@ryanschultz Oddly enough (and as problematic as my beloved craft is with similar concerns) #freemasonry may make a great example of how to run servers. In each jurisdiction (server?) the Craft can make masons. One of the most important things in Masonry is "recognition" While each Grand Lodge (Jurisdiction) is independent and sovereign, what makes them truly valid is this mutual recognition, which allows brothers to travel from one Grand Lodge jurisdiction to another.

The "ancient landmarks" are recognized by all "regular" lodges, and it is their mutual agreement to these tenants which allow them to recognize each other as regular.

Here's how this works in practice:

A few years back, the Grand Lodge of Georgia decided to kick some brothers out for being gay. Some leaders from other grand loges asked about this, and on being told it was simply biblically correct, they pointed out that the ancient landmarks do not allow for sectarian politics or religion in lodge, and you can not kick gays out for your religion. After talks were unsuccessful, my Grand Lodge, along with many others, pulled recognition from the Grand Lodge of Georgia. When the GL of Tennessee sided with Georgia, they lost their privilege of traveling as well.

Georgia masons who might not have really cared about gays getting kicked out of the lodge now care a lot more as they can not sit in lodge with their out of state brethren and there is now a significant campaign to change the rule in Georgia.

We will never keep malicious ignorance and hate off the internet, but moderators can:

1.) decide who they have on their own servers.
2.) decide which other servers they choose to allow and which they choose to block.
(I know at least 1 server which has a list of servers they blacklist for allowing racism and bigotry)

In this way, while we can't stop them from existing, we can certainly ensure that anyone who wants to play with us behaves as an adult.