Yes, I agree that Chaddd and everyone who posted in the plz ban me thread deserved exactly what they got. But I also believe that certain mods are going over the top here. I think people were right to call them out and question them. Thats what it takes to have good moderators, they need to have peoples respect. And going around closing threads and throwing down sarcastic comments at every turn is not how to get it.
Yes, personal threads should be kept through pm, but also, sometimes people have to expect they will be flamed to all hell when they keep calling over mods that are not even responsible for our forums to close threads that they do not like. Also, sometimes a personal statement has to be said to the whole community. Sometimes a pm will just go completely ignored. It doesnt help when the person you are pming doesnt care to read what you have to say.
Alot of completely harmless threads have been closed recently. None by Atlantic South mods by the way. Why close XIF's thank you thread? I think that instead of take criticism like they should be, some mods are waving their ban stick a bit too much and overusing their power. Being a mod doesnt mean you can do whatever the hell you want.