*sigh - A forum is not a country and moderators are not a government. A forum is private property in the sense that it is running on a server somewhere that is actually owned by the forum owner. Forum contributors are not paying and there is no contractual agreement of any kind. The norms that obtain here are like having a conversation in someone’s living room. You can be shown the door if you’re an obnoxious twerp. Everyone understands this except you, hashem.
A complete lack of moderation is not “anarchy” as against moderation’s “statism”. Moderation is like private event staff on private property… they are the ones who have the ability and responsibility to show the trouble-makers out the door. This, in turn, makes the activities that much more pleasant for everyone not drunk out of their mind and not splattering the forums with inflammatory/obscene material. MissSocialist is a recent example of such a troublemaker. I’m not morally opposed to nude pictures, but I browse the forums at work and in my living room (kids around), it simply causes problems for all other users to have a woman’s naked breasts as your avatar.
Clayton -