I would feel safer on the forum where moderators and administrators don't participate in discussions and don't express their personal opinions that side with one particular point of you more than the other.

Mods are in the more powerful position on the forum than everybody else, and, in order not to take a risk of exploiting their power, I feel they should just stick to their job, which is moderating. Just like therapists aren't supposed to exploit their position in sessions by engaging in the casual chat with clients and telling their personal stories.

DocJohn, I am perfectly ok with any input from you about the process of discussing things on the forum and how to make discussions constructive. I am not ok with you offering your opinion on the subject discussed because I don't believe it is appropriate for you, as a moderator or an administrator, to engage in equal exchanges with forum users while at the same time maintaining your power and authority to moderate threads, posts and memberships. Your role as a mod has certain boundaries attached to it that I hope you will respect.

When I hear a mod or admin say they are frustrated about some repetitive themes on the forum, I don't understand why they took on the job of moderating the forum in the first place. If the mods start sending signals that they are not ok with some topics for whatever reason and with some specific views what's the purpose of the forum then?

By all means, close the thread if you are offended by this post or kick me out of PC all together. I don't care.