# Posts to Community but newbies

**Category:** [Site Feedback](https://discourse.openehr.org/c/site-feedback/2)
**Created:** 2025-01-08 10:56 UTC
**Views:** 92
**Replies:** 10
**URL:** https://discourse.openehr.org/t/posts-to-community-but-newbies/6124

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## Post #1 by @ian.mcnicoll

I noticed a few recent instances where a newbie has posted to 'community'.

e.g. https://discourse.openehr.org/t/how-to-delete-templates/6045/6

The problem is that this is the wrong place, is a moderated channel, requiring confirmation but also does not allow a post to by redirected, at least not by me!

I have no problem with Community being moderated etc  - it was designed for internal community announcements but can we somehow make it clear that this ios not for newbie questions or make post redirects easier , or ...??

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## Post #2 by @siljelb

Maybe call it something else? If it's for announcements I suggest we call it "Announcements" 😁

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## Post #3 by @ian.mcnicoll

I agree wbut we still need a way of moving mis-posts to an appropriate forum, Who acts as moderator to approve the posts currently?

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## Post #4 by @Pete_Bouvier

Mea culpa - that one was me certainly, but I don't think there's any way of redirecting a post, other than rejecting it and asking the OP to try again. @marcusbaw?

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## Post #5 by @ian.mcnicoll

We have (or some of us do) that facility in other channels

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## Post #6 by @marcusbaw

[quote="Pete_Bouvier, post:4, topic:6124"]
but I don’t think there’s any way of redirecting a post, other than rejecting it and asking the OP to try again. @marcusbaw?
[/quote]

Reassigning the Category of any Topic is trivial for @staff - they can edit the title of the Topic, which allows them to change the Category.

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## Post #7 by @marcusbaw

[quote="ian.mcnicoll, post:3, topic:6124"]
Who acts as moderator to approve the posts currently?
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Currently moderation is done by anyone in @moderators as well as @admins. (Collectively, @staff) You can view the membership of these groups by clicking on the @mention then the group name in the 'card' that pops up.

### Additional, Per-Category moderators.
We can also add groups of users to be moderators of a specific category as per these settings, which reflect the current settings of #community :

![image|690x192](upload://rraTBKFFK0jteHdbPGTm1zl2BA2.png)

I'm happy to work with @staff and keen community members to establish whatever controls are needed on specific categories.

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## Post #8 by @ian.mcnicoll

Thanks @marcusbaw . Im happy to volunteer. 

Maybe a name change to Announcements would help, along with a stricter moderation and redirect  policy.

@Pete_Bouvier .. i wasn't having a go honest!  Ive done the same in the past.  It is not a huge problem but it means that any replies also need to be moderated  and the post is likely to have lower visibilty if it  is not in the right place.

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## Post #9 by @Pete_Bouvier

No worries, Ian. :smiley:
You should be moderating though - you know your way around this place better than most.

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## Post #10 by @marcusbaw

[quote="ian.mcnicoll, post:8, topic:6124"]
Im happy to volunteer.
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You are now a member of @moderators !
![image|304x166](upload://ro569vgKtQXzNNzVEe0JiBYF4cv.jpeg)

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## Post #11 by @Pete_Bouvier

RIP Uncle Ben. :spider:

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