Hats off to the moderators and the owner and all the powers that be at javaranch. It's a great site.
There are certainly many forums on the internet where anything goes, and they are so full of sex, aggression and uninspired profanity that they are not worth my time. Javaranch has not only attracted thousands of intelligent people, but also allows relatively free discussion without it degenerating into the former. True, you are relying on personal judgements of posts, rather than some codified rules, but it works really well, so don't fix it!! The worst that might happen is that something interesting might get deleted, but in the grand scheme of things, the earth will keep spinning.
Ride on, cowboys and cowgirls, let the
water flow under the bridge, and go on to the next topic!