Personally, I do not have a problem w/ a moderator moderating his/her own threads. Yesterday morning, it was quite evident where the 2nd "Amateur Hour" trip report was going (who couldn't?). Privately, I expressed my concerns to B747 and I posted the same sentiment in case someone else had the authority to lock the thread before it got ugly(er).

Clearly, acting as a moderator, B747 upheld the integrity of the moderator position when he a) deleted the personal attack and b) locked the thread. Both of these actions, IMO, were for the best of the FT Community.

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On the disclaiming of who is a Moderator or not. I like how Craig6z posts as Moderator2. A reader knows right from the start that the post is coming from an authoritative figure of FlyerTalk.

For me, having it as a signature line at the bottom isn't as good. A) you have no clue if the moderator is acting in the capacity of moderator as you read the post. and B) I usually don't read people's signature lines.

Just my takes.