# Should moderator actions be in public or in private?

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**Created:** [June 30, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-moderator-actions-be-in-public-or-in-private/945286 "2021-06-30T00:43:47Z")\
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> [@MrDibble](#):
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> less overworked mods are happier mods, and we all benefit from that.

Absolutely! Anything we can do to improve tooling for staff is a priority.

> [@Martin\_Hyde](#):
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> I think if you have a short list of clear and cohesive rules (which we currently lack),

There is [https://boards.straightdope.com/faq](https://boards.straightdope.com/faq) – but that’s boilerplate we ship with Discourse. The pinned rules are at

[https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registration-agreement-rules-and-faq/823562](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registration-agreement-rules-and-faq/823562)

There’s quite a bit of cruft accumulated over time in there. I’d recommend paring it down to the essentials? Perhaps the key takeaway here is

> 📣 Let’s revisit the rules, **simplify** them and update them for 2021?

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