@linus@telegrafverket.cc I agree with all your observations.
It's clear, to me, that opening poster piizog prepared herself for eyebrow-raising undertones and overtones in her desktop-oriented discussion.
Moderation in The FreeBSD Forums is, I think, an unenviable task. All things considered, the mods do a great job.
Rules and guidelines do exist . I reckon, rule-breaking is:
— least likely to occur in the many topics that are, or will be, solved (, for example)
— most likely to occur in the off-topic sub-forum (there's another desktop-oriented topic on the first page).
I do agree with all your observations, however let's note that (2024: The year of desktop FreeBSD?) is atypical.
Re: there are various complements to the forums, with plenty of overlap. is not yet mentioned; expect various updates to the Community page in the months ahead.
I like your choice of quote,
'If you can do no good, at least do no harm.' — Kurt Vonnegut
HTH, thanks again.
Graham Perrin
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