> This is precisely why there are so many very active and hyper-strict moderators now. Actually, the reason moderators moderate now is that moderated forums ou

> This is precisely why there are so many very active and hyper-strict moderators now. Actually, the reason moderators moderate now is that moderated forums outperform unmoderated forums on just about any conceivable metric, and always have. The subreddits that don't keep up have all their membership migrate to ones that do. Who wants to drink at a pub that won't throw out rude patrons?