diff --git a/src/Forum/perms.php b/src/Forum/perms.php
index a81a0072..a574cc4f 100644
--- a/src/Forum/perms.php
+++ b/src/Forum/perms.php
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 <?php
 define('MSZ_FORUM_PERMS_GENERAL', 'forum');
 
-define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_LIST_FORUM', 1); // can see stats, but will get error when trying to view
-define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_VIEW_FORUM', 1 << 1);
+define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_LIST_FORUM', 0x00000001); // can see stats, but will get error when trying to view
+define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_VIEW_FORUM', 0x00000002);
 
-define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_CREATE_TOPIC', 1 << 10);
-//define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_DELETE_TOPIC', 1 << 11); // use MSZ_FORUM_PERM_DELETE_ANY_POST instead
-define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_MOVE_TOPIC', 1 << 12);
-define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_LOCK_TOPIC', 1 << 13);
-define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_STICKY_TOPIC', 1 << 14);
-define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_ANNOUNCE_TOPIC', 1 << 15);
-define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_GLOBAL_ANNOUNCE_TOPIC', 1 << 16);
-define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_BUMP_TOPIC', 1 << 17);
-//define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_PRIORITY_VOTE', 1 << 18); // feature postponed, perhaps reuse if it makes sense to
+define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_CREATE_TOPIC',           0x00000400);
+//define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_DELETE_TOPIC',         0x00000800); // use MSZ_FORUM_PERM_DELETE_ANY_POST instead
+define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_MOVE_TOPIC',             0x00001000);
+define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_LOCK_TOPIC',             0x00002000);
+define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_STICKY_TOPIC',           0x00004000);
+define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_ANNOUNCE_TOPIC',         0x00008000);
+define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_GLOBAL_ANNOUNCE_TOPIC',  0x00010000);
+define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_BUMP_TOPIC',             0x00020000);
+//define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_PRIORITY_VOTE',        0x00040000); // feature postponed, perhaps reuse if it makes sense to
 
-define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_CREATE_POST', 1 << 20);
-define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_EDIT_POST', 1 << 21);
-define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_EDIT_ANY_POST', 1 << 22);
-define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_DELETE_POST', 1 << 23);
-define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_DELETE_ANY_POST', 1 << 24);
+define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_CREATE_POST',     0x00100000);
+define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_EDIT_POST',       0x00200000);
+define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_EDIT_ANY_POST',   0x00400000);
+define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_DELETE_POST',     0x00800000);
+define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_DELETE_ANY_POST', 0x01000000);
 
 // shorthands, never use these to SET!!!!!!!
 define('MSZ_FORUM_PERM_SET_READ', MSZ_FORUM_PERM_LIST_FORUM | MSZ_FORUM_PERM_VIEW_FORUM);