moderating this board is a hard, thankless, time consuming job
much like referees, it is subjective and the ones that get warned or punished will probably be upset, even if they know they are wrong
Still, I think the staff does a heck of a lot better job than NBA refs, though I ask everyone to remember that mods are allowed to make mistakes. To lessen the mistakes, they do a great job of checks and balances as well - we always try to discuss the more difficult issues amongst ourselves before taking action.
I'm very proud of what the staff here does and they have my full support. They are responsible for creating the relatively peaceful, friendly environment (there will always be exceptions) that we all enjoy here.
please support the mods by working with them (cooperating respectfully, using the report button, etc.) as opposed to against them (for example by engaging in flame wars) as much as possible - thanks