If I hide something, does it still go out in the email?
Everything from the moment you press Hide or Delete is handled. What it can't do is unsend an email that has already gone.
Updated 15 September 2026
Read the last line of the confirm
Every hide and delete confirm ends the same way: anyone already emailed has seen it. That is the one thing moderation can't take back.

The confirm says it before you press, not after.
Take me thereA held comment has gone nowhere
Holding is different from hiding. Nobody is notified, it scores nothing, and it stays out of the digest until you approve it.

Nobody else can see these yet, and no one has been notified.
Take me there
How do I delete a comment in my community?
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Can I check comments before they go up?
Turn on comment approval and every member comment waits for you. It's a separate switch from the one for posts.
Can I message one member privately, and can members message each other?
Message one member from Community, then Members. Their reply comes back to that screen, not your email. Members messaging each other is a separate setting.
Can I read what members post before it goes up?
Yes — one setting. Off, member posts appear at once. On, nothing appears until you've read it. The waiting ones don't sit in the Feed.