Reply Review States and Moderation Outcomes
How reply cards move through Awaiting review, Accepted, and Needs revision, and what moderators and reply authors can do at each stage.
Where you see this in the app
These states appear on reply cards inside a post page when reply moderation is in effect.
The visible review badges are:
| Badge | What it means |
|---|---|
Awaiting review | A moderator has not accepted or revised the reply yet |
Accepted | The reply has passed review |
Needs revision | The moderator wants changes before acceptance |
Awaiting review, accepted, and needs revision
These three states are the core reply-review lifecycle.
| State | User-facing interpretation |
|---|---|
Awaiting review | The reply is in the moderation queue |
Accepted | The reply passed review and no further revision is required right now |
Needs revision | The reply author should revise and submit again |
This is a workflow, not just a decorative badge set.
Accept, request revision, and resubmit
The reply-review actions differ for moderators and reply authors.
| Action | Who uses it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Accept | Moderator | Approve the reply |
Request revision | Moderator | Send the reply back with a note |
Resubmit for review | Reply author | Put a revised reply back into the queue |
Awaiting review can also appear as a passive status for the author while waiting for the moderator decision.
Reviewer note and feedback loop
The review flow includes a shared note when revision is requested.
That note is not internal-only. It is the visible explanation for what needs to change.
The practical loop is:
- moderator writes a revision note,
- author sees
Needs revision, - author fixes the reply,
- author uses
Resubmit for review.
How reply review relates to dashboard policy
These reply-card states are the outcome of the creator’s broader moderation policy.
The creator dashboard decides whether replies require approval at all. The reply card is where that policy becomes concrete and visible on a specific reply.
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