Automatic forum moderation tools- Efficient or not?

[Niyi Briggs]

There are tools that can be configured into forums to help with moderation. Tools like Akismet which can detect spam contents and Clean speak which can detect offensive contents through machine learning.
Do you think these tools are efficient in moderation of forum contents?

 

[Ravenfreak]

I think they can be helpful, though you can't rely on just a bot. You'll still need to make sure it's not mistakenly deleting replies that don't break any rules.

 

[Nomad]

You cannot really too much on automated tools. They frequently flag legit content and pass on spam posts. You still have to check manually.