IMO, the only moderator action that deserves any criticism whatsoever is Hari_Seldon’s latest post for Peter_Morris to take it to ATMB,
Which was a good 18 hours after Peter_Morris had already posted
But even so, Hari_Seldon’s post serves a purpose in warning others not to discuss moderation in-thread.
@Peter_Morris, the way I see it What_Exit’s mention of “a belligerent tone” and Hari_Seldon’s explicit warning for insulting others do appear cover basically the same “offense”, so you have a point there. If it was up to us to decide why the warnings were issued… but it’s not our interpretation of a warning that matters. What_Exit has clarified that his warning was for ignoring moderator instructions to stop a hijack, distinct from insults. So as far as the mods are concerned the two warnings are for different offenses. And IMO it’s their opinion of their own warnings that matters, because they are the ones who review warnings to decide on suspension or banning.
So long as mods say the two warnings cover distinct offenses I have no issue with the fact that two warnings were issued for the same post.
~Max