diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
index 7f3e3de6c..193877c90 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ sub www_edit {
 	}
 	$var{'form.footer'} = WebGUI::Form::formFooter($self->session,);
 	$var{usePreview} = $self->getThread->getParent->get("usePreview");
-	$var{'user.isModerator'} = $self->getThread->getParent->canEdit;
+	$var{'user.isModerator'} = $self->getThread->getParent->canModerate;
 	$var{'user.isVisitor'} = ($self->session->user->userId eq '1');
 	$var{'visitorName.form'} = WebGUI::Form::text($self->session, {
 		name=>"visitorName",
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm
index 6ca1c3454..b53725488 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ sub view {
 	$self->getParent->appendTemplateLabels($var);
 	$var->{karmaIsEnabled} = $self->session->setting->get("useKarma");
         $var->{'user.isVisitor'} = ($self->session->user->userId eq '1');
-        $var->{'user.isModerator'} = $self->getParent->canEdit;
+        $var->{'user.isModerator'} = $self->getParent->canModerate;
         $var->{'user.canPost'} = $self->getParent->canPost;
         $var->{'user.canReply'} = $self->canReply;
         $var->{'repliesAllowed'} = $self->getParent->get("allowReplies");
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
index 58c36065b..afcefcbdf 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ sub canEdit {
                 $self->SUPER::canEdit());
 }
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub canModerate {
+	my $self = shift;
+	return $self->SUPER::canEdit;
+}
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub canPost {
 	my $self = shift;
@@ -1099,7 +1105,7 @@ sub view {
 	$var{'user.canPost'} = $self->canPost;
         $var{"add.url"} = $self->getNewThreadUrl;
         $var{"rss.url"} = $self->getRssUrl;
-        $var{'user.isModerator'} = $self->canEdit;
+        $var{'user.isModerator'} = $self->canModerate;
         $var{'user.isVisitor'} = ($self->session->user->userId eq '1');
 	$var{'user.isSubscribed'} = $self->isSubscribed;
 	$var{'sortby.title.url'} = $self->getSortByUrl("title");