Nope. I only read the threads that interest me, and the ones forwarded to me via the complaint process (either "report post", or if a member sends me an email).

Reputation threads don't really interest me. Same Sex Marriage threads don't interest me. Political threads don't interest me. While I can't speak for jfe or Scott, I don't think those types of threads interest them either. This may help explain the "unbalanced" moderation in OMNI, a forum that has no real topic to help keep people in line.

As to you your other assertions, Fewmiles is right on his followup. Calling a public figure a "moron" is not again the the TOS. "Calling out", insulting, or attacking another FTer is. There is no "mild by OMNI standards". The difference isn't subtle or vague. Stay on topic and don't flame other members (no matter how much they irritate you) and you'll never hear from a moderator. Now are the moderators going to catch everything? Of course not. Do we rely on the complain process? Yes. Do some people complain to us too much? Sometimes.

But the truth is that some members can't seem to help themselves. They insist on commenting on other FTers, straying from topic, and in most cases resorting to personal attacks. These are the behaviors that the moderators are here to stop, those "negative" behaviors are quite clearly laid out in the TOS (as is the "disciplinary action" model).

If you look at the number of people posting, and the number of "warnings" we've had to make on OMNI, you'll see that there are very few people that fall into the category I've outlined.

I wish this was more juicy for you. Personalities and grudges don't come into play for me. At the end of the day, I just want to avoid having to lock threads, edit posts, and warn members. It makes less work for me as a moderator, and raises my enjoyment of FT more.

If you're going to post on OMNI, remember the TOS.