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- | User comments are not published immediately, but are held in a moderation queue and approved by a website administrator. | + | User comments are not published immediately, but are held in a moderation queue and approved by a website administrator. |
=== What Problem This Solves === | === What Problem This Solves === | ||
- | User comments are a target for spam, which reduce the quality/value and SEO of your website. Comments can also be used for unsavoury or low-value opinions. Pre-moderating comments allows you to disregard spam and decide which user comments are worthwhile reading for your visitors. | + | User comments are a target for spam, which reduce the quality/value and SEO of your website. Comments can also be used for unsavoury or low-value opinions. Pre-moderating comments allows you to disregard spam and decide which user comments are worthwhile reading for your visitors. |
=== When to Use This Pattern === | === When to Use This Pattern === | ||
- | Use this pattern if your content management platform doesn't offer any built-in protection from spam, if it has a history of attracting low-value comments, if you frequently cover controversial topics, or if you don't have the time to frequently moderate comments. | + | Use this pattern if your content management platform doesn't offer any built-in protection from spam, if it has a history of attracting low-value comments, if you frequently cover controversial topics, or if you don't have the time to frequently moderate comments. |
=== What's The Solution? === | === What's The Solution? === | ||
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=== Why Use This Pattern === | === Why Use This Pattern === | ||
- | + | Pre-moderation allows you to determine and guide the quality of commentary on your website, without frequently checking and reacting to comments as they are posted.<br> | |
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