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I'd posit the extreme likelihood that "uncensored" and "not a shit-fest", as time approaches infinity, are mutually exclusive.

"Shit flows downhill," as it were. If some sites are kicking people off who (however one chooses to measure the concept) "diminish the tone" of the site, and some sites are not, it stands to reason the sites that do not will end up collecting the sort of comments that "diminish the tone" over time.

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Yes, that is an unfortunate side-effect of opening up to each and everyone no matter their tastes. Not all is lost though, if they manage to implement a functioning moderation system which allows individual users to limit their exposure to 'shit' they might just pull it off. It should be possible for users to choose a level of exposure, something ranging from 'cesspit' to 'spring water' and everything in between. The default should be just above 'cesspit' so that the most odious comments are 'greyed-out' by default but can easily be seen by those who want to. This should make the system less sensitive to the various forms of group think which moderation systems often stimulate. I had a look around and saw it was possible to 'Block' and 'Report' comments or commenters, this is a start but it probably needs to be fleshed out for the site to have appeal to a larger public.

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