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 The Holding Board contains also a thread named "Moderation Chat". It is mainly used to post away-messages, and to answer and discuss questions regarding the moderation. (This article is essentially a write-up of this topic). The Holding Board contains also a thread named "Moderation Chat". It is mainly used to post away-messages, and to answer and discuss questions regarding the moderation. (This article is essentially a write-up of this topic).
  
-**When a thread is moved to holding its a good idea to send a PM to the OP (and potentially very active posters in the thread) to let them know that the thread is held back but not deleted.** People tend to become very unhappy if they think their thread has been wrongly deleted!+ 
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 +**When a thread is moved to holding; It's a good idea to send a PM to the OP (and potentially very active posters in the thread) to let them know that the thread is held back but not deleted.** People tend to become very unhappy if they think their thread has been wrongly deleted! 
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 ==== Splitting ==== ==== Splitting ====
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 Topics can be merged with other topics; this is especially done when two topics have a nearly identical content. To do this, click the "Merge"-Button (either above or beyond a threads text corpus). You can then either select a board and a target topic, or enter the target topics ID. In the next step, the name for the merged topic can be selected. Topics can be merged with other topics; this is especially done when two topics have a nearly identical content. To do this, click the "Merge"-Button (either above or beyond a threads text corpus). You can then either select a board and a target topic, or enter the target topics ID. In the next step, the name for the merged topic can be selected.
  
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 Its a good idea to add a [mod] note to the thread, either to the OP or as a new message to let people know threads have been merged and there may be a slight context shift. Its a good idea to add a [mod] note to the thread, either to the OP or as a new message to let people know threads have been merged and there may be a slight context shift.
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 ==== Editing ==== ==== Editing ====
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   - have creative projects or express an interest in making things rather than just consuming media (this should be a hard yes)   - have creative projects or express an interest in making things rather than just consuming media (this should be a hard yes)
   - is old enough (minimal age is 15!)   - is old enough (minimal age is 15!)
-  - are there any other "red flags" you spotted? (insincere tone, references to chan sites, military or violent content etc)+  - are there any other "<fc #ff0000>red flags</fc>" you spotted? (insincere tone, references to chan sites, military or violent content etc)
  
 If you think that everything is in order, select the account and use the "Approve and send E-Mail"-Action. If there is a problem or you are unsure, write a short note at the "Moderation Chat"-thread. If it is obvious spam do "Reject" if its a person that does not fit the requirements do "Reject and send E-Mail"; this will send them an e-mail informing them that their application did not meet all requirements. If you think that everything is in order, select the account and use the "Approve and send E-Mail"-Action. If there is a problem or you are unsure, write a short note at the "Moderation Chat"-thread. If it is obvious spam do "Reject" if its a person that does not fit the requirements do "Reject and send E-Mail"; this will send them an e-mail informing them that their application did not meet all requirements.
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 ===== Netiquette ===== ===== Netiquette =====
  
-The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_in_technology|Netiquette]] is a list of informal rules for online communities that developed over the last decades. Upholding the Netiquette isn't required at the Melonland-Forum. Users are, however, expected to interact in good faith with each other, and forgo behavior that might be disturbing or annoying to others.+The [[wp>Netiquette]] is a list of informal rules for online communities that developed over the last decades. Upholding the Netiquette isn't required at the Melonland-Forum. Users are, however, expected to interact in good faith with each other, and forgo behavior that might be disturbing or annoying to others.
  
 ===== Politics and Activism ===== ===== Politics and Activism =====