absolutely true mate.sellf moderated is dangerous specifically for annonucment thread.for me, I avoided so many bounty in past after seeing scam alert from bitcointalk members, specifically from dt members. I also prevent my self investment on project after seeing logical negative feedback in annonucment thread.but if those were self moderated, that could harmful for me
there really doesn't hurt good moderation for bounty threads. it all depends on the manager holding it. because indeed sometimes bounty threads are used as a new account poster land to increase activity rather than making posts in other threads which will definitely be deleted by the moderator. we all return to the trust and skills of managers in managing their campaigns.