FWIW, I think the moderators do a relatively good job. But, they are people, and thier biases become apparent.
I have no problem with the thread in question: the OP/mod articulated multiple times what the thread was supposed to be about.
However, some threads, IMO, get warnings for barely any infringement, while others can go completely off topic with no comment what-so-ever from a mod, and to me it looks like it is because the mod has a very strong interest (or lack) in the subject of the thread.
I would hope that if the mod has a known bias for a thread subject, or is participating in the discussion, they would ask another mod to moderate the thread.
Or maybe they are just enforcing the rule:
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"Threads have a life of their own and may stray in all sorts of directions. However, if the original poster, or a moderator, requests that a thread stay on topic then please respect their wishes. You could start a thread of your own about the new topic, if you want. If a thread moves to parallel discussion of two separate topics then you may also request a moderator to move posts related to a new topic to their own thread with the "Report Posts" function."
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In which case instead of a mod just saying "Please stay on topic", they could post "The OP has requested that the thread stay on topic. Please stay on topic. This means you."
I also wish the rules weren't so wishy-washy/more strictly enforced. For example: "Similarly, discussions or questions about the actions of the Moderating Team are not permitted on open forum. Moderation actions are confidential between the team and the member in question. If you have any questions about an action, please address them to the team or other member by Private Message." and yet here we are discussing moderators actions.