All of the mods/admins on this forum do a great and thankless job, and almost all of the members are also here to celebrate what we all love and have in common - technology.
Some of you however, think because mods and admins warn you or ban you at times, that they're jerks or power hungry, when that isn't the case at all.
Most users think it would be cool to be a mod / admin of a popular forum, most mods and admins want to go back to being regular users... because as a mod you just end up being damned if you do and damned if you don't.
The TDF mods are the most patient and mature you'll see around. They're pretty lenient too. In the last 3 years that's the first time I've found a flaw in what they've been doing, and I must add, that the guy looked like a troll to me as well. I only warned them because there was a remote possibility that a n00b was banned. 99% they were right, as Omi rightly points out.
Some people seem to like to rile people up, and start confrontations. I'm not against arguments, but when too many of them seem to appear as if they've been started on purpose, it bothers me.
Usually, my way of dealing with troublemakers, which those of you who have been here since the time I was active will testify to, usually means delete user, regardless of whether he has 3000 posts or 3, is a mod, admin or new guy.
However, since I've not been as active as I should be, I'll take the advice of the mods and admins in this case, and issue a general warning: Enjoy tech, and stop trying to get each other riled up like children... or else.
You know who you are.
Also, to ensure I'm being completely fair, I would request any user who has a complaint about a mod or admin to contact me at (robert.smith @ 9dot9.in), instead of posting rubbish and trying to start a flame war. If there is merit in your complaint, action will be taken, if not, I'll tell you why I think you're wrong.
Mods / Admins can also mail me when they are in doubt about something, or want to know what to do with a problematic user.
My apologies for the interruption to the technology discussions to everyone else.