OK, I'll say that in my experience, moderation doesn't work. My Usenet days are many years in the past (I've been on the Internet since the 80's), but there were horrible flame wars based on moderation and people who disagreed with the moderators. Other BBS's like this one have suffered too.

Time has taught many of us to simply ignore problem posters. The more you respond to their posts, the more they post. If you ignore them, they eventually go away. This is pretty much of a truism on the Internet.

If you are lucky enough to have a very good moderator, then you will think moderated boards are great. That is until you get a bad one or you personally disagree with a moderator. If it's just one person against a moderator, you are out of luck.

As for bozo filters, my mind does that for me automatically. I only read what I wish to read.

This whole debate sounds like people complaining about the declining quality and moralism of TV shows. It's an ongoing debate that incites many. But the simple argument that has always preserved the right to televise lousy programs is that if you don't like it, change the channel.


[This message has been edited by stimpy (edited 03-03-2001).]