# Are Moderated User Invites a thing?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-moderated-user-invites-a-thing/83403>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** approval, invites\
**Created:** [March 20, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-moderated-user-invites-a-thing/83403 "2018-03-20T15:19:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-moderated-user-invites-a-thing/83403/8 "2018-03-21T15:39:39Z")

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> [@pfaffman](#):
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> “must approve all users”

This setting removes all invite permissions for non staff members.  
We were looking more for a system that the users issue the invites themselves, and a moderator approves them after they accept invitation. We’re exploring other options here, but the membership seems super resistant to having invites only in the hands of the moderators…

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