A discussion was implicit by opening the thread, and you've gotten one - in fact quite a lot in a short amount of time. If "at this point" a discussion still leads off how you view your un-met expectations, I suspect you are wanting more than we can ultimately give you. Each of the moderators, in their individual ways, is uncomfortable with the "application" (enforcement) aspect of the role. (I'll go out on a limb and state that IMO this might be an important qualification for the role. ) But think of speed enforcement on the freeway. Is it uniformly enforced? Yes, and no. If you choose to go 95, your odds of being pulled over approach 100%, given a certain amount of time. If you choose to go 75 in a 65 urban freeway zone, will you get pulled over? Maybe. Might depend on a host of factors beyond your control, including the fact that 100% monitoring and/or prior restraint is not attempted in most places. Finally, might the traffic cop end up doing 95 briefly, in the course of such duties? It's not hypocrisy to do that, if it seems the most effective way to get the job done. If you never get tickets, great. Or if you get tickets for going 95, you probably already have lost your license. But if you occasionally get ticky-tack penalties for going 75, it's more your own call as to whether to adjust your behavior a little, to reduce the number to a more acceptable level, or adjust a little more and stay entirely with the flow of traffic, which often involves speed a little above the letter of the law anyway. TD moderators don't flag every word that might be a little out of line. Who would want a site like that? But then you are faced with a site involving multiple small judgment calls every day. Uniformity is unfortunately a will o' the wisp to chase. We do aim for it, though, as other moderators have already tried to explain. The TD Comment Policy, which others have already commended to your careful attention since you appear to want to explore edge-cases (so did the writer after the first post within it, apparently ), makes much ado about respectful posting and not being disruptive. But important though they are, these are not ends in themselves. Ultimately we don't care if one poster respects others, just so long as language to them in public puts on a good simulation of it. We're trying to build an online community here, and we want to foster mature discussion centering on the Twins. That's the goal, not "respect". To the extent that perceived disrespect or disruption hinders that larger aim, that's when the moderators take steps. Sometimes a little disrespect is un-read by any moderator, or is simply missed, or is thought to be too small to be disruptive. Since none of the moderators is on the site anywhere close to 24/7, even-handed application is going to be moot even if we all agreed on what "uniform" means. Few people enjoy receiving correction, even from acknowledged superiors, much less from peers (if we mods may flatter ourselves in such a way). I hope the several posts you've received in response in this thread will help you reach some peace with the situation you experienced.