Jeffrey, the iHub model has been modified, only because of extremes of abuse that their original system permitted.
IMO, changing it required a change of heart by Matt, seeing a particular example (EDIG) grow uglier and uglier, and a considerable lobbying effort by Bob.
But the straw that broke the camel's back was personal, and so I think that it is not much more than an accident and a character flaw that caused iHub to improve for the better.
When Matt started to rein-in moderators, the EDIG moderators bristled at it and started a "boycott" of iHub. They decided that if they couldn't have their way, it was the highway.
At that, Matt redoubled his efforts. All IMO, of course, but not because his position was right, but because he'd been challenged.
The system remains flawed, IMO. I'm not in favor of moderation, either in the form practiced on SI or the form practiced on iHub.
But I favor the form used here, only because it is not widely-used here, and most threads here are unmoderated. iHub, on the other hand, is 100% moderated. |
