Many different threads going on about moderators, but this one is the longest and the one I have previously contributed to.

My previous posts on this subject have expressed support for the moderators and their efforts. I have also expressed my concern that some posts on this topic have lacked a bit of respect (mostly FTers posting about moderators; one time a moderator posting about a FTer).

Moving on, now. I would like to know exactly what the scope of the moderators' roles are? More precisely, moderators have been assigned certain forums and the forums for which they are responsible are posted on the boards. Do moderators then see their responsibilty carrying over to other boards?

I ask this question because over the weekend I received two e-mails from moderators regarding a post I made to the United forum.

The first e-mail was from a United moderator who politely explained the problem with my post and asked me to edit it, which I did.

The second e-mail was from a non-United moderator and stated very cursorily that my post was prohibited by the FT Terms of Service and to please edit it. This e-mail was signed "FT Moderator".

Again, my question is: what exactly is the "official" role of each FT moderator and what, if any, responsibilty do they have to moderate forums to which they are not assigned?

I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks.