# Moderation Strategies

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-strategies/283339>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Tags:** moderation\
**Created:** [October 24, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-strategies/283339 "2023-10-24T22:57:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-strategies/283339/24 "2023-10-28T06:00:00Z")

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> [@anon65426961](#):
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> Is there a way for people to have the option to request their own posts be reviewed by moderators first before publishing or not publishing? It can be difficult to know what is in alignment with [community guidelines](https://meta.discourse.org/guidelines) and what is not, one method would be to send in writing by e-mail for review first but would depend if moderators want to or are even able to review writing before it is published.

There is a Category Setting.that will

 ![Screenshots_2023-10-28-02-58-23](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/f/c/5fcaf1c40df184ad6d674bab531ee0a65420e138.png)

Otherwise the poster?/replier can flag their own post as something else.

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