I know that this was in the BBQ Pit and different rules apply there, but here’s a recent quote from a moderator:
He’s using hyperbole in the exact same way that I did yet nobody seems to be afraid of how he’s making the SDMB look. If someone were to perform a questionable search this is what they’d see. Not to mention that the thread in which that quote takes place has the exact premise as the one I was using as a hypothetical and it’s remained open long enough for mods to come in and comment more than once.
I’m just sort of puzzled that the mods would rather say “let’s just forget about it” than “OK, note rescinded”. Is pride at stake or something?