Most comments get approved, but some don’t. Here’s why.
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Posted by
Tim Tyler on 03/12 at 12:17 AM
If possible, please consider archiving non-approved comments somewhere - for the sake of transparency.
Posted by
Tim Tyler on 03/12 at 06:04 AM
One problem with moderation is that it creates posting delays, which severely dampen the possibility of having a conversation. I tend to rate that as a pretty severely negative side effect.
Another problem is that it ties up a moderator. Most people have better things to do than moderate online forums.
Posted by
mac data recovery on 03/14 at 12:35 PM
So why not let them be moderated and just use a spam filter or something?
Posted by
Peter Wicks on 04/18 at 04:48 PM
“Re-posted on 18 April 2011”
yes, that was probably a good idea! 
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