I have an entries controller that allows users to add contact information the website. The user-submitted information isn't visible to users until the administrator checks a check box and submits the form. So basically my problem is that if I check the check box as an administrator while initially creating an entry (entries#new) the entry will be publicly visible as expected, but if a non-admin user creates an entry (the normal user view doesn't include the 'live' check box, only the admin one does) then that entry is stuck in limbo because the entries#edit view for some reason doesn't update the boolean check box value when logged in as an admin.

entries#new view:

<% form_for(@entry) do |f| %>
  <%= f.error_messages %>
  Name<br />
  <%= f.text_field :name %>

  Mailing Address<br />
  <%= f.text_field :address %>

  #...
  <%- if current_user -%>
    <%= f.label :live %><br />
    <%= f.check_box :live %>
  <%- end -%>
  <%= f.submit 'Create' %>
<% end %>

entries#edit (only accessible by admin) view:

<% form_for(@entry) do |f| %>
  <%= f.error_messages %>

  <%= f.label :name %><br />
  <%= f.text_field :name %>

  Mailing Address<br />
  <%= f.text_field :address %>

  <%= f.label :live %><br />
  <%= f.check_box :live %>

  <%= f.submit 'Update' %>

<% end %>

Any ideas as to why an administrator can't update the :live check box from the edit view?

I would greatly appreciate any suggestions. I'm new to rails. I can post more code if it's needed. Thanks for reading my question.