The parent might be seen as draconian, but is actually talking about a good example of vote-for-the-community-you-want. Don't let "el oh el" posts go unmoderate

The parent might be seen as draconian, but is actually talking about a good example of vote-for-the-community-you-want. Don't let "el oh el" posts go unmoderated -- If you don't want them here, vote them down. You aren't saying the poster lacks all virtue, just that you'd prefer a meatier discussion that doesn't devolve in to puns being the highest ranked posts. A high signal/noise ratio is very important for some. I'd bet it's very important for most here. Tokens of information (a post, an article, etc.) often make it to the top of the heap in many user-driven environments simply because they are (1) super-easy to digest and (2) appeal to most. I left digg because that content won out, and then the same with reddit. I don't want to see a funny picture of cats when I come here (I have rss feeds for that), I want articles that are difficult, and comments I have to chew on.