So why is Joe identified and Big Mick not, then?

That's the kind of thing that makes my blood run cold, you see? I'm actually shivering at the thought of these two being equal - when I had Mick in a totally different box.

Thanks Melissa, that's something else I feel strongly. Writing to Joe feels like a displacement activity. Far better for someone to beg for fair play within the discussion. This happens a lot, thankfully, but sometimes it just adds to the turmoil. That's when the mod needs to step in and just say cool it. Mel does it brilliantly - as does Joe when he's not sleeping!

I agree it's a thankless task, and it has to be done with a really light hand on the tiller.

I believe that by having more known mods will reduce the need for intervention in the first place, and make it much more benign when it does prove necessary.

Tom