[cacophony]

nice to see you dangling out there on the cross, suffering for the sins of dirties everywhere. it's a message board. you don't get extra credit for getting yourself worked up at 2 in the morning because 3 people were miffed about a locked thread. it was hardly WWIII so let's not lend the circumstances more importance than they deserve.

additionally, it's not up to you to decide how disrespectful sean's comment to me was. it was beyond disrespectful and as the target of the comment it is purely up to my discretion to decide how offended i was. his comment to me was inexcusable. that said, we're all adults here and i believe i couched my "fuck you" in a very clear framework that explained exactly the terms and limitations of the expletive.

this forum doesn't need a self-appointed mother. as you said, moderation did happen in other forums under scott's watch, but never in the world forum. i wonder why you suddenly think your intervention is necessary now. both sean and i could be described as "long-timers" with a long history of both agreement and disagreement. this was hardly two newbies trolling each other. your role as diplomat in this instance is not necessary.

and since you explained the reason for your edit, to remove the pooch-screwing of another moderator, i'll be happy to broaden my overall disappointment to include anyone else who has abused their ability to edit other members' posts.

and now i'm left wondering which moderator will step up to cross that final frontier: banning a member who dares speak out about poor moderation. anyone tempted?