# Discourse Moderation Guide - Part 1: Getting Started

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-moderation-guide-part-1-getting-started/63116
**Category:** Site Management
**Tags:** moderation, explanation
**Created:** [May 22, 2017, 6:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-moderation-guide-part-1-getting-started/63116 "2017-05-22T06:32:02Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-moderation-guide-part-1-getting-started/63116/104 "2026-06-25T22:18:21Z")

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I don’t know the original question, but regarding archiving, this documentation topic comes to mind: [Understanding closed, unlisted, and archived topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-closed-unlisted-and-archived-topics/51238). (Though it compares it to closing, not locking. I think ‘[locking](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locking-posts-preventing-users-from-undoing-staff-edits/79111)’ prevents the user from editing their own post)

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