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Derek Powazek: A conversation with

Derek Powazek: A conversation with Rob Malda
No conversation about moderating heated discussions on the web would be complete without Slashdot. The self-proclaimed hub of "news for nerds, stuff that matters" is well known both for the passion of its participants and the mischievousness of it's trolls. Studying the evolution of its moderation system is like watching the growth curve of the web community itself. In January, 2001, I got to talk with the site's notoriously busy creator, Rob Malda, about the evolution and design of Slashdot's complicated moderation system. Here's what he had to say.

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