Thanks for all the replies - keep them coming. I hope this post is reaching all the right users - I hope this thread has enough visibly on the forum, being on this board.
I'd would like to see the current and active moderators continue. However (the "but") I may get asks "why external mods?" (we are a company with "security" at its core after all) and I want all the ammo I can get to defend the idea.
Threads migrated from X years (last post) but with users early on in the thread and now deemed inactive might be an edge case - that's the only way we could end up with userless posts AFAIK. I'll certainly note this...and ensure that the content migration is not affected by limiting users.
In terms of getting the spam filters right: I hope the mods can work (bully) the admins to get the balance correct. May not be right out of the box (too weak or too strong) but the admins can adjust as required. I'd like to see the discussions in the mods-only board on the problems with spam - but I'm not a mod [:(]. Oh well.
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I'd would like to see the current and active moderators continue. However (the "but") I may get asks "why external mods?" (we are a company with "security" at its core after all) and I want all the ammo I can get to defend the idea.
Have the forum admin check the log or the DB and see how much moderator activity there is:
deleting spam and banning spammers
other mod activity
Sometimes, the spam is quite bad and the moderators delete it quickly.
I'd would like to see the current and active moderators continue. However (the "but") I may get asks "why external mods?" (we are a company with "security" at its core after all) and I want all the ammo I can get to defend the idea.
Have the forum admin check the log or the DB and see how much moderator activity there is:
deleting spam and banning spammers
other mod activity
Sometimes, the spam is quite bad and the moderators delete it quickly.
