Here Here,
Being a Moderator over at UBI was and is (not so often anymore) the very same way, I've saved a few of those nasty letters myself over the years.
I would never wish the Moderating Job on anyone. Its the most thankless none fulfilling thing one can do for the community. I signed up originally out of respect for Oleg and his creation, hoping to just keep general order for all of us involved. At times it was impossible, alot like herding Cats. My hats off to anyone willing to try, and concerned for the ones that have burned out or snapped in the past, and yet willing to try again in the new avenues of this genre.
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Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha
Well personal opinions and feelings don't/shouldn't come into moderating here, if they did there would be a decimation of members believe me.
There's a set of rules on the front door, most members never read them until they are pointed towards them after doing something wrong.
Even with moderating the rules, a lot gets let go for the sake of a decent discussion/argument, so long as members are not abusing each other and the trolls stay out of the thread.
Unfortunately members can take it personally and think they are being singled out when posts are deleted or infractions given, even when its clear and plain that they broke a forum rule they cannot accept the fact they are in the wrong.
I know none of the moderators here like to ban members and we have bent over backwards allowing banned members to come in again, if they request it, so long as they behave 
But there's a slightly strange dark side to some members.............
If I showed you the pager messages from some members from killing my family, burning my house down, shoving a glass in my face, to personal attacks and senseless name calling personal insults derogatory insults, I have received over the years you wouldn't want to moderate here.
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