Slashdot's moderation system didn't depend on CmdrTaco, that was famously the point of it. The userbase moderated itself. Slashdot never really made money and g

Slashdot's moderation system didn't depend on CmdrTaco, that was famously the point of it. The userbase moderated itself. Slashdot never really made money and got kicked around between different companies a lot. There were some website redesigns that upset people and the visual design limited the number of stories that could be posted. Moderation can be done in a decentralized way. Email spam filters are an example of that.