As far as I can see, posts on this site almost always wander way off the point sooner or later. It is a chess website with a discussion forum facility - why then should posts not be more strictly required to keep to the game? There are certainy endless topics available in the area. Why should moderators not take action to keep contributers on the subject? I should say that I have been guilty of deviating from the matter in hand more than once.
Abusive remarks, which are surely never justified and which have been aimed at me before, must be policed much more effectively. Now there is a subject for discussion, which is not actually chess related, which could be more comprehensively and effectively aired. Banning offenders would certainly be favoured by me.
One of the problems here and everywhere else is one of human nature. Some people cannot help arguing, regardless of the points made by others. They will make blatantly dishonest assertions, which they do not believe for a minute, simply to argue. This serves to prolong discussions way beyond their natural and rational course and yes, contributes to the point being lost. So to answer the original question, I favour more and better moderation.
Yeah, but that plan still derives from a popularity opinion upvote/downvote system to push certain comments to hidden
I actually meant that only the OP can hide comments (although it could be useful to moderators too). And I don't think it's ideal, but much better than nothing and better than the current system.