# 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:** ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-strategies/283339/5 "2023-10-25T07:16:57Z")

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> [@Ed\_S](#):
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> In this situation, I think I’d check the About page for the Admins and PM them - I assume that’s always possible.

Not always, I don’t think. It would depend on how the site has their PMs(/chat) and group messaging permissions set up. There should be a contact email on that page too, but that’s not always filled out either.

> [@anon65426961](#):
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> Is different if moderators are volunteers or paid staff. There is a lot of responsibility for moderators but if they claim they are “just volunteering” than they are supposed to be friendly community members not police or censors.

This is also another that would be down to site policy. Just because someone is taking on the role in an unpaid capacity doesn’t really affect their responsibilities. If part of that sites’s moderation policy is to remove unsuitable content or manage users then that’s what the moderator should be doing, paid or not.

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