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For a while, I have been keeping an eye on a kind of forum or bulletin board that the AAAS has set up. I have not really participated there much, due to their poor quality of discussions. Particular people are often dominating discussions by posting very frequently and not always on topic.
While discussing how this might be improved upon, this was mentioned:
PF providing examples for other discussion sites.
Their leading idea now is to limit the number of posts/day or posts/thread/day. This seems to be favored based on its relative unintrusiveness and not requiring a lot of labor (moderators and ensuing arguments).
They have little moderation and probably can't easily increase it as things are run now.
While discussing how this might be improved upon, this was mentioned:
The only measure I've ever directly experienced to work well in terms of post quality and setting topic boundaries, and do so over time, is a combination of (1) clear, simple and strict rules and (2) nearly 24/7 active moderation. As examples, I'd cite Physics Forums and Universe Today. The first is perhaps a better example, as it closely fits what I would understand as what John is seeking when science is the topic.
PF providing examples for other discussion sites.
Their leading idea now is to limit the number of posts/day or posts/thread/day. This seems to be favored based on its relative unintrusiveness and not requiring a lot of labor (moderators and ensuing arguments).
They have little moderation and probably can't easily increase it as things are run now.