quash said:
EatMoreSalmon said:
Would it be possible to auto limit the number of times a poster can reply within the first 5-10 posts of their own thread? That could cut down on the few clowns on this board that like to push their yawn threads to the top of the forum so often. Let the real market decide what conversations deserve to stay relevant.
Moderation, by the way.
Laf. You're asking for regulation, not a market.
So you wouldn't want the police to talk to your neighbor about their loud music at 2:00 in the morning? (After you had asked them to tone it down already, of course.)
A message board itself is not a market. It has a moderator for a reason. It needs to be enjoyable for the most people it can be in order to stay in the market made up of message boards. If it becomes too restrictive, it will lose its market share. If it becomes dominated by a few clowns, it will lose its market share.
While clowns are entertaining, even the circus limits their exposure to keep them from losing their entertainment value and becoming a nuisance.