Actually all these problems have been solved in FIDO net about 20 years ago. There's usually a set of rules, updated list of off-topic subjects, a moderator, a

Actually all these problems have been solved in FIDO net about 20 years ago. There's usually a set of rules, updated list of off-topic subjects, a moderator, a set of co-moderators, public punishment, and ex-communication of repeat offenders. It worked fairly well for as long as moderators stayed on the ball. I continue to be surprised that we have to re-learn all these things the hard way on the web.