What are your experiences with this and other forums?

I honestly find the moderation here to be the worst part, especially with someone like IBM involved... this is the one forum where every time I log on, my first instinct is to check my inbox to see if I've been flagged again. I've already racked up 83 messages, all from the mods.

American forums tend to follow certain rules: they stay away from explicit content and stick to standard political correctness regarding social issues.

The upside of being in the States is that the boundaries are pretty clear. Here, things feel totally unpredictable—you never really know what’s going to fly and what’s going to get you banned.

If you’ve received a warning for breaking the rules, please head to the pinned thread at the top of the page... It explains exactly why the action was taken, which should help you navigate our guidelines more clearly if they seemed a bit vague before...

General venting about moderators—such as this forum is terrible because the mods are awful, tucked away under Forum Experiences—won't be tolerated here. We've mentioned this countless times, and it's explicitly stated in our handbook. We don't accept vague complaints. If there is a specific issue you want us to address, we are always happy to help; just provide the links and the specific details... Purely venting without substance isn't what we're about.

The bottom line.