Valid points LawLord, and if it were as easy as it sounds to moderate all posts to be TOS-consistent, then I would completely agree. However, my experience is that it can be much less objective than one might think. Taking input from our beta group of moderators (so to speak) as to specific guidelines, interpretations, approaches, policies, etc. seems to be common sensical to me.. at least at this point in the development of the concept.

I also think part of the 'recent unpleasantness' was that a great deal of it occured on unmoderated forums. We certainly need, at the very least, MORE moderators to prevent things reaching that level of disruption.