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Moderation

As a Tournament Admin, you have access to moderation tools that help ensure fair play and data quality across the platform. This guide covers all moderation workflows available to you.

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Your Moderation Capabilities

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Manage Catches Dashboard

Navigate to Menu → Manage Catches to access the catch moderation interface.

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Filters

The dashboard provides powerful filtering options:

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Catch List

Each catch in the list displays:

• Angler name and avatar
• Species and length
• Catch date and location
• Current status (pending/approved/rejected)
• Flag count (if any)
• Whether it has been admin-checked

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Reviewing a Catch

Click on a catch to expand its details. The detail panel shows comprehensive information to help you make moderation decisions.

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AI Verification Metadata

The platform uses AI to analyse each catch submission. The following metadata is displayed:

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Location & Photo Data

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Photos

• Main photo: The primary catch photo with measuring scale
• Extra photos: Additional photos uploaded by the angler (viewable in lightbox)

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Approving Catches

To approve a pending catch:

1. Review the catch details and AI verification data
2. Click the Approve button
3. Optionally add an admin comment (visible internally)
4. Confirm the approval

Approved catches are included in rankings and visible to all users.

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Excluding Catches from Competitions

You can exclude a specific catch from one of your competitions without rejecting it entirely. The catch remains approved and visible, but does not count towards that competition’s rankings.

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Excluding a Catch

1. Click the Exclude from Competition button on the catch
2. Select the competition
3. Enter a reason for the exclusion
4. Confirm

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Revoking an Exclusion

If you change your mind, you can revoke an exclusion:

1. Find the catch with the active exclusion
2. Click Revoke Exclusion
3. The catch will be re-included in the competition rankings

Rankings are automatically recalculated after any exclusion or revocation.

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Managing Flags

Users can flag catches they believe violate the rules. As a moderator, you are responsible for reviewing and resolving these flags.

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Flag Reasons

Users can flag a catch for the following reasons:

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Resolving a Flag

1. Review the flag reason and any message from the reporter
2. Click Resolve Flag
3. Enter a resolution comment explaining your decision
4. Confirm

The catch owner receives a notification when a flag on their catch is resolved.

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Managing Comments

Navigate to Menu → Manage Comments to access the comment moderation dashboard.

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Comment List

Each comment displays:

• Author name and avatar
• Comment content
• Moderation status: Clean ✅, Flagged ⚠️, or Blocked 🚫
• Creation date

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Filtering

• Date Range: Filter comments by date
• Search: Find specific comments

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Actions

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Audit Trail

Every catch has an audit timeline that records all status changes and administrative actions. This provides full transparency and accountability. To view the audit trail, expand the catch details and look for the Audit Log section.

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Logged Events

Each entry shows:

• Timestamp of the action
• User who performed it
• Changed fields with before/after values
• Admin comment (if provided)