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Originally Posted by Edward ohare
I clicked on this thread thinking it was a new one. Then I found out it's an old one where I already read the opening posts and would have not clicked on again had had the name not been changed.
Further reading indicates a moderator changed the thread title and chose a new title that mocked the OP. This is not appropriate for a moderator. A moderator has power and must wield it fairly and without bias. A moderator showing support or contempt for ANY poster makes all of his actions questionable and subject to reasonable accusations of bias. It damages his moral authority as a moderator.
I have noticed other moderators also exhibit some bias punishing the second person in an argument and leaving the first untouched. The attitude with this is the party who starts it is innocent and the party who escalates it bears all the blame.
I've never seen this type of improper moderation on any product support board except this one. This type of moderation is generally reserved for wingnut political boards.
There are rules for the posters. There need to be rules for the moderators too.
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I 100% agree that the title should not have been changed. Not the moderator's job to change content to amuse other members. No one will know what the OP originally placed and may never know that it was the moderator's content if they don't delve into the 2nd page of comments.