Originally Posted by
tcook052
I hardly think that suspension perogative constitutes "the ability to remove a TB member at any time at their sole discretion" as the member/TBer would have to have done something to warrant a suspension which hardly makes it the capricious thing B747 tries to make it out to be.
Have you ever tried to appeal a suspension on FlyerTalk? Two years is about right before a final ruling is handed down. The moderators definitely have the ability to influence a vote via their ability to suspend members during a voting period, even if the suspension is subsequently overturned on appeal.
Moderators can (and do) abuse their powers infrequently and the TalkBoard therefore serves at the mercy of the moderator corps. I'd cite specific examples but that would just get me silenced again for daring to speak up against the untouchables.