What is the moderation system for?
The Slash moderation system was designed to sort the gems and the crap from the steady stream of information that flows through the pipe of a discussion site. Unlike other discussion sites, the Slash system allows the readers themselves to become moderators under controlled conditions. The goal is that each reader will be able to read the site at a level that they find appropriate. The impatient can read nothing at all but the original stories. Some will only want to read the highest rated of comments, some will want to eliminate anonymous posts, and others will want to read every last drip of data, from the trolls to the spam. The Slash system will make that happen. Or at least, it sure will try… On the whole, the moderation system works really well, but often people disagree. Their disagreement usually stems from different expectations. They see a bunch of moderations countering each other. They see a comment moderated blatantly wrong. A ‘Troll’ flagged ‘Off topic’ (or vice versa)
