Yea an active member since 2011 having to ask to moderate a beloved forum, not my style.
If you can't be bothered to offer the help when you see a void in leadership, then don't criticize the absence of a leader in this area ?
Why would you take that as an insult to the site? Maybe it was directed at the specific mod who followed through with the ax job on my posts because some crybaby reporting them for whatever reason they had.
Somebody telling you the truth and wanting to help you is much nicer in my opinion than looking the other way or encouraging falsehoods that have you trapped in an inferior fish keeping habit.
You got the ax not for the "truth", but for your delivery. There is an expectation of decency on this forum, and if you can meet that expectation, then the appropriate action was taken by my moderator.
I have no idea why you would see a void in leadership and/or expertise in an area of the forum and decide to rage about it instead of offering to help. I would have happily added you to the team had you only offered to help instead of taking that absence as an insult.
I'm frankly confused as to how we arrived at this situation. You could have easily reported this content if you felt it was objectionable, instead you attacked.
You've been around long enough to remember how things were I'm the old days, and you were around when I made it clear that this behavior wouldn't be tolerated.
Hopefully this is just the results of a bad day and not the loss of a member permanently. Your probationary status isn't permanent.