I honestly prefer systems where there are a few moderators and some very strict rules of conduct, and people who misbehave are swiftly punished according to those rules. Giant In The Playground are fora that have formalized this very well IMHO, and the contents in there may not always be thrilling and excellent, but they are never bad, because bad stuff gets punished, and the punishments are always explained and justified.
As a reference point: when someone pseudo-stalked me on the GitP fora back in the day, I spoke to a mod, who applied straightforward algorithms to the situation, added up points, and banned the offender. It worked very well, at least within the context of the site.
As a reference point: when someone pseudo-stalked me on the GitP fora back in the day, I spoke to a mod, who applied straightforward algorithms to the situation, added up points, and banned the offender. It worked very well, at least within the context of the site.
Thank you, Alicorn, that was helpful and I appreciate it.