Can I control which messages get posted to my forum?

If you are the moderator of a discussion forum, you can not only accept or reject posts sent to that forum, but also add users to the trusted users list, letting their posts bypass moderation.

On posting a message to a moderated discussion forum, the message is archived as moderation-pending until approved by a moderator. However, the messages posted by trusted users do not require the moderator's approval.

• When a post is sent to the moderated discussion forum, the moderators receive an email notification that a message is awaiting moderation. If the mailing list is enabled for the moderated discussion forum, moderation can be done using the various email options mentioned in the notification email.
  Tip: If the mailing list isn't enabled for a moderated discussion forum, moderation can be done only through the web UI. In that case, the email contains the URL path to moderate the post.
• A moderator can approve messages, approve messages and trust the senders or reject the messages posted to the moderated discussion forum.
• If the moderator accepts the message, the message is posted to all the users monitoring the forum.
• If the moderator accepts the message and trusts the sender, the message is posted to all the users monitoring the forum. The sender is added to the trusted users list.
• If the moderator rejects the message, he/she can include his/her comments or reasons in the moderation rejection email and the message is removed from the archive.