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"In Review" means what? Can't message Allen"
I am a VM in Q&A (Office) and have been a participant here in the Word Community for some time.
Recently I've notice the tag "In Review" on my posts.
Here is an example:
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/word/dynamic-pages-in-mail-merge/4531584/
Post marked as "In Review"What does this mean? Am I doing something wrong?
I tried to send a message to Allen but do not believe it went through.
Image of Message screen after clicking on "Send Message."When I click on "Send Message" it seems to be processing and then "Send Message" comes back active. When I checked in my profile under sent messages, nothing shows up for this.
Thanks in advance.
Charles Kenyon
19 Replies
- Allen
Community Manager
Charles_Kenyon​ ,
Thanks for posting, you can't message Allen because I have had to disable my IM inbox as to many people were ignoring the community guidelines and sending me PMs directly instead of posting - sorry about that.
I would like to apologize for the confusion that the In Review flag is causing, it is only visible to community administrators, moderators and the original poster. What it means is that your post has not yet been reviewed by a moderator.
It does not mean it has not been posted and I think we will look to tighten up both who can see it and when in the next release. For now you can feel free to ignore it.
I am actually about to go and clear it off all your current posts so that will hopefully put your mind and ease.Thank you, Allen.
Thank you Allen, it would be nice to see myself as not "In Review".
Hey. Thanks for posting this and pointing out posts are publicly visible still. For me it is happening since a few weeks now and all my posts are marked this way. After 10 years of contributing here this is how MS pays you :) I wonder though whether such posts appear for logged in users? Like, whether my last post is visible for Teams community? Not much use if only not signed in users can see and nobody can respond.
My last post
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/microsoftteams/team-disappears-from-the-side-rail-if-a-channel-is-in-the-section/4536997
"In Review" is not showing up in your Teams post, whether or not I am signed in. With mine, it is showing still when I am signed in, but not otherwise. The posts are showing to the general public.
Thanks for confirming. So, it looks like you still have the In Review tag on your posts. Contrary to what someone else suggested here.
I'm signed in, but we only see ourselves as In Review, not others.
And I was given the name of someone to Message and have not
received a Reply.
Well, you saw my reply here and were able to respond. And my reply above is showing as In Review for me. Good, so this is some mostly visual glitch. Unless only those In Review can see posts by other In Reviewers :)
Yes, it's because of your comment is reviewing by moderation team
The point is we want to know the why.
Hi, "In Review" usually means the post is being held by moderation or an automated review workflow before it is fully visible or acted on.
A few harmless things to try:
1. Wait a bit and refresh the page later.
2. Avoid editing the same post repeatedly while it is being reviewed.
3. Check whether links, screenshots, or repeated edits triggered review.
4. If private messages are not sending, try another browser or disable extensions.
5. If the status stays stuck, note the post URL and share the details in the appropriate Tech Community help area.
It does not necessarily mean you did anything wrong. Sometimes normal posts get caught by moderation filters.
"In Review" usually means the post is being held by moderation or an automated review workflow before it is fully visible or acted on.
Except, the post is available to the public. I do not see the "In Review" unless signed in, but the post is visible. That message is still there after four days when I am signed in.
Lucky you Charles, you got your In Review removed, I didn't.
Hi Jamony,
I don't believe any of the above apply.
These "In Reviews" were not there until about
Mid June are after. I'm also a VM on Q&A.
I believe it's a Tech Comm. issue. I did manage
to get an message sent to Allen.
These In Reviews are only visible to us if
we are signed in, if we are signed out we
can't see them.
