I run one of those Xoops based sites. I used to help out here as well. Through my experiences, AO is a giant melting pot of the entire, extended, community, and moderation is a necissary evil.
Not OS4 specific, not MorphOS, AROS, Amithlon, UAE, or even "native Amiga" specific. AO is all of the above, and there will be disagreements, flames, arguements, and those wanting to troll one group or another.
People have feelings, we aren't automatically generated by the server when logged in. Each of us have the capacity to become angry when we feel slighted, abused, or other not-so-nice things occur. In my opinion the act of moderation is done simply to protect the integrity of the site for the greatest number of people who use it. (Removal of pornographic pictures in threads, foul language, topics that go so far out that there is no "save" for the thread, etc.)
From all I've seen the site moderators have been improving over the last several months. besides, the original thread under discussion here is a touchy topic, and I can certainly understand a moderator having their finger on the trigger - so to speak. Anyway, moderation is required to help kind of keep things under control when there are groups with clashing intrests, and not just Red&Blue either.
