doc: clarify what moderation issues are for

aduh95 · web-flow · commit d78a565713d5 · 2024-03-08T19:01:00.000Z
PR-URL: #51990 Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <tniessen@tnie.de> Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <benjamingr@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Matteo Collina <matteo.collina@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Ulises Gascón <ulisesgascongonzalez@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <midawson@redhat.com>
diff --git a/onboarding.md b/onboarding.md
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ The project has a venue for real-time discussion:
 
 * When a discussion gets heated, you can request that other collaborators keep
   an eye on it by opening an issue at the private
-  [nodejs/moderation](https://github.com/nodejs/moderation) repository.
+  [nodejs/moderation](https://github.com/nodejs/moderation) repository. Note
+  that while that repository is not public, it can be accessed by anyone in the
+  nodejs org, so refrain from using it to report individuals (reporting
+  spam/bots there is fine of course).
   * This is a repository to which all members of the `nodejs` GitHub
     organization (not just collaborators on Node.js core) have access. Its
     contents should not be shared externally.
