The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #94607   Message #1832440
Posted By: GUEST,Jon
12-Sep-06 - 04:17 AM
Thread Name: BS: Unmoderated forum, silly idea?
Subject: RE: BS: Unmoderated forum, silly idea?
1. Pass

2. I can't see unmoderated working on web sites.

3. Didn't think about then but did find the "sales pitch" (ie. no rules, etc. difffered from reality in more than one way.

4. No

5. No web sites but I use several unmoderated newsgroups.

Although I've seen newsgroups that have fallen apart, the ones I use run with fewer rows than the majority of moderated web sites I use but
I think there is a big difference between the usenet situation where moderation "can't" be (or is extremely messy) done and a sort of public ownership and a web site where it is known to be easily "doable" and site owners are identifiable. There is a user expectation with one that does not exist with the other and I think on the ones that work, that does lead to greater discipline from the posters.