Moderation is the process of eliminating or lessening extremes. It is used to ensure normality throughout the medium on which it is being conducted. A region or society where several different groups are spontaneously assimilated is sometimes referred to as a Melting pot. Common uses of moderation include:

• Ensuring consistency and accuracy in the marking of student assessments. A test or an examination (or "exam" is an Assessment, often administered on paper or on the computer, intended to measure the test-takers' or
• A moderator may remove unsuitable contributions from the website, forum or IRC channel they represent in accordance with their moderation system. A forum moderator, often shortened to just mod, is a person granted special powers to enforce the rules of an Internet forum ( Message board) or Electronic A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages An, or message board, is a Bulletin board system in the form of a discussion site On Internet Websites which invite users to post comments a moderation system is the method the Webmaster chooses to sort contributions which are irrelevant
• A more proactive nuance is found in the Methodist church's use of the term for the heads of its conferences. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations
• A neutron moderator is used to slow down neutrons in a nuclear reactor. In Nuclear engineering, a neutron moderator is a medium which reduces the velocity of Fast neutrons thereby turning them into Thermal neutrons capable This article is a discussion of neutrons in general For the specific case of a neutron found outside the nucleus see Free neutron. This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device in which Nuclear chain reactions are initiated controlled
• A way of life started at The American School In Japan by Chaiken of Biology. This lifestyle emphasizes perfect amounts of everything, not indulging in too much of one thing, hence moderation.

Moderation is also a principle of life. In ancient Greece, the temple of Apollo at Delphi bore the inscription Meden Agan - 'Nothing in excess'. Delphi ( Greek,) ( pronounce and dialectal forms) is an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece on the south-western Doing something "in moderation" means not doing it excessively. For instance, someone who moderates their food consumption tries to eat all food groups, but limits their intake of those that may cause deleterious effects to harmless levels. Similarly in Christianity, moderationism is the position that drinking alcoholic beverages temperately is permissible, though drunkenness is forbidden (see Christianity and alcohol). Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Drunkenness or inebriation is the state of being intoxicated by consumption of Alcoholic beverages to a degree that mental and physical faculties are noticeably Throughout the first 1800 years of church history, Christians consumed Alcoholic beverages as a common part of everyday life and nearly always used Wine

Moderation comes from moderatio [lat. ]. Moderation is used in many countries (e. g. Germany) in stead of facilitation. It means to lead groups. Facilitation of Change-Projects, Facilitation of Teambuilding Processes and Facilitation for Conflict Management. [A short overview].

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