moderation

n 1: quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes [syn: {moderateness}]

[ant: {immoderation}]

2: a change for the better [syn: {easing}, {relief}]

3: the trait of avoiding excesses [syn: {temperance}] [ant: {intemperance}]

4: the action of lessening in severity or intensity: "the

object being control or moderation of economic

depressions"

moderator

A person, or small group of people, who manages a moderated

{mailing list} or {Usenet} {newsgroup}. Moderators are

responsible for determining which email submissions are passed

on to the list or newsgroup.