✔ |
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| Add others | ✔ | ✔ |
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@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ subscribed.
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| | Owners and admins | Members | Guests
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| | Owners and admins | Members | Guests
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|--- |--- |--- |---
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|--- |--- |--- |---
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| View stream name | ✔ | ◾ | ◾
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| Join | | |
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| Join | | |
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| Unsubscribe | ◾ | ◾ | ◾
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| Unsubscribe | ◾ | ◾ | ◾
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| Add others | ◾ | ◾ |
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| Add others | ◾ | ◾ |
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