(Site is a graveyard - How can boards save itself?) Any update?

I have seen no difference, in fact, if anything I think the situation has deteriorated, instead of improved.

It's actually even less possible to navigate now, so I no longer expend any energy concerning myself with staying on this side or that side of rules that mods make up as they go along, and then issue warnings and threadbans for supposedly breaking them. It's exhausting.

Just my two cents worth.

I do the same as search on here not everything shows up

I agree if you ignore people and thus certain forums and subjects you avoid most of the negativity and certain personality types.

It has been closed like many other threads in CA forum which is a shame, too many threads get closed especially in CA, it is maybe a forum with many posters, opinionated posters with all views which can get heated but also interesting topics covered, current topics hence the forum title current affairs 😄 but not sure if "imho" part is really allowed as also sort of anecdotal

Is it not as simple as setting up secondary independent and unconnected accounts with "mod powers" where the sole purpose is to mod?

I stand by my earlier comment that the above wont work as most mods want the mod label on their regular posting account and this label is their reward for dedicating so much of their personal time for free to a private company (albeit providing a public service). You risk losing on the double as you will lose mod volunteers and also possibly the posters themselves as they need to have the mod label.

Unfortunately, that isn't possible either on Vanilla. It was mentioned a lot when the new platform was foisted upon us, I remember saying that it feels like you're shouting into an abyss because it seemed like you were the only one about when you couldn't see that list.

I'm sure it encouraged new posters too when they could see how many other posters were active.

It’s only, really, the users who, continually, get on the “wrong side” of the mods, and admins, who complain about this, fictional, mod bias.

As has been stated many times, previously, it’s not hard to post within “the rules” and not get sanctioned.

A mod, or admin, can’t warn anyone who is posting normally. Having a terrible opinion isn’t an offence, it’s how it’s “expressed” that seems to be the issue. Posting in anger rarely works out well but some users still persist.