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How do I moderate a topic?

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Moderated Topics allow the instructor to review and approve posts before other site participants can view them. If a discussion is moderated, each post must be reviewed and approved.

Setting a Topic as moderated

Go to Discussions.

Discussions button

Select Discussions from the Tool Menu of your site.

Choose Topic Settings.

Image of the Topic Settings option associated with one of several Topics being clicked.

Activate Moderate Topic.

Moderate topic

Move down the page to locate the Topic Posting area. Activate Moderate Topic.

Choose Save.

Save button

Moderating pending messages

Select Pending Messages.

Pending messages

Approve or Deny pending posts.

Deny or approve screen
  1. Check the box associated with a pending post.
  2. Select Deny to prevent the post from becoming available to other site participants, or Approve to immediately make the post available to other site participants.

Note: Approved post will be visible to all site participants immediately. Denied posts remain visible to the instructor only.

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