[starkd]

Not sure what you mean by "dogma". Maybe its not the right word? Perhaps you mean a resistance to new ideas or prevalence of group think?

[catsareok]

A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.

Forums like this tend to produce "Accepted" solutions that are argued blindly for. I certainly mean dogma.

[starkd]

No doubt, some of the self-moderating policies limit subjects of controversial topics. But it also filters out a lot of the routine reflexive debating that accomplishes nothing.

I'm surprised at some of the headlines that make it to the popular page. Not sure what to do about this. Maybe it can't be completely automated. Maybe there has to be some amount of manual curating of stories.