Yeah, I get it. It's tough for me to say, y'know. I don't think it's worth having an actual argument with them to try and change their mind, but goddamn, I enjoyed pissing them off for the people that they are. In their heads, this forum was their Roman empire. They always kinda treated being a mod as this special task of power, and I'm sure you remember how Shadow was shamed for saying he didn't feel like being a mod anymore "after all Solidus gave him", it was insane.It's honestly either fear of ban or them not changing their stance. I didn't even bother arguing with them because they aren't willing to change their stance and are just okay with viewing everything within their bubble.
People like them get off with power because no one will challenge them and people that do, get banned and then shit talked after. At least people challenged Britta when she wasn't a mod under her account @Neptune. Literal psychopaths, imagine being 30 years old and not being able to have an open conversation about things.
I don't remember them going completely crazy if it goes about actually banning people until they went and banned my group, with Drag, Dojo, DK James, Shadow, TNH and me ofcourse. Not long after that, both Tsar and Aids got banned as well and then it basically became a dick sucking contest
I suppose the difference with me is that I wasn't really afraid of being banned. It would have been a dumb move to do so, as I was a part of the community and it'd cause obvious backlash. In the end, they were dumber than I expected so oh well