Gist of my original question was the obvious, Gord was basically in my view adding fuel to an already burning fire. In my minds eye forum moderators and admins should be held to a higher standard, perhaps this is a misguided perception.
@Kanani- I think people get attached to certain forums they become active in. People contribute time and energy (how much time have you been on past few days?
) and therefor form the perception in their mind they have a say/can guild the direction of the forum at times. Have some form of an impact. This is untrue in any forum based upon the outlined hierarchy, yep it's a dictatorship. So is work for the most part. People just forget this when they put a lot of effort and time into something they are passionate about is the reason people get so wound up. I've had it happen at other forums and it's hard for me to separate the two at times.
Then you add in pokes by mods/admins (perceived or real) and other members and its like throwing gas on a burning fire.