The decision making is subjective, you might argue about it, but its their call at the end of the day. But when threads can simply dissapear without an offer of an explanation or any communication, thats just bad manners.
I sympathise with Wholy who makes the effort to let people know when he has his mod hat on, by writing in red. I wasn't sure why that happened, but I do appreciate the thought. Wouldn't it be far better to have a seperate mod identity that everyone knew was the voice of the mod so that there was a distinct seperation between an individual's role and their role as a mod?
It would also mean that the person posting as the 'mod' would be doing so anonymously and with the full authority of the board, thereby minimising any personal perspectives that might get in the way.