> This only works (mostly) for legal content. It doesn't work even then. I've never (_never_) seen a community get large and be able to moderate itself with j

> This only works (mostly) for legal content. It doesn't work even then. I've never (_never_) seen a community get large and be able to moderate itself with just technology like upvotes/downvotes. Someone needs to say "You're violating our community standards; get out." Large, in this case, means big enough that cliques form. That happens well before a thousand people.