I was on BBS and Fidonet before home internet hit our shores - it worked well because there were moderators and there were consequences if you acted like an idi

I was on BBS and Fidonet before home internet hit our shores - it worked well because there were moderators and there were consequences if you acted like an idiot. If you got zapped from the node and could not send/collect mail and sysops usually were in a network of their own so the known trouble makers and trolls got eventually removed.