Farcaster

Observation that channels have progressively moved further along the “moderation spectrum” over time:

Phase 1 - no mod, just a parent url
Phase 2 - “negative” moderation (ban, hide, etc)
Phase 3 - “passive positive” moderation (what we have today, mod bots)
Phase 4 next - “active positive” moderation (mod decides full membership)

I think moving more and more towards true decentralized control of the channels, which makes sense for a protocol like farcaster 

I just worry about preemptively blocking new users from channels that don’t have social capital built up to receive the invite 🤔 

how can we grow the network if the newest members are active positively blocked?

wondering if #4 will cause more work and annoyance for channel owners. 🤷‍♂️

Phase 5, paywall for members. 
Phase 6, increment up the cost of that paywall year on year. 
Phase 7, close membership entirely.

Bubble complete.

this time around, the mod would be humans