# Requesting 4 moderation tools (mostly satisfied by advanced search)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/requesting-4-moderation-tools-mostly-satisfied-by-advanced-search/94680
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [August 14, 2018, 9:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requesting-4-moderation-tools-mostly-satisfied-by-advanced-search/94680 "2018-08-14T09:40:11Z")
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### Author: ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2018, 10:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requesting-4-moderation-tools-mostly-satisfied-by-advanced-search/94680/2 "2018-08-14T10:08:30Z")

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Have you tried the Staff Notes plugin? I think it would address some of your use cases.

> [@Discourse User Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notes-plugin/41026):
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> discourse2Summary Share private notes with other staff about a user that normal users cannot see.open_bookInstall Guide This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. There is no need to install the plugin separately. Configuration The User Notes plugin can be enabled either by the toggle or from its settings, both accessible from your /admin/plugins page: Features Sometimes staff members want to share notes about a …

It is also possible for Staff to Tag messages. As long as a Staff member has permission to a message, any Tag it has will make the message accessible from their Profile → Messages page.

As for unlisted topics, those can be accessed by going to  
`..../latest?status=unlisted`

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