> Sure there is spam and flames, but one gets all the tools one needs to deal with that. Asking the user to implement measures and keep them up-to-date is detr

> Sure there is spam and flames, but one gets all the tools one needs to deal with that. Asking the user to implement measures and keep them up-to-date is detrimental to adoption from users that are aware of curated sources. Pretending this is net-neutral is misleading. > We are a lot worse off today than we used to be, largely because of the centralization of discourse. Usenet was centralized in practice, so I think you mean something else. It's not clear how much the curation of content stifles discourse when creating new forums is essentially free. Either way, I would tend to disagree that curated is worse. Everyone curates to some degree, even when they are free and open discussions.