# Is it a good idea to restrict posting to controversial topics?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-a-good-idea-to-restrict-posting-to-controversial-topics/56917
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [2월 4, 2017, 8:02오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-a-good-idea-to-restrict-posting-to-controversial-topics/56917 "2017-02-04T20:02:51Z")
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### Author: ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [2월 4, 2017, 10:28오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-a-good-idea-to-restrict-posting-to-controversial-topics/56917/3 "2017-02-04T22:28:08Z")

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A similar “cool down period” feature is on our long term to-do list. Some preliminary discussion about it here:

> [@"Cool Down" Feature for Mods!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cool-down-feature-for-mods/31583):
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> Hi! I was wondering if maybe moderators could have a “calm down time” sort of feature to use. Not banning or suspending users, and therefore not affecting them in the future. Just not letting them post like flag e,t,c for a couple hours to help mods defuse a situation in an orderly manner. Maybe even an automated PM reminding them to remain respectful and rather than replying to anything just contact a Mod… Something like that… slight_smile wink

Looking forward to hear more about your experiment!

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