• I'll go first. Across the five communities I advise right now, the median ranges from about 3 hours to almost a full day.

    • The fastest one doesn't have more staff. Moderators check a pinned new-members feed with their morning coffee, and that's it.

      • The slowest relies on notifications alone, so newcomers' posts get buried under replies to older threads.

        • If you track this, I'd love to compare notes. A rough range is plenty, no need for exact numbers.