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Hypothesis: Insufficient moderation tools lead to instance protectionism, which leads to a decline in the overall discussion quality on Lemmy (lemmy.world)

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[–] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Exactly, some people would complain about bringing back zombie threads, while others whine that people didn't use the search feature to find existing threads on the topic. You can't win either way with forum gatekeepers.