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# Moderating open organizations
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An **open organization** is one where
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[anyone can join without an invitation](/help/allow-anyone-to-join-without-an-invitation).
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Moderation is a big part of making an open community work.
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## Prevention
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Zulip has many features designed to simplify moderation:
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* [Disallow disposable email addresses](/help/allow-anyone-to-join-without-an-invitation)
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or [require users to log in via GitHub](/help/configure-authentication-methods).
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* Restrict who can [create streams](/help/configure-who-can-create-streams),
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[create bots](/help/restrict-bot-creation), [send private
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messages](/help/restrict-private-messages), or
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[add custom emoji](/help/only-allow-admins-to-add-emoji).
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* Link to a code of conduct in your
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[organization description](/help/create-your-organization-profile)
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(displayed on the registration page).
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* Create at least one
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[default stream](/help/set-default-streams-for-new-users) where
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[only admins can post](/help/announcement-only-streams).
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* Add a [waiting period](/help/restrict-permissions-of-new-members) before
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new users can take disruptive actions.
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* [Restrict email visibility](/help/restrict-visibility-of-email-addresses)
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to reduce the likelihood of off-platform spam.
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## Response
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* [Ban (deactivate) users](/help/deactivate-or-reactivate-a-user) acting in
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bad faith. You can reactivate them later if they repent.
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* Use the `streams:public sender:user@example.com`
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[search operators](/help/search-for-messages) to find all messages sent by a user.
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* Delete messages, [delete streams](/help/delete-a-stream), and
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[unsubscribe users from streams](/help/add-or-remove-users-from-a-stream).
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* [Rename topics](/help/rename-a-topic).
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* [Change users' names](/help/change-a-users-name) (e.g. to "Spammer")
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* [Deactivate bots](/help/deactivate-or-reactivate-a-bot) or
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[delete custom emoji](/help/add-custom-emoji#delete-custom-emoji).
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* Instruct users to [collapse](/help/collapse-a-message) messages that they don't
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want to see.
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## In the works
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* **Delete spammer**. This will wipe the user from your Zulip, by deleting
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all their messages and reactions, banning them, etc.
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* **Mute user**. This will allow an individual user to hide the messages of
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another individual user.
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* **New users join as guests**. This will allow users joining via open
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registration to have extremely limited permissions by default, but still
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enough permissions to ask the core team a question or to get a feel for your
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community.
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* **Public archive**. This will give a read-only view of selected streams,
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removing the need in some organizations for having open registration.
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