# Mod Queue
> Moderation is a steady stream of reports, arguments, spam, repeat offenders and decisions that somebody has to explain.

## Entries
- [A Heated Thread, Forty Reports and One Actual Rule Break: A Moderation Triage Guide](https://mod-queue.pages.dev/heated-thread-report-queue-triage/): When a thread attracts forty reports, moderators should separate report volume from actual rule violations, assess individual comments against specific rules.
- [What Automated Toxicity Filters Miss: Sarcasm, Niche Slang and Community Context](https://mod-queue.pages.dev/automated-toxicity-filter-context/): Automated toxicity filters can misclassify sarcasm, reclaimed language, niche slang, quotations and ordinary disagreement because harmful meaning depends on.
- [Writing Removal Messages That Do Not Escalate: Templates, Appeals and Their Limits](https://mod-queue.pages.dev/removal-messages-deescalation-templates/): A removal message should identify the affected content, name the rule, explain the action and provide a practical appeal route when one is available.
- [Ban Evasion Signals: What Moderators Should Log and What They Should Leave Alone](https://mod-queue.pages.dev/ban-evasion-signals-minimal-logging/): Moderators can identify possible ban evasion by recording relevant account behavior, timing, repeated rule violations, and links between specific incidents.
- [Bot Transparency Notices: How to Tell Members When Automation Acts](https://mod-queue.pages.dev/bot-transparency-notices-members/): Members should be told when automated moderation tools materially affect their posts, accounts, or access to a community.
- [Rules for AI Companion Communities: A Practical Moderation Template](https://mod-queue.pages.dev/ai-companion-community-rules-template/): Communities discussing AI companion platforms need rules that distinguish platform discussion, personal experiences, promotional content, and off-topic.

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