+10I came here six or seven months ago while researching a light I was considering purchasing. I've found these forums to be respectful, everyone seems to get along well, and there's a wealth of accurate and educational information and well founded opinion. I guess the fact that CPF has held my interest so long past what I initially came here for speaks well for the mods (although I would argue that it's the participants that really make it). The only time I've questioned moderation is the rule against discussing use of lights for personal protection, which in my opinion is a valid topic, if not as much as it was in the 3xD days.
I participate in some other forums where you have people who like one brand of product at war with those who like another brand. Without moderation, it's easy to have conversations degenerate into personal attacks against people who don't like what other people like. It's a credit to CPF that there's pretty much none of that here.
The only time I've questioned moderation is the rule against discussing use of lights for personal protection, which in my opinion is a valid topic, if not as much as it was in the 3xD days.
My mother used to moderate AOL soap forums and met some guy named Chuck Palahniuk.
The moderation seems to ebb and flow. Lately, it's seems about right. But I've seen other times where moderation was far too heavy, and threads are closed just because a mod seems to be having a bad day. Other threads where very good info is deleted, because the mod doesn't think it belongs in that particular thread.
Perhaps the mods are in a better mood in the summer, or have better things to do, and go a little easier on the moderation.
Definitely moderation is needed, but sometimes tangents in threads are good.
Good points guys.
I agree there is a lot of good moderation here, and it is one of the more helpful communities.
I was thinking of how many subforums there are, and how much livelier it seemed several years ago, and of some threads that were closed for inappropriate reasons, like a moderator Thought that the question had been answered elsewhere, and the link goes to a necro thread on a related topic... Anyhow, overall, great forum and good mods.
And yes I hope it lingers on and on and endures, till the big bandwidth fad passes. ;-)
The moderation seems to ebb and flow. Lately, it's seems about right. But I've seen other times where moderation was far too heavy, and threads are closed just because a mod seems to be having a bad day. Other threads where very good info is deleted, because the mod doesn't think it belongs in that particular thread.
Perhaps the mods are in a better mood in the summer, or have better things to do, and go a little easier on the moderation.
Definitely moderation is needed, but sometimes tangents in threads are good.
Over-moderation? I never had an issue with the mods or at least none that I know of. LOL! If someone thinks this place is over-moderated maybe they're doing something to attract them? Kinda like blaming the flies for being attracted to fish guts.