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ok, I’ve just loaded that code to my test site and it all works fine, the artisan role gives moderator access.

Not sure what has happened, what other changes have there been to your site?

He had the same results when set to an Artisan

Presume you mean he could not access, and by the by what do you mean by that? what happens when they try and access the forums, can they not see menu item, or what do they get when they try??