# Posts "awaiting moderation": SDMB Limbo?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-awaiting-moderation-sdmb-limbo/11523>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 29, 2000, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-awaiting-moderation-sdmb-limbo/11523 "2000-04-29T07:13:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-awaiting-moderation-sdmb-limbo/11523/1 "2000-04-29T07:13:25Z")

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How does this work?

Is a search done for key words (fuck, troll, shit, cunt, loverock, this is a test) in new posts and are not posted until a moderator gives his/her OK?

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-awaiting-moderation-sdmb-limbo/11523/2 "2000-04-29T15:32:02Z")

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More VB boilerplate; it’s an option we won’t be using.

Like the censor function and the user edit/delete function, it’s been turned off. Or should be any minute now.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-awaiting-moderation-sdmb-limbo/11523/3 "2000-04-29T17:32:12Z")

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Than Q, m’dear Tuba!

felch

::just checking!::