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Moderation

Any area of the Durham County Council website that is moderated will contain a 'logo' similar to the one below:


This guestbook is moderated.


What is Moderation?

Moderation is when content submitted through our website is not automatically published live, but is passed to a member of council staff to view before live publication.

Why do we use moderation?

Depending on the area of the website it is used on, moderation may be used for a number of reasons:
  • To ensure that no defamatory etc. content is added.
  • To add a reply to the information before it is published.
  • To place the content in a classification structure.

All moderated areas of this website are maintained by Durham County Council's Website Administrator, with the exception of our Book Review Guestbook, which is maintained by library staff.