Originally Posted by
kanebear
Why is the evolution of S.P.A.M. a problem? How do you know that was a unilateral decision? Seems to me more that as true SPAM sites died out and the forum traffic dwindled, FT members themselves changed the direction of the forum and the moderators didn't impede them. I applaud such freedom.
If this is the best case (posters themselves are free to 'evolve' forums so long as they find a moderator who is willing to go along with it) why is there at Talkboard at all?
You seem to be saying that semi-professional moderators have made the job of the Talkboard irrelevant.