I thought the OP was some kind of extended Haiku myself.
Five full time people just to babysit one arena 24/7. Does that make any sense to anyone?
I can understand the reluctance to try and find enough players to maintain 24/7 monitoring, yet how is it unnecessary when the bbs forums are all moderated retroactively, especially after the weekend? Is there a difference in priority regarding what is said on the bbs compared to 200 based on the permanent record of the bbs compared to the live nature of ch 200?
Members on the bbs are moderated and punished accordingly retroactively, especially over the weekend when there is no moderator around on the bbs at times I've noticed. Due to the nature of ch 200 being a live comms channel, when there is no moderator on live, the same characters get away with their actions often, unless they are reported and somebody takes a look at what they said, again, retroactively like the bbs.
I found ROC's final words funny. The "ignore and get on with life" statement to be exact, and the "you don't have to read it or let it bother you" notion. I've said the same thing about the bbs many times - if you don't like something or someone, don't read it, nobody forces anyone to click that mouse button and read. Yet most seem in favor of massive moderation of the bbs, yet champion a "just ignore it" attitude on channel 200. Very strange.