The only way to improve the quality of discussions is to filter out the bozos. Don’t moderate postings; moderate people.
I disagree. Most people who make high-quality comments also make a large number of low-quality comments. Filtering out bad comments is essential if we want the good ones to float to the top.
Sure, but usually it’s only a very few folk who make actively damaging comments—comments that for no reward absorb more time and energy from the community than just the time to read them because of the responses they attract.
I disagree. Most people who make high-quality comments also make a large number of low-quality comments. Filtering out bad comments is essential if we want the good ones to float to the top.
Sure, but usually it’s only a very few folk who make actively damaging comments—comments that for no reward absorb more time and energy from the community than just the time to read them because of the responses they attract.
I’d like to filter out actively damaging comments and the large number of low-quality comments. Banning only people will not help with that.