So billfish678 said this:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19685996&postcount=18
and Colibri said this:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19686079&postcount=24
So, uh, what gives? Am I misreading this thing or does it look like what it looks like?
If I came out and said I was voting for Trump would I get a warning?
Probably not unless you worked really hard at it. I’m reading it more as that post, in a fair succession of posts, is an example of how he crossed the line. I like Bill and a lot of what he’s had to say but that whole thread looked like him cruising for a bruising and he finally got it.
Why on Earth is he quoting himself in that post? He’s so fed up with what he’s saying, that he’s going to vote Trump (and what does Trump have to do with that, anyway?)?
I read it more as you’re all wrong and you suck and that’s why i almost hope trump wins.
Context dude, context.
You are misreading it. The remark had nothing to do with the original thread or billfish’s complaint. It was completely inappropriate for ATMB.
Of course not, if it was in a political thread or some other appropriate context. I believe others have said that and not received repercussions. However, if you popped into GQ and posted it in a thread about physics or chemistry it would be trolling and you might be warned for it.
billfish apparently said he “almost hoped Trump wins” because he received a mod note for insults on a message board. This is clearly ridiculous and an obvious attempt to yank chains.
Besides that, in his other replies to the thread he had been trolling anyway. He claimed we were “circling the wagons” although only one mod (me) had addressed the complaint. He dared us to ban him. He told us to “kiss my shiny metal ass.” It was obvious he wasn’t making a serious complaint, but trying to be as obnoxious as possible. I told him this was trolling when I closed the thread. He could have been warned for his general behavior; I just chose to quote the most egregious example in issuing the warning.
ATMB is available for the purpose of allowing posters to complain about moderator actions. Using it to play the fool and taunt the mods is an abuse of system.
Sounds like the usual ‘Suicide by Mod’ behavior. Unfortunate.
I thought it was good moderation. Especially since he’s done thus before. Merely closing threads wasn’t getting through.
I always wonder about posters who dare us to ban them, as if there would be some negative consequences to us if we did.
Slight hangover from the party thrown?
“Oh, you’re going to kick me out because I’m setting fire to the place! Figures! WHY CAN’T YOU SEE MY CRY FOR HELP!!!”
He should have received TWO warnings.
One for the trolling, and one for misquoting Bender. It’s “Bite my shiny metal ass!”
Ok, so it looks like I r the dum-dum and misunderstood what was going on. My bad.
Kudos to you Sir. You’ve turned my frown inside out.
Or the more opulent Golden Bender: Bite my Glorious Golden Ass!
Who is “Colibro”? Is that Colibri’s evil, fratboy twin?
Moderating:
That will earn you a warning, bro’!
Wouldn’t that have to be his *good *twin?? 
Isn’t Colibro the helmet Ed Zotti wears when he wants to contact all the moderators on Earth?
My guess is the implication is that unjust banning would lead to posters leaving maybe splintering a board and if enough people do so what’s the point of a message board with few posters? That said outside of rare circumstances most posters don’t have that level of popularity to cause even a minor exodus to a splinter board.
Somehow I knew it was going to be that clip. 
Or they’re implying that at least there would be some kind of protest or blowback from their banning. In my experience, the general reaction of posters to the banning of an “I dare you to ban me” type has been rejoicing.