# 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:** ![Lhc\_fl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lhc_fl/32/268115_2.png) [@Lhc\_fl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lhc_fl)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-strategies/283339/6 "2023-10-25T08:14:10Z")

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> [@Ed\_S](#):
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> This isn’t part of standard Discourse, I think? (Perhaps it could be?)

Actually yes. Well, I have configured some links in about/ and footer for my forum, and you can click on them to directly contact the administrator through a group private message or email.

> [@JammyDodger](#):
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> 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.

I totally agree with this. Volunteerism does not mean that you can abuse your power.

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