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How to Pass or Fail a Moderation Vote

  1. How to Pass or Fail a Moderation Vote, Open Answers Moderation Page: step 1, image 1 of 2 How to Pass or Fail a Moderation Vote, Open Answers Moderation Page: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • To access the Moderation page, begin at one of two places:

    • The Answers Forum

    • The Community Page

    • From either of those pages, click on Moderation to get to questions or answers needing attention.

  2. How to Pass or Fail a Moderation Vote, Pending Votes: step 2, image 1 of 1
    • The Moderation page defaults to the Pending Votes view filter. This view shows all of the pending votes for questions, answers, or comments.

    • Each pending vote shows:

    • the post for the vote

    • how many people have voted on the post

    • when the last vote was made

    • who voted on the post

    • Review the How to Moderate Answers guide to learn about the different types of votes.

  3. How to Pass or Fail a Moderation Vote, Check the Post: step 3, image 1 of 2 How to Pass or Fail a Moderation Vote, Check the Post: step 3, image 2 of 2
    • Click on the Show Details link to view more details about the post.

    • Before deciding whether you want to pass or fail the vote, Show Details allows you to review the questionable post in its full context without going to a separate page.

  4. How to Pass or Fail a Moderation Vote, Check the Voters: step 4, image 1 of 2 How to Pass or Fail a Moderation Vote, Check the Voters: step 4, image 2 of 2
    • Clicking on any of the profile links next to Voters takes you to the profile of someone who voted for the action.

    • This can be useful for evaluating how much weight their vote holds.

    • A vote from someone with a lot of Reputation may hold more weight than someone with only minimal reputation.

  5. How to Pass or Fail a Moderation Vote, Decide Pass/Fail: step 5, image 1 of 1
    • To pass or fail a vote directly from the Moderator Votes page, click on the XFail or Check MarkPass.

    • Before giving a passing or failing vote, be sure that you want to approve or deny a flag because it may cost someone reputation.

  6. How to Pass or Fail a Moderation Vote, Recent Passed/Failed Votes: step 6, image 1 of 1
    • The two sections next to Pending Votes display Passed Votes or Failed Votes, respectively.

    • They detail the action taken, when the action occurred, who voted for it, the post title, and whether or not it was forced by an admin.

    • Since they have already passed or failed, you cannot edit anything under these sections.

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