2013/9/11 Johannes Schlüter <johan...@schlueters.de> > On Wed, 2013-09-11 at 16:26 +0300, Arvids Godjuks wrote: > > > > > > P.S. While I was writing this, 4 people posted. Only Patrick Schaaf > > posted usefull information. If this would be a forum - those 3 posts > > should be marked as off topic and hidden by default. > > I read this as "I want a censor" > Does this summarize what you want? - I'm clearly objecting to this. > > I also don't agree with your other points and to keep the list silent I > won't further comment on that. > > johannes > > Censorship is wrong word here even by a long shot. What community needs is moderation. Now we have none here - anyone can derail any topic with ease if he puts his mind to it. Been there, witnessed first hand.
Any big community needs moderation. Any big community needs a place where all the off topic, holy wars and stuff like that can be directed to without disturbing the peace. At least on the forum the topic started can aggregate the feedback and put it into the first message, add changes over time. I understand the negative moments about the forums, but that's the management part. Communities manage their forums far better than companies, it's just a matter of getting people involved, transparency and clear rules defined.
