The Question and Answer Board

[Bird of Prey]

Welllllll...

First of all if we agreed on everything our relationship would be pretty boring. I certainly don't want to make my headache any worse though.

Volume was a poor choice of words, probably due the headache. What I was really referring to was the general tone of the board. If it always discussed the same security or group of securities, It might be a stock board disguised as a personal board. As I read your position though, that distinction shouldn't matter.
Bar, House, booth or whatever the lynchpin on which this rests is the interpretation of the Library Law, Which for the unaware states that you cannot sue the librarian for the contents of a book placed in that library. The Librarian also has the power to not accept a book into the library for whatever reason. Not the least of which is that it doesn't meet community standards. Essentially the IHUB concept is making full use of the Library Law. Under the scenario regulating the CoB's as I described earlier IHUB would be placed at risk of piercing the protective covenant of the Library Law and if I understand that Law and IHUB that is an unacceptable risk.
IHUB can make certain rules and regulations that apply to all threads. Much like a homeowners association can ban satellite dishes or restrict the placement of signs within the subdivision, IHUB can place restrictions on advertising or promoting illegal activities. But, neither can restrict the nature of the conversations within the confines of their jurisdictions. Just as you can stand in your back yard and hold forth a discussion on the current state of the union with your friends. Though your neighbor may be able to hear and though he may disagree, unless you are violating some statute on noise or alcohol consumption in public or the like, he can only draw his shades and turn up the TV. If he were to "crash" your party he would be subject to several violations, at least in most municipalities.
After sitting back and thinking about this for a while, I have this to add.

1. You never see the best of moderators moderating.
2. It looks like IHUB has most of the tools in place to be successful. Sure there are a few bells and whistles I'd like to see added. But the base system already exists.
3. Isn't the *CURRENT* IHUB model being copied (at least in part) by other sites?
4. New blood is fine and a healthy part of growth. Someone (I don't remember who) challenged my use of growth and suggested I substitute evolve. I submit that one can grow without evolving and that one can evolve without growing. In this particular case it is my final answer that new rules are unnecessary to the growth of IHUB. Whether IHUB needs to evolve is another matter entirely.

As I said at the beginning of my last post, I could be wrong and may even be out of line. 8>)

David Weed
aka the Bird of Prey
www.warp-drive.com