Moderation Policy

Your Com­ment Pol­i­cy is a place for you to set the tone of your com­mu­ni­ty and lay a foun­da­tion for what is accept­able. They also pro­vide a ref­er­ence for mak­ing mod­er­a­tion deci­sions. If you ever need to ban a mem­ber, or remove a com­ment, you’ll be able to refer those mem­bers to the pre-deter­mined com­mu­ni­ty guide­lines that they may have failed to follow.

What to consider

When devel­op­ing com­mu­ni­ty guide­lines it’s good to con­sid­er the type of com­mu­ni­ty you’re try­ing to cul­ti­vate. Guide­lines can cov­er top­ics like:

• Eti­quette — “Be polite and stay on top­ic”. “No self-pro­mo­tion”. “Don’t flag/downvote com­ments because you dis­agree with a user.”
• Expec­ta­tions — “Your com­ment will be removed for rea­son X, Y, and Z”
• Pri­va­cy — “Don’t post per­son­al information”
• Mod­er­a­tion Set­tings — “Com­ments con­tain­ing links are pre-mod­er­at­ed”. “Dis­cus­sions auto-close after 7 days”. (Inform users about your forum’s mod­er­a­tion set­tings)
• Any­thing else that you’d like mem­bers to keep in mind while commenting