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Metafilter does moderation well. They have a team of paid moderators. It costs a token $5 to join, which means it's expensive to generate sock puppets and anywa

Metafilter does moderation well. They have a team of paid moderators. It costs a token $5 to join, which means it's expensive to generate sock puppets and anyway the moderators keep your credit card on file so they can permaban you if they need to.

joezydeco 10y ago
Having payment linked to a name goes a long way towards deterrence, IMO.
- pavel_lishin 10y ago
  I think it's more than that; it's a psychological thing. You're not likely to shell out five bucks to spew an epithet at someone - you have to think about it. You have to get your payment info together. You have to think about your budget, even a bit in passing.
  - joezydeco 10y ago
    And, in Metafilter's case, there is a waiting period between payment and the ability to comment.
dredmorbius 10y ago
Metafilter is interesting in several regards. There's the token payment. It doesn't cost much to post, but it does cost to be an asshat. It's tiny. The userbase and total content volume are a small fraction of other social networks. Which I've objectively measured. The S/N is amazingly high. Better than all but the best paid-contribution (e.g., professional media) sites. https://www.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/3hp41w/tracking_the_conversation_fp_global_100_thinkers/ https://www.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/3hp41w/trackin...