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Look at new posts that need approval, and approve them if they’re not spam
Look through what’s new since you last visited
Move posts to the appropriate category, if needed. People often leave topics in the default “Community” category.
Spell “Open edX” correctly in post titles
“Like” good quality posts and answers that answer the poster’s question
Remove spam posts, and immediately ban a user that is obviously a bot
Remove posts that violate the code of conduct, and give the author a warning (or ban them if they’ve already had a warning)
Communicate with other moderators
Use the private #discourse-moderators Slack channel or the Staff category in Discourse Staff forums to discuss things like:
Changing organization of topics
Asking for help with moderation tasks
Discussing improvements and best practices
Discussing users (for example, for promotion to moderator status or how to talk to a user about a code of conduct violation)
Commitment to moderation duties
Ask to renew your commitment to being a moderator on a yearly basis - if it turns out you no longer want to or have time to moderate, please make space for another person (we have a limited number of moderator seats). It’s fine to step down, we all have other commitments. It’s much better to say you can’t do it than to just disappear!
Moderators who have had little to no active moderation activities for 3 months may be proactively asked to step down.
Work to identify community members who may be interested in becoming a moderator, based on their interactions with the community. Discuss with fellow moderators before offering the position.
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