>I know that this is an uncommon view. I don't think this is correct - this is an extremely common view, in several senses of the word. It's especially popular

>I know that this is an uncommon view. I don't think this is correct - this is an extremely common view, in several senses of the word. It's especially popular among people who have never tried to use an unmoderated forum with more than a few members, and the sort of people who make moderation a necessity in the first place. >because it's a convenient lesser evil This is the true in the sense that pretty much all of society is a convenient lesser evil than "everybody agrees generally what the right thing is and does that all the time without exception".