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My $0.02 as a person, not a Mod

The internet is still free. If you want to make a site that is completely open, that is your prerogative. Saying that everyone should have free reign in every privately owned site is a little off.

If I invited you to come to my house and you started painting on one of my walls I would be upset and probably kick you out. You would still have freedom of expression, you could still paint, just not on my property, and not allowing that would be my right as owner of the house.

Same thing here. Dave set this site up for us, the ES gamers, to have a place to hang out and help each other. He set down some rules and has set up Moderators to enforce those rules. This site is his property and we should respect what he says about the use of his property.

Musicman, I would be thrilled if you came and painted on my walls.

You're arguing against "pre-crisis" moderating, which is mods intervening because they foresee a crisis, yet the point of your argument is intervening to prevent your forseen crisis of over-moderating?
This confuses me.