Hey, I just realized how incredibly ironic it is that the very folks whose job it is to make sure that personal mentions, much less attacks, get a pad lock do so by engaging in the banned behavior, sometimes to disturbing lengths.

Does one really have to break the rules in order to enforce them?

Again, I'd prefer to see moderator deliberations in the open. As others mentioned, much of the moderators discussion that was revealed seemed totally appropriate and civil and I dont see any reason why these leaders would not say the same things in an open-to-read forum.