ejecting jerks is something forums did better than social media, even if the def...

Terr_ · 2026-07-01T17:42:05 1782927725

The undercurrent here for me is barriers to entry and monopolies and network-effects, ex:

Con: You had to search to find a community.

Pro: There were lots of independent communities that had competition in case one was badly moderated.

monknomo · 2026-07-06T16:03:41 1783353821

well said, I think that is a significant portion of what I see as the problem. That and moderation/curation scaling very poorly

someonebaggy · 2026-07-01T17:01:44 1782925304

And if you did that now you'd probably have no forum left because everyone has been trained to generate engagement.

CuriousSkeptic · 2026-07-01T17:49:01 1782928141

Has it been tried?

I mean, it is a common moderation goal, in physical meetings, to make sure the silent ones gets heard.

Could be interesting to try a social network approach om those terms: promotion inversely correlated with engagement.