Replies to post #85346 on The Question and Answer Board (IHUB)

[NovoMira]

Personally, I think letting the boards sink or swim on their own merits is really preferable, and will ultimately result in better quality boards and posts.

Wrong, Iconoclassic...IMO. This became the policy of the powers-that-be on RB and we all know what happened there.

Give the Mod Squad a chance, at least. If they abuse their power, have some confidence in administration to take steps to take care of it as they see fit.

[Bob Zumbrunnen]

Personally, I think letting the boards sink or swim on their own merits is really preferable, and will ultimately result in better quality boards and posts.

Yahoo and RB stand out as two shining examples illustrating the opposite. Human nature being what it is.

For our long term survival and prosperity, we have to differentiate ourselves from our competitors and the way we've chosen to do so is quality. In signal/noise ratio, level of discourse, freedom from spam, vulgarity and personal attacks, and, coming very soon, superior non-messaging tools to turn us from "message boards" into "Supersites, featuring great message boards". That's the niche in which we want to make a living and believe we can do quite well.