That's not really all that surprising.  What I see happening with the moderation here is something I've seen time and time again on forums.  Those that are protected are those that post what is most open to attack.  They are usually also the group that is quickest click that report post button because they are offended at the response they receive.  Now, the site is overmoderated.  Temporary bans are handed out frequently and those that would want to take the zealous fans to task for outragous statements deside to go somewhere else where the ban hammer isn't swung so liberally.  The most successful and interesting boards I've ever posted on use bans VERY infrequently and those bans that do happen, are permanent.  I am and have been a moderator on a few boards and have always found that most problems could be solved without such heavy handed tactics.  Not only that, conversation on those boards was allowed to get much more indepth and heated, but without explostion because members learned their posting boundaries, including the unpaid volunteer company advocates (or they blew up and were chased off).

The fact is, the more interesting posters that are chased off by ban happy overmoderatores, the less interesting people will stay because they hit "Hot Topics" and see mostly "Which FF villian do you like most?" and "What are you thinking right now?" and other such drivel.  Many immature mods think that the more active they are in moderation, the better they are at it.  In fact, the opposite is true.  The best mods take action only when absolutly needed, and when they do so it should follow a set and simple process.  Temp bans represent forum micromanagement of members.  If you are going to ban someone, make it permanent.  However, 99% of all forum altercations can be settled without that.  Most people can be reasoned with and not everone should be protected from being assaulted for their zealous opinion.

I give this thread a 9.8

I do find it irritating that there are so many "joke" threads made my older members, that actually do turn into legitimate console war arguments, and saying things like "I thought that 2009 for the Wii was crap in comparison to 2008" would get you banned for "trolling".

The mods also are very incosistent and don't understand the importance of precedents in any law/rule based system. Allowing someone to post shemale porn and get away with it, or allowing senior members get away with things pretty much creates an anarchy, as there are no rules anymore if it's all arbitrary.

My personal opinion:

1) PS3 fans- Obnoxious teenagers and Japanophiles

2) 360 fans- Mature and older people that complain about the PS3 fans and bias, but then completely lose credibility by making the very few 360 threads that come up fanboyish.

3) Wii fans- Weird and scary if you piss them off, but they're cool.

Meh, I'll probably get banned for this post for "trolling" the PS3, 360, and Wii fans *shrug*

Profcab state some really nice things in a very measured and eloquent manner.

Akvod I have to disagree with your assessment. From what I have seen, if PS3 fanboys are 13 and are all about Japan, then the 360 fannoys are 16 and are all about amurrica. Sometimes UK as well.  Wii fans still more or less just say "scoreboard bitch," as Kasz pointed out, they also seem, VERY strnagely given the the majority of the Wii's users, to be more mature and a bunch of them play on the PC as well.

Can't say anything about the board, I only lurked since like mid 09 and joined to get a free beta key for HoN.

I dunno, the most famous 360 members I'm thinking of are at least 20+.