# Should an open Discourse group be moderated

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-an-open-discourse-group-be-moderated/385317
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [October 11, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-an-open-discourse-group-be-moderated/385317 "2025-10-11T08:34:52Z")
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### Author: ![ToddZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/toddz/32/328350_2.png) [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-an-open-discourse-group-be-moderated/385317/2 "2025-10-12T01:40:53Z")

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What do you mean by “moderate”?

If you’re talking about requiring staff approval for all new topics – or all posted replies – or both – that’s extra work on your end. Don’t know if you are solo or have a team of staff users. But slow approval could discourage new participants. There are settings to let you allow established users to post without screening, though:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/b/b/7bb2cb7a8e559c29a7fb99c4fce181f5c705874e.png)

If you mean moderation as in: keeping an eye on things and escalating problematic posts, Discourse’s community moderation features are designed so you don’t have to monitor every post yourself.

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