On the boards where trade should be carried out as provided by the forum you can't create topics with self-moderation option, that's why to stay safe on forum you're advice to follow forum rules don't misuse the boards. If you want to trade, use the right board and you'll be safe. The administrator are fast thinkers, they knew the feature (self-moderation) can be misuse by scammers and provide a solution on time.
Great and quality post OP. I enjoyed reading it.
Hello and thanks for your comment. I did a little bit research where it's possible to create self-moderated topics and have found out that it's indeed possible to create self-moderated threads where trading is normally announced (marketplace section). It's only disabled on a very few numbers of boards like Meta, Serious Discussion and Scam Accusation.
But thanks for your comment anyways, due to it I had the idea to do research and create my table:
Category | Board | Sub-board | Sub-board | self-moderated? | trust visible? |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Bitcoin Discussion | | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Bitcoin Discussion | Legal | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Bitcoin Discussion | Press | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Bitcoin Discussion | Meetups | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Bitcoin Discussion | Important Announcements | | only posts for admins allowed | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Development & Technical Discussion | | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Development & Technical Discussion | Alternative clients | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Development & Technical Discussion | Alternative clients | Electrum | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Development & Technical Discussion | Alternative clients | Bitcoin Wallet for Android | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Development & Technical Discussion | Alternative clients | BitcoinJ | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Development & Technical Discussion | Alternative clients | Armory | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Development & Technical Discussion | Alternative clients | Mycelium | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Mining | | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Mining | Mining support | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Mining | Pools | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Mining | Mining software (miners) | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Mining | Hardware | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Mining | Hardware | Group buys | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Mining | Mining speculation | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Bitcoin Technical Support | | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Bitcoin | Project Development | | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Economics | | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Economics | Speculation | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Goods | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Goods | Computer hardware | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Goods | Digital Goods | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Goods | Collectibles | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Services | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Currency exchange | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Gambling | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Gambling | Games and rounds | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Gambling | Investor-based games | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Gambling | Gambling discussion | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Lending | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Lending | Long-term offers | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Securities | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Auctions | | No | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Service Announcements | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Service Announcements | Micro Earnings | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Service Discussion | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Service Discussion | Web Wallets | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Marketplace | Service Discussion | Exchanges | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Trading Discussion | | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Trading Discussion | Scam Accusations | | No | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Trading Discussion | Scam Accusations | Investigations | No | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Economy | Trading Discussion | Reputation | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Other | Meta | | | No | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Other | Meta | New forum software | | No | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Other | Meta | Bitcoin wiki | | No | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Other | Politics & Society | | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Other | Beginners & Help | | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Other | Off-topic | | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Other | Serious discussion | | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Other | Serious discussion | Ivory Tower | | Yes | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Other | Archival | | | No | No |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Alternate cryptocurrencies | Altcoin Discussion | | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Alternate cryptocurrencies | Announcements (Altcoins) | | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Alternate cryptocurrencies | Announcements (Altcoins) | | Tokens (Altcoins) | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Alternate cryptocurrencies | Mining (Altcoins) | | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Alternate cryptocurrencies | Mining (Altcoins) | Pools (Altcoins) | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Alternate cryptocurrencies | Marketplace (Altcoins) | | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Alternate cryptocurrencies | Marketplace (Altcoins) | Service Announcements (Altcoins) | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Alternate cryptocurrencies | Marketplace (Altcoins) | Service Discussion (Altcoins) | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Alternate cryptocurrencies | Marketplace (Altcoins) | Bounties (Altcoins) | | Yes | Yes |
________________________ | _______________________________ | _____________________________ | ________________________ | __________________________ | __________ |
Alternate cryptocurrencies | Speculation (Altcoins) | | | Yes | Yes |
I've also added a part about trust, on which boards trust is visible.