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To: SI Bob who wrote (19643)	9/16/2003 2:08:35 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 32883

I was very against moderated threads. Especially stock-specific ones. My concerns have been proven wrong. Moderation can be used for manipulation Good point. It could be used to exclude all bulls or all bears on a specific stock. I suppose were such to happen, you could intervene to stop that. In the stock area, what I've seen are moderated threads used for is to eliminate politics from a stock thread- -usually because a previous unmoderated thread had turned into a political battleground and a new start was wanted. I would call that a legitimate and responsible use of moderation. All possible approaches have their pros and cons and no one solution will be perfect, but I think that a hybrid of both approaches along with some other changes could result in a pretty optimum solution. I'd suggest leaving matters alone. I don't see a swamp that needs draining.