I personally would like to see moderation become more moderate in the "post moving" department and more attentive in the "personal attack/flaming" department.

I think personal attacks should always be deleted from any post. The post can remain, if it adds any value or relates to the discussion, but the attack should be deleted. For instance, IMHO, the apparently accepted FT practice of referring to folks who hold an opposing opinion as "whiners" is IMHO a personal attack and should be deleted.

I would like to see the moderators look at each "misplaced" thread and say, "Is there any way I can justify leaving this thread in place?" If there is even a slim connection to the forum, leave it alone.

Currently, there are occasions when it seems as though a thread will be moved, even if it is connected to the forum, but the moderator thinks it might be more connected to a different forum. This is disruptive to the flow.

If I were a new reader of FT and went, as one naturally would, to Miles and then to Miles Buzz and saw half of the seemingly harmless threads closed, I would run like crazy before I even got to the UA forum. I don't think we are presenting a very attractive "first impression" to folks who drop into FT for the first time these days. It is for this reason that I have on several occasions suggested moving Miles Buzz out of that "first contact" position. Personally, I think that Miles should open up right into the airline forums.

Further, IMHO, this constant thread moving stems from the fact that, apparently, the primary charge that the moderators have been given is to keep threads in the right forum, so that is where they focus their energies. Personally, I think it that the primary charge should be be keeping the boards peaceful and harmonious by halting personal attacks and flaming.

I post to another board where all posts really are screened by a moderator team prior to showing up on the board. I have no idea whether they reject many posts, or if posters are just friendly because they know that their post isn't going to happen if it is hurtful, but the end result is that it is the best place that I have ever seen on the internet. I am now spending far more time there than on FT and making lots of real-life friends.

I am not proposing that FT screen all posts, but observing that friendly (yes, like FT was in the olden days) is a lot more inviting than the bickering and baiting that sometimes occurs these days on FT.

OK off to Barrow.