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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;umtrr-author, post: 228325, member: 5719&quot;]As a &quot;recovering moderator&quot; elsewhere who hopes to never have to hold that position again (with one exception that sees about 5 posts on a good month!), I can speak from experience that it is as thankless a job as exists anywhere, and worse.&nbsp; The fact that we hardly see any spam at all is a tribute to their hard work.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone thinks this is too draconian a venue is free to self-select out, but consider a few other stricter ideas: </p><p>- Signing your full real name on every post</p><p>- No handles</p><p>- Verified information in profile before posting</p><p>- No signatures of any kind</p><p>- Every post moderated and edited as required</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it happens elsewhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>The key issue in my mind with respect to the &#039;net is that there is a percentage of the population that believes that they can and should be allowed to say anything while hiding behind an anonymous handle.&nbsp; I usually find that when the tables are turned, these anonymous individuals wither under the treatment they are so eager to dole out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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