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Maybe the solution to that is decentralised services. To use a historical example, it's easier to moderate an IRC channel of 100 people than an IRC network of
by philpem 7y ago
Maybe the solution to that is decentralised services.
To use a historical example, it's easier to moderate an IRC channel of 100 people than an IRC network of 10,000.
- crankylinuxuser 7y agoOr better yet, unmoderated. Usenet only fell apart because of the spam, and legal attacks by the RIAA and MPAA and BSA.
- philpem 7y agoThat would depend on your perspective and your own experiences, I expect. I found the moderated sci.* and comp.* groups more pleasant for asking questions and giving answers. The alt.* hierarchy had its moments, but mostly it was an exercise in tolerance. Some groups were largely self-moderating, others had such a poor SNR that there was no point putting the time in. The RIAA/MPAA/BSA raids were only really relevant if you were into pirating copyrighted material.