As I said in a comment around here somewhere (probably above, if you can see the irony in that) there is a sorting algorithm I like that potentially solves the

As I said in a comment around here somewhere (probably above, if you can see the irony in that) there is a sorting algorithm I like that potentially solves the problem you bring up that can be found here https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/main/docs/src/about_ranking.md https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/main/docs/src/about_r... it is characterized by ranking votes on a logarithmic scale rather than a linear one. One of the goals of all this is to automate moderation as effectively as possible without impacting the social dynamics of the community. At some point manual moderation does not scale.