Let's make one thing clear, the point of this topic was not to flame anybody or suggest that they may be abusing their powers. This is not the case at all. Moderators are human like anybody else and as such, cannot be held up in some kind of untouchable light. Fortunately, that does not seem to be the case here. And the fact that they participate is even better, because all of them seem to be knowledgeable and happy to help. Plus, it lets the rest of us know that they are around, which is absolutely necessary if the place is to remain a civilised knowledge exchange, that everybody feels they can participate in.
The point was this: whenever I read a thread and I constantly see replies from 2 posters, be they moderators or otherwise, it tends to make me stop reading the thread. It's a sort of message tennis and all too often, can lead away from what the OP was trying to say. It doesn't always and can often be helpful to the OP, but more often than not it doesn't *tend* to be.
The thread linked above came across at times as arguing semantics rather than discussing the point in question, that is merely my opinion. However, Keys edited his message and apologised for the OT, realising what was going on, and BFG duly obliged by no longer replying to Keys.
Me saying it was perhaps sending out the wrong message was more directed at lurkers or potential members, seeing the word 'Moderator' under such posts might not give the impression one would hope. It isn't the case for the rest of us who mighta been around here for a couple of years or more, as we both know Keys and BFG (now that the 2 names have been mentioned elsewhere in this thread) to be two people whose opinions we want to read. We also know their 'personalities' from the time prior to them becoming moderators, so can see why they would like to debate a point.
Perhaps this post clears up what I meant. Again, it is merely an opinion.
