“we police ourselves” Almost true. At time the “moderator” does a little policing too.
Yes, can’t forget the Moderator, AKA The Cleaner.
I expect that more often than not, the mods get called in by someone. They can’t be everywhere.
A few weeks back there was a very objectionable post with blatant racism in it. I loved the moderators response. The mod said, “you will not do that here.” I immediately clicked on the poster account and it read “Banned”
With the mods and our ability to report abuse to the mods, a racist poster does not last around here very long. Bill Orielly does not know this or care. He is part buffoon but mostly ego.