/sci/ - Science & Math

I propose to /sci/ a hypothesis, starting with an explanation.

From what I understand, some of the boards on 4chan have mods, and most of the time no one knows who those mods are (unless they feel like making themselves known).

Often, I am not sure whether a board has mods or not, especially when troll threads are on the first page and remain there consistently.

I hypothesize that if a mod was assigned to a board and that board informed 4chan users of the presence of a mod on the board (not whether they are online or not, only that one exists), trolls and troll threads would be deterred, or in the very least deleted by the mod before they could become problems.