With respect, I think you're wrong. I believe that active work by the regulars can slow down the problem, but that will only ensure that the site remains popul

With respect, I think you're wrong. I believe that active work by the regulars can slow down the problem, but that will only ensure that the site remains popular, continues to grow, and eventually the newbies won't get enculturated. I believe that technical means must be used to ensure that the enculturation works. I do not believe the current level of technical means suffice. But I do speak largely from ignorance of the exact nature of this site's features. I've only been here 410 days (or so), but my experience of other sites suggest that the degradation is currently in progress, and needs to be resisted with technical as well as cultural means. I agree that active up- and down-modding is essential, but newbies without sufficient knowledge of how the site is supposed to work are more numerous and have nearly equal rights. More needs to be done. Personal opinions only, of course. I'd be pleased to discover I'm wrong.