I found this board summer of 1999, being a passive lurker. But I have noticed the loss of some great members, and less-frequent contributions from others. The flame wars and the like are a huge reason why I am not an active participant here, but now I am registered and may change that.

I'm firmly on the pro-moderation side, as long as it is not someone from within. It would need to be an outsider with sound judgement. If the topics got overly personal, off-topic, etc, it would be ok to close the thread. I'm also a lurker at PlaneBusiness, and they have little problem with moderation, though sometimes the moderators take action later than I'd like.

The country the majority of FlyerTalks hail from is based on the idea that if you are unhappy with your rulers (moderators), you have every right to revolt to change that. If a moderator continually makes bad calls, letting his opinions on the heated topic get in the way, he should be kicked out and a new moderator called in. It won't work if this can't happen.

IMO.



[This message has been edited by netminder (edited 10-09-2000).]