Index: src/config/database.js
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--- src/config/database.js	(revision 3746f6a70cbcbd243bea9200f0b63e6151d52f58)
+++ src/config/database.js	(revision abdcf3302cfa9320f287ba1d993dece88a8ef830)
@@ -46,5 +46,4 @@
   ensureColumn('users', 'lang', 'TEXT');
   // Site-level moderation toggle. 'trust' = auto-approve, 'moderate' = pending until reviewed.
-  ensureColumn('sites', 'comments_moderation_mode', "TEXT DEFAULT 'moderate'");
   // Circles: whether this site may appear in other sites' circles (surfacing opt-out).
   ensureColumn('sites', 'allow_circle', 'INTEGER DEFAULT 1');
Index: src/routes/admin-sites.js
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--- src/routes/admin-sites.js	(revision 3746f6a70cbcbd243bea9200f0b63e6151d52f58)
+++ src/routes/admin-sites.js	(revision abdcf3302cfa9320f287ba1d993dece88a8ef830)
@@ -222,6 +222,6 @@
       language, palette, accent, profile_photo,
       is_public, robots_index, require_login_to_comment, enable_audio_player,
-      feed_view_default, comments_moderation_mode
-    ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+      feed_view_default
+    ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
   `).run(
     siteId, slug,
@@ -239,5 +239,4 @@
     (f.enable_audio_player !== undefined ? (f.enable_audio_player ? 1 : 0) : 1),
     f.feed_view_default === 'timeline' ? 'timeline' : 'grid',
-    f.comments_moderation_mode === 'trust' ? 'trust' : 'moderate',
   );
 
@@ -280,5 +279,4 @@
 
   const f = req.body;
-  const moderationMode = f.comments_moderation_mode === 'moderate' ? 'moderate' : 'trust';
   const feedViewDef = f.feed_view_default === 'grid' ? 'grid' : 'timeline';
   const profileLinksJson = buildProfileLinks(f);
@@ -300,5 +298,4 @@
       is_public = ?, robots_index = ?, require_login_to_comment = ?,
       enable_audio_player = ?,
-      comments_moderation_mode = ?,
       feed_view_default = ?, feed_view_switch = ?,
       show_search = ?, show_archive_link = ?,
@@ -321,5 +318,4 @@
     f.require_login_to_comment ? 1 : 0,
     f.enable_audio_player ? 1 : 0,
-    moderationMode,
     feedViewDef,
     f.feed_view_switch ? 1 : 0,
Index: src/services/ensurePrimarySite.js
===================================================================
--- src/services/ensurePrimarySite.js	(revision 3746f6a70cbcbd243bea9200f0b63e6151d52f58)
+++ src/services/ensurePrimarySite.js	(revision abdcf3302cfa9320f287ba1d993dece88a8ef830)
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@
       language, palette, accent, profile_photo,
       is_public, robots_index, require_login_to_comment, enable_audio_player,
-      feed_view_default, comments_moderation_mode, is_primary
-    ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, '', '', ?, 'en', 'klonkt', '#e8b04b', NULL, 1, 1, 1, 1, 'grid', 'moderate', 1)
+      feed_view_default, is_primary
+    ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, '', '', ?, 'en', 'klonkt', '#e8b04b', NULL, 1, 1, 1, 1, 'grid', 1)
   `).run(siteId, slug, defaultTitle(), owner.id);
 
Index: src/services/i18n.js
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--- src/services/i18n.js	(revision 3746f6a70cbcbd243bea9200f0b63e6151d52f58)
+++ src/services/i18n.js	(revision abdcf3302cfa9320f287ba1d993dece88a8ef830)
@@ -238,7 +238,4 @@
     'asite.robots_index': 'Zoekmachines mogen indexeren (sitemap.xml is verborgen indien uit)',
     'asite.require_login_comment': 'Inloggen vereist om te reageren',
-    'asite.comment_moderation': 'Reactie-moderatie',
-    'asite.moderation_trust': 'Vertrouwen (automatisch goedkeuren)',
-    'asite.moderation_moderate': 'Modereren (eerst in de wachtrij)',
     'asite.enable_audio': 'Audiospeler + embeds inschakelen',
     'asite.links': 'Social / streaming-links',
@@ -1152,7 +1149,4 @@
     'asite.robots_index': 'Allow search engines to index (sitemap.xml is hidden when off)',
     'asite.require_login_comment': 'Login required to comment',
-    'asite.comment_moderation': 'Comment moderation',
-    'asite.moderation_trust': 'Trust (approve automatically)',
-    'asite.moderation_moderate': 'Moderate (queue first)',
     'asite.enable_audio': 'Enable audio player + embeds',
     'asite.links': 'Social / streaming links',
@@ -2065,7 +2059,4 @@
     'asite.robots_index': 'Suchmaschinen dürfen indexieren (sitemap.xml ist ausgeblendet, wenn aus)',
     'asite.require_login_comment': 'Anmeldung zum Kommentieren erforderlich',
-    'asite.comment_moderation': 'Kommentar-Moderation',
-    'asite.moderation_trust': 'Vertrauen (automatisch freigeben)',
-    'asite.moderation_moderate': 'Moderieren (zuerst in die Warteschlange)',
     'asite.enable_audio': 'Audioplayer + Embeds aktivieren',
     'asite.links': 'Social- / Streaming-Links',