My two pence (aka, cents, or pesos in the actual Americas).

It always makes me uncomfortable (and puzzled) when a referee seems to become a quasi sports player, a judge acts more like a prosecuting attorney than a judge, and a policeman acts more like a judge than a policeman.

Moderators, like the rest of us are free to have their own opinions and express them about whatever they wish (after all, it is not our site) and, not being infallible, getting caught up in an issue.I also have respect for the mods here, as it is is likely a trying and thankless role.Thanks for your work.

But, it also makes me feel a bit uncomfortable when mods get directly into the thick of a discussion, versus participating and "being seen" as "the referee" - being above the many disputes (some that seem personal, others not as much). No one wins when this happens, especially the discussiin at hand.

I am not attempting to take sides, nor single anyone out for not acting appropriately. Just sharing my gut feelings on the evolution of this (below thetline, non musical) thread, that IMO, does not seem that much worse, or embarassing to Mudcat, than many others in thd past.