I've posted to a few MSG boards. But none
where I had complete control. Then as Here I
watched quite a few threads go awry as
hostile or off topic posts filled the thread.
I think the ability of the Thread Author to delete a post is
necessary for the control of a thread. In the past Moderators
seemed only to go for the extreme cases of abuse and let the
arbitrations of the rest occur according to their own belief systems.
Offering a way to deal with these issues such as tagging
"Evil" posts by "alert"? Another button for signed on
Thread Authors? (You know "Report Stupid Post")
Or even the ability to activate a little public voting bar
on the bottom bar "Kill post!... or not" (LOL) would help
stem the tide of droolers...

HAY! It could happen!
Robert