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But forums did have better moderation and actively prevented flame wars. Social media quite literally encourages flame wars on a societal/global scale.
by edgyquant 4y ago
But forums did have better moderation and actively prevented flame wars. Social media quite literally encourages flame wars on a societal/global scale.
- ghaff 4y ago>But forums did have better moderation and actively prevented flame wars. I don't recall a lot of moderation and I do recall flame wars. I think most of the moderation was social norms, especially in an environment where many were posting under their own names from university/company/government accounts.
- amadeuspagel 4y agoWhy the past tense? Forums - like this one - still exist. And it's easier then ever to make a moderated forum (a subreddit, a discord server, a facebook group).
- ASalazarMX 4y agoIn the case of Reddit, niche subreddits can be handled by a couple of moderators, but once they become popular and you have thousands of people breaking the rules, you need a full time team of capable moderators. In forums like the old Slashdot or here, users can moderate with varying degrees of skill with their votes, but users of popular subreddits will happily upvote a serial reposter in the thousands before the mods can take action, they have no idea what the rules are, and even will get mad if the mods "oppress" them. On a side note, I believe Internet usage should be an obligatory subject in school, but not for etiquette, but for common sense and resiliency against manipulation. Add socialization, mental health, and parenting too if you're changing the study plans.