I sorta told a mod off, not dang but one of the guys at night usually, before I knew he was a moderator. What I respect is that he never even mentioned his moderator status. I figured it out when I saw him threaten to ban someone at a later date and remembered the username.
So, I have grown to respect the moderation here. It is generally a light touch and I've seen them give multiple earnings. They seem to be pretty even headed and aren't power hungry or overly controlling.
I realize this strays a bit far from the topic at hand, but it seems related enough to share. It's also a good time to point out that they were right, I was wrong, and I am sorry for grumping at them.
I think todays practice is a whole lot better.
I also haven't been banned yet but I feel I sometimes annoy dang a lot even when I try to be as polite as possible without letting go of the facts so I won't be surprised if/when it happens.