It’s tempting to pre-determine desirable behaviours. e.g. no off-topic discussions, no personal insults, no advertising/promotion. This is known as top-down community planning. The problem is

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It’s tempting to pre-determine desirable behaviours. e.g. no off-topic discussions, no personal insults, no advertising/promotion. This is known as top-down community planning. The problem is
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