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Isn't it interesting that time and again every online forum with moderate affordances for anonymity quickly degrades into name calling and other generic abuse?
by dkarapetyan 10y ago
Isn't it interesting that time and again every online forum with moderate affordances for anonymity quickly degrades into name calling and other generic abuse? Seems like the only way to combat this degradation is with heroic manual effort.
Maybe there are automated ways around the problem but it's tricky balancing open discourse with automatic banning of abusive accounts since any kind of automated system will invariably stifle legitimate discussions. The word "nigger" when used in a discussion with the proper historical or even comedic context can be benign but I doubt any automated system will be able to make the distinction since that would require some kind of understanding of history and comedy. For example, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOwjtNEoRYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOwjtNEoRYg
- reitanqild 10y ago> Isn't it interesting that time and again every online forum with moderate affordances for anonymity quickly degrades into name calling and other generic abuse? Happens in systems with Full Real Name policies as well. IMO Full Real Name policies only deter people who 1. Have something to lose 2. Have a dissenting view 3. Does use a fake account with a Fake Real Name. I.e. IMO a Full Real Name policy alone just sets us up for an echo chamber situation.
- HenryTheHorse 10y agoCommunity moderation is no joke, but the gold standard for sustaining an incredibly civil, intelligent community is probably Metafilter. Then again, their size is tiny fraction of Twitter's or Reddit's.
- pekk 10y agoIsn't this the problem, that some forums get too big to moderate?