Hmmph.
I thought very similarly to Tom. I entertained the possibility that MTH meant that he could not see himself, but that thinking could not get me any further, there were other things that seemed too important to ignore, and I could find no strong motive for MTH.
I paste here my theories as I sent them in the email, for anyone who has nothing better to do while waiting for their prize
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the murderer: nekokami
my reasoning (well, you wanted to know):
I'm working on two assumptions:
ASSUMPTION 1
-Pilotbob is telling the truth (because we really don't have enough to stand on if he's not, he's the only one that gives any real information.)
-From that follows that MTH is telling the truth, but also that MTH was right at the scene of the crime, the glass cases. (I'm ignoring the little lie about moderating, though I'm painfully aware of it.)
-MTH says that he definitely did not see the killer (and here I'm hoping that he doesn't mean that he did not look in a mirror), and that he was entirely focused on the new reader (first I thought he meant the thread about the new reader, but now I believe he either meant a new reader in a glass case, or possibly the nook).
So how come MTH was there but didn't see the killer? Because he was focused on the reader, and because the killer seems to have mastered the Art Of Not Being Seen (TM). (that's ASSUMPTION 2)
FACT: SOMEONE IS MISSING
11 moderators are questioned, including Zelda, total 11
But when Lobster enters the suite, he counts 9, excluding Zelda, total 10
Verencat says there were 10 moderators in the room, including Zelda I suppose, total 10 again
Pilotbob describes the whereabouts of 10 moderators, including Zelda. Neko is missing from his account.
It follows that:
1) either Neko wasn't really there, and materialized the moment the red button was pressed (but that seems a little far-fetched) or
2) she has mastered the Art Of Not Being Seen (TM) (which is slightly less far-fetched?)
Option 1 is supported by the fact that she is the only one that seems to have no idea that there has been a murder. That would make her innocent, and I would have to assume that MTH is the killer, but I can find no plausible motive for that. Pilotbob is also an option, but still no motive. As for Ravenne, whose alibi is in conflict with what Pilotbob says, she may have a motive in protecting the prizes, but I can't see why Pilotbob would lie to protect her. Plus, she's really not all that violent to VR, who supposedly also keeps trying to steal things. Rock Lobster does say at the end, "Fifth, there was the fact that all of you were here, ...", so I'm going to believe that no one was away.
ASSUMPTION 2
is that I choose to go with option 2
Option 2 gives neko the means to commit the murder without being seen. She is furthermore suspicious because
1) She acts nervously when denying that she committed the murder
2) Unless she was really away it is very suspicious that she has no idea of the murder
3) For a pacifist she really seems to hold a grudge against pshrynk
4) She is very quick to anger, as implied by the shouting at Lobster
5) She is *violently* opposed to violence, and I'm assuming the use of a crowbar against a glass case, or the breaking of a nook, can be regarded as violence
6) She did say "Oh, what a giveaway!" 
I rest my case! 
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Well, at least I gave the twisted mods a headache too, if they actually tried to read all that