Are the Mods handling these forums as well as they could be? How can we help them?


Let me begin by congratulating the mods on the job they are doing here, as one who has had experience doing the very same job on forums it is a usually a thankless unpaid task that garners no friends in any quarter!

That being said I am of the belief that just deleting posts that are deemed inappropriate is not the best way to handle the rabble rousers who are left free to perform said actions again and again and again.
This is a select few who are well known to the majority but can and do spoil many a decent thread and have indeed caused a number of once regular contributers to go "dark".
My proposal would be for the mods to tally up infractions for inappropriate posts and after a certain points limit is hit then an automatic ban should occur, the severity of which would be decided by the mods based on the manner of the infractions. I have found that if posters know there is a system in place that could limit their freedom to post they usually think twice about said posts and if not , well soon enough they become irrelevant anyway.

I am also accustomed to the mods being well known to other members, not faceless entities although this is not the end of the world just a little odd from my previous background.

What do the Audiogon membership think on this matter?

I sincerely hope the mods do not remove this thread as it is not intended as direct criticism , rather as a tool to help them possibly deal with the increasing problem in a way that the membership would be most comfortable with.
128x128uberwaltz
If I wanted censorship, I would go live in Russia, China, N. Korea, etc.  There is absolutely no need for that here.  I think some of us have way too much time on their hand.  I just skip over the derogatory posts.
It’s not really censorship. It’s moderation. You are not free to yell Fire! in a crowded theater. 
@geoffkait 
Exactly, well put.
NOBODY ,certainly not myself ever mentioned censorship as part of this deal.
But maybe a further layer of moderation would not go amiss.

@stereo5 
Do you not think it would be better to not HAVE to skip over the derogatory posts? Would it not be better to just get to the meat without so much extraneous fat and gristle?

Again, just my thoughts....
Oops my bad
Somebody did mention censorship but it is not something I was reaching for or condone
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