John2290 said:
They shouldn't, let the people regulate themselves within reason. This site forum would still be lively had the older mod teams not taken such a heavy hand, thankfully the new mods the last two years aren't nearly as trigger happy and can see sense, reason and shades of grey. People should get thicker skin and if something gets to you, just close your browser, it's that simple. Aside from a few obvious, basic rules of conduct I think the line should be just short of people acting or threatening with real world consequences, doxxing, swatting, stalking and that sort of thing. |
How exactly do people "regulate themselves" on an online forum?
Overall, I strongly disagree with you. The role of moderation is largely to create a certain type of community. If you don't like that community, you can leave. Without moderation, the worst elements are given free reign to define the community. Like, if you are at a meeting at work and someone just starts screaming, you probably aren't going to get a lot done, and if the individuals try to "regulate themselves", more often than not that just turns the whole meeting into a screaming match.
That isn't a community I would want to be a part of. In the absence of moderation, you aren't giving everybody a platform to speak, you are essentially driving off those who actually want to have conversations and discussions once they realize their efforts are fruitless. You are just using a different means to silence the well meaning.
