# Category-Specific Moderators, phase 1 RFC

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-specific-moderators-phase-1-rfc/21900>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** rfc\
**Created:** [11월 6, 2014, 10:04오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-specific-moderators-phase-1-rfc/21900 "2014-11-06T22:04:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![jmay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jmay/32/108427_2.png) [@jmay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmay)\
**Post date:** [3월 9, 2015, 10:30오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-specific-moderators-phase-1-rfc/21900/24 "2015-03-09T22:30:37Z")

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This proposal doesn’t say anything about the creation of categories (your item #3). A category must exist before a moderator can be assigned.

Do not confuse _categories_ (collections of topics) with _groups_ (collections of users). A user cannot join a category, only a group. Category access can be limited to particular groups. I’m addressing non-admin group invitations elsewhere (see [https://meta.discourse.org/t/invitations-to-group-restricted-topics/25895](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invitations-to-group-restricted-topics/25895)).

Short answer: All this stuff must currently go through admin.

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