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Community Moderation

User Management

User Roles

  • Members: Regular community participants
  • Moderators: Can approve/reject content and manage users
  • Administrators: Full control over community settings

User Actions

  • Ban Users: Prevent users from posting or commenting
  • Temporary Suspensions: Time-limited restrictions
  • Warning System: Issue warnings before taking action

Content Moderation

Approval Workflows

Post Approval

  1. User submits post
  2. Post enters pending state
  3. Moderator reviews content
  4. Approve or reject with reason

Comment Approval

  1. User submits comment
  2. Comment enters moderation queue
  3. Moderator reviews in context
  4. Approve or reject

Content Guidelines

  • Define clear community rules
  • Establish consistent moderation standards
  • Provide feedback on rejected content
  • Document moderation decisions

Reporting System

User Reports

  • Allow community members to report inappropriate content
  • Categorize reports by type (spam, harassment, off-topic)
  • Track report resolution times
  • Provide feedback to reporters

Report Categories

  • Spam: Promotional or irrelevant content
  • Harassment: Personal attacks or bullying
  • Off-topic: Content not relevant to forum
  • Inappropriate: Content violating community guidelines

Moderation Tools

Bulk Actions

  • Select multiple items for moderation
  • Apply actions to multiple posts/comments
  • Batch approve or reject content
  • Bulk user management

Moderation Queue

  • View all pending content in one place
  • Filter by content type or forum
  • Sort by submission date or priority
  • Quick approve/reject actions

Audit Trail

  • Track all moderation actions
  • Record moderator decisions
  • Maintain history of user actions
  • Generate moderation reports