>Any site today that doesn't have iron-clad moderation (like this one!) devolves into an inhumane freak show. It seems having a relatively small user base with

>Any site today that doesn't have iron-clad moderation (like this one!) devolves into an inhumane freak show. It seems having a relatively small user base with specialized knowledge on selective topics on a site designed for balanced discussion (i.e. not twitter) is far more important to quality of discussion than moderators. Trying to discuss important things over Twitter and Youtube comments seems like trying to have a logical conversation in a riot/mob -- there's too much noise, too many people, and it was never designed for that in the first place.