I had no idea that green names meant moderators. I thought that choosing a color, like you choose an image or a signature is part of the customization available here.

As a matter of fact green is a little counter intuitive because moderation is more about red lines.

Like everybody else, I have my biases too. Hearing something questionable from somebody you trust is very different from hearing the same from somebody you don't. The fact that I hear people I trust favoring moderation, has an impact.

My view was that a large community has natural anti corps. When somebody goes overboard there were usually many negative responses from regular users even in the absence of moderators.

Those who come from MF and are very patient might remember my proposal how to create and maintain a list of active mistresses in a forum form. I spent some time thinking about the administration, and my solution, one administrator and multiple curators (kind of the equivalent of a moderator) was addressing how to do it without anybody having to spend a lot of time on these jobs.

What would I expect of a moderator? First somebody with a lot of time on his hands. Preferably somebody who has posted a lot, like an addict at MF. The ability to get along, to have an open mind, to be somewhat of a diplomat. So it is a demanding and unpaid job, and it is remarkable that there are multiple persons willing to do it. This bodes well for this site.