This indeed. We have to remember that at the end of the day they’re just people. Sure, they’re the kind of people who focus their attention and energy into policing message boards all day which may contribute to certain social and behavioral issues, but they’re people nonetheless. If anything their mod status may make them more emotionally vulnerable. And when you give a… we’ll use the word episodic, individual a weapon, the odds of them misusing that weapon dramatically increase. The weapon of the Reddit mod is the ban. It is quick, efficient and effective. Like pulling a trigger.