Really there was a simple manner of dismissing the "cultural elitism" one implied from that argument.
"Don't feed the troll"
1: You say nothing of his "distaste" for Tolkein, he doesn't go on about it, OR 2: You continue to talk about what you like in super hero movies, and he plays the part of a Pomeranian nipping at the ankles of giants. Commenting on dissent only lowers oneself to the equivalent level of Gnat unworthy of the time spent typing retorts.
Take a page from a resident gentleman and "Keep it classy"
To follow up on what Fox said earlier, stickies cover important info, Mu threads cover matchup discussion, Social handles everything else. Just try not to take ANYTHING said by ANYONE to seriously and you'll do just fine.
[EDIT:] I cast my official nomination for Lawz. as top candidate for Modship. Not only is he respected in the annals of Link history, but he is of the perfect mindset to disarm and redirect conflict and has shown his maturity in spades for the last few weeks.
The only prerequisite missing is his weekly pledge of devotion to Linkdom and all that is Green tunic'ed and holy, but I'm sure that will come along in due time... say around the time Link becomes a viable tournament pick again?
Srsly though, provided that Lawz doesn't mind the extra work, I vote him to be next mod