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A counterpoint to that was given in Philadelphia Magazine back in 2013. The Philadelphia Inquirer also tried a system of moderation by volunteers in 2015. The
by JdeBP 6y ago
A counterpoint to that was given in Philadelphia Magazine back in 2013. The Philadelphia Inquirer also tried a system of moderation by volunteers in 2015. The headlined article tells us that they did not work.
- WalterBright 6y agoI didn't see anything in the headlined article that says anything about a moderation system where posts are not posted until they are approved. It only talks about removal of posts after they are posted. comp.lang.c++.moderated used a system where submissions needed approval by the moderator(s) before posting. It worked well for many years. The delay could be up to a day, but people accepted that. After all, it's like the pre-internet "Letters to the Editor" section of the newspaper.
- JdeBP 6y agoI did say that a counterpoint was in that 2013 Philadelphia Magazine piece. The headlined article says that nothing tried worked. One has to actually look up what was tried, and beyond that what was not even attempted, over at least a decade.