POPS, I regret you have chosen to revive this discussion. It seemed to me everything had been said.
However, as you have, let me answer you. At no point did I criticise any moderator for doing their job. Indeed I agreed that the post complained of was wrong. What I did was raise Joss’s use of the word “vitriolic” which I felt was and he agreed might be too strong an adjective.
As for a discussion about semantics, why should we not have one? As I said already, precision in language is important and to neglect it is what leads to misunderstanding.
I’m not attempting speak for the original poster, he can do that himself, but if I was accused by a moderator of posting something “vitriolic” merely because I had said a comment was “idiotic”, I think I would be entitled to feel aggrieved. As I am now, by being pursued by you.