Shambles,

If this person considers this now to be an unmoderated forum and no one (especially our unknown numbers of uknown volunteer moderators) posts to corrects them - does it mean that it now is an unmoderated forum?

When was "then"? I'm sure there would have been a "then" before new facilites were added but moderation has existed here in all the time I've been around, ie. since 1999. There have also been hidden "Joe Clones" in all this time.

As far as I can make out, during the period between then and now, there has been no significant change in policy. All that has happened is that the system has had newer and more visible (and useful IMO) enhancements such as the ability to close threads and to rename thread titles. I'd also suggest that the FAQ made knowledge that posts could be deleted more open.

In fact overall, I would suggest the whole approach is more, not less, open now than it was when I first joined - quite the opposite to what you suggest. I would further suggest that your arguments are based on what I call a "Mudcat myth". It always seemed sort of cosy to portray Mudcat as unmoderated but Mudcat was what I would describe as a very mildly moderated forum in 1999 and it remains so in 2004. Your problem appears to me to be that it took you until 2004 to realise this.