I don't agree with outing the moderators. That could lead to them being targeted by those with some sort of agenda of their own.

Max and Joe create the mods and deal with them when they get out of hand. Why do the rest of us need to know who they are, if they prefer not to be known?

Interesting views on privacy and respecting rights from a poster who in order to serve their own agenda - threatened in personal exchanges (via PMs) to make public (perfectly civil) comments from me, and when advised and requested by me not to do this - decided to paste these personal comments to our forum anyway.


No one needs to be 'outed'.

If a poster wishes to remain a 'moderator' all they have to do is be asked to use the same name when 'moderating' as they use when posting.

Exactly the same as all other members are prepared to do.

For those who are not prepared to do this - as all other members are expected to do - then perhaps it is not sensible or right that they should be still able and feel themselves qualified to anonymously impose their judgement on those members who are always prepared to stand by and be seen to own their posted words and actions?

Whether you consider this to be a double standard or not - it has, does and will always provide ammunition for those who would attack it as an example of this.