The biggest problem we have is that we've managed to attract some very aggressive extremists who view this site as another way to disseminate their particular band of propaganda. Sure, these people are always in and out of bans, usually because they can't refrain from forcing their views into threads where it doesn't belong, but I think we could cut down on the problem, and the need for constant moderation, if the potential punishment for these people had some real teeth.
For example, we have one member who keeps making inflammatory threads with childishly written original posts that really just boil down to them bashing "the other side," often with unsubstantiated or flat-out wrong information. Their threads often get closed, even if there exists actual grounds for discussion, because their OP is terrible and their thread title is intended as flame-bait. Give these people harsher punishment. Let them know that they need to either stop being tools or they'll be gone from the forums entirely. This should also, hopefully, result in less work for the mod team.
