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Pete: Maybe you do not understand what a moderator does.
A forum moderator is like someone who chairs a meeting (or thread in this case) making sure that discussions are effective, constructive, and stay on topic.


Effective and constructive are subjective values.

mod·er·a·tor (mŏd'ə-rā'tər) Pronunciation Key
n.
One that moderates, as:
One that arbitrates or mediates.
One who presides over a meeting, forum, or debate.

ar·bi·trate /ˈɑrbɪˌtreɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ahr-bi-treyt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, -trat·ed, -trat·ing.
–verb (used with object) 1. to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.
2. to submit to arbitration; settle by arbitration: to arbitrate a dispute.
–verb (used without object) 3. to act as arbitrator or arbiter; decide between opposing or contending parties or sides.
4. to submit a matter to arbitration.


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[Origin: 1580–90; < L arbitr&#257;tus decided, judged (ptp. of arbitr&#257;r&#299;), equiv. to arbit(e)r arbiter + -&#257;tus -ate1]


ar·bi·trar·y /&#712;&#593;rb&#618;&#716;tr&#603;ri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ahr-bi-trer-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, noun, plural -trar·ies.
–adjective 1. subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision.
2. decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute.
3. having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical: an arbitrary government .
4. capricious; unreasonable; unsupported: an arbitrary demand for payment .
5. Mathematics. undetermined; not assigned a specific value: an arbitrary constant

I understand the term very well.