An abuse of power to achieve... what, exactly?<p>dang is here as a moderator precisely &quot;on behalf of the community.&quot; As in, he acts to facilitate productive discussion. You might disagree with his <i>decision</i> here, but I can&#x27;t see any way in which he has different <i>goals</i> than you would want him to. At worst, he has made a mistake, and the backlash from it will make him not do it again. (At best, he is being &quot;the hero we need&quot; by attempting to stop a flamewar argument before it starts, even if that means taking the heat that that flamewar <i>would</i> have spawned entirely himself.)