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i found that discussions were more civil, trolls were quickly purged and it was difficult for them to rejoin due to this admin wall.
it created a nice garden effect against shill/ratioing where there is little to no barrier to creating mass number of accounts to impact opinions.
But the point of your complaint is that many communities have moved away from phpbb or similar type forums.
i found that discussions were more civil, trolls were quickly purged and it was difficult for them to rejoin due to this admin wall.
it created a nice garden effect against shill/ratioing where there is little to no barrier to creating mass number of accounts to impact opinions.