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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak
Frankly, the initial incident has been blown way out of proportion and turned into a much bigger problem than it ever was. Anyone who avoids posting links from a fear of the same thing happening to them is over-reacting to what at best was a mistake, and at worst a lapse of temper. We're all human, and that includes moderators. They're allowed to make mistakes, same as everyone else.
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OK, so an individual makes a mistake and gets pounced on, but a moderator makes a mistake and we should overlook it? Sorry, no, that's not fair. We should hold both to the same standard when it comes to perceived mistakes, or, frankly, if there should be different standards, it's the moderators who should be held to a HIGHER, stricter standard.
If you go back to the beginning of the thread in question, the poster is the only one who apologized for making a mistake.
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Don't you think it's possible that the moderators are reading this thread and noticing the reactions, and realizing that the initial snap reaction was a mistake? If you genuinely meant what you said about granting others the benefit of doubt and assume that they have good intentions, you have to be willing to extend that way of thinking to the moderator team as well.
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I do grant the benefit of the doubt--for a time. But when no attempt is made to retract, apologize for, or even soften the comment--when it's let to stand in all its glory--then I am left believing that the comment was not a mistake or a burst of anger, but fully intentional and deliberate.
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With that, I think I'll bow out of this thread. I can tell I'm starting to offend you (or have been for a while now), and since none of us will ever convince the other to change their mind, we might as well drop this before it risks escalating.
It's been a very enjoyable discussion, so thank you for that. 
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I am in no way offended by the discussion. I am only offended by the possibility of being berated for making a simple mistake.