I wish there were more internet communities that were aggressively moderated for quality, on-topicness, and civility.
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Replying to @MemberOfSpecies
@MemberOfSpecies Benevolent dictators are hard to come by.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness I don't see anyone trying to test that hypothesis very hard.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MemberOfSpecies
@MemberOfSpecies Well… have you tried moderating? It’s hard work, exasperating, emotionally and cognitively difficult, and you get no thanks1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness Hmm. So maybe I was underestimating the size of the underlying cultural problem.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MemberOfSpecies
@MemberOfSpecies I suspect it’s mostly not culture; it’s monkeys.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness I think it would help a lot to be up front about "this is an aggressively moderated forum; judge it by its fruits".1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MemberOfSpecies
@MemberOfSpecies It’s tricky; that invites meta-level discussion of moderation, which typically turns into vituperation.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness If it's widely accepted that meta-level discussion ruins things, maybe people would be willing to precommit against it.4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@MemberOfSpecies I don’t think there’s any right answers here, only tradeoffs, plus possibly good will and social skills.
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