The moderators have likes and dislikes. There are people and subjects that may drive us batty, and others, we may love. There are threads we read and threads we don't read.

Part of the reason we have the job is that Max believes we will try to leave the subjectivity out of our editing. I'm fairly sure Max won't care if we post our opinions as our named selves. If you think moderating is done based on likes and dislikes, contact Max or Joe. They do watch what goes on because it's possible for us to screw up.

Public outcries of personal 'attention' by specific moderators are usually just a bit paranoid, and either the accused moderator wasn't involved or the editing/deletion never happened. I've SEEN that happen more than a few times. Don't assume Max is clueless or easily duped. He can see everything, and we moderators are aware of that. I'm assuming his omniscience. He CAN see everything, whether he needs to or wants to is another story.

I imagine Max watching The Matrix and thinking, 'Hey! Keano Reeves is playing ME! Cool...'