oh.. really GSS.. it's not as if mods are a delicate endangered species...
Of course, it's nice of you to stand up for 'em.
what a gent.

Seriously, if one of the mods was to cry "it's not fair, stop it, leave us alone"

fair enough, no need for any unnecessary spiteful nastyness..

However, whilst at least one mod wishes to actively engage in public discusssion to try to account for herself.

Fair game, as long as it stays reasonably civilised.

To which I say:

manipulation of the truth to suit an ideosyncratic version of events,
stating personal bias and prejudice as if it were fact,
are not admirable traits in a group leader......

But as we all learn at great cost,
resorting to such cynical strategies does work very effectivly for leaders
indulging in petty power games, at every level of social interaction in grim unforgiving real world........