What is a moderated list?
When a list is moderated, it means that a moderator or group of moderators read the mail that is sent to the list
and decide whether the mail should be sent to the list, redirected to a more appropriate list, or should be rejected.
The purpose of the moderator function includes:
- To reduce the amount of spam on the lists.
- To reduce repeated or duplicate emails to the lists.
- To make sure that "events and information distribution only" lists don't get clogged with jokes, photos or
PowerPoint forwards, surveys, civic and/or political interests, obituaries, etcetera.
What are guidelines for moderated lists?
For our non-profit organizations, we generally manage different tiers of lists. For example, some of the lists
we moderate include:
- Sign-up lists
- Event and information only lists
- Officers / Management only lists
- Fund raising / development lists
- Civic / political lists
- Obituary lists
- and many more...
If a an email is better suited to another list, the moderator will forward the email to the more appropriate
list and delete it from the original.
Do unsubscribe requests get moderated?
No. You may unsubscribe without moderator approval.