Such a LOGICAL explanation ??????
Well last time I heard there were three (3) Moderators total. (Wait til we have a few dozen!) There is total inconsistency in their methods and styles kiddo. (oops - please edit that one out - only moderators can use those terms.

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One of the three (3) Moderators seems today to contradict the comments above. Or more precisely, seems content to moderate the Forum
he is assigned to but others seem to think and act differently based on the above example.
Moderator #2 said today:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">As an aside, despite conventional wisdom, moderators are quite limited in their scope. I can not move or modify any postings outside of the two forums I am assigned to (in my case, Miles Buzz and United).</font>
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