As most people have probably noticed by now, moderators are getting head-hunted by a group of boards members, for various reasons. I'm not here to say whether your reasons are justified, nor whether the mods' responses have been justified either. I think we can all agree, however, that things are being escalated WAY beyond how far they should have been.

Calling out mods on bullshit is fine, I'd say it's recommended, and I don't think any mods would fight me on that point - if you have an issue with the mods, then you're entitled to share it. On the other hand, I've seen people spamming posts, using upvote/downvote bots to further their opinions, and completely ignoring all the comments where REAL players are agreeing with mods.

Let me break down how the steps you take should look, when disagreeing with a moderator's decision:

If you get a removal/ban that you don't agree with, feel free to (politely) request some info about your situation. If a mod explains a removal, or a ban, and you still don't agree with it, feel free to talk to them (politely). If they tell you that you're SOL (outta luck, for those unfamiliar with the acronym), then you're SOL. They're the mods, they make the final calls - let bygones be bygones and move on. Stop acting like a child, it isn't a huge deal. If you're still upset, send in a support ticket and their Riot contact can decide.

People will not always agree with you, and it's important to remember these two things:

1. If the mods perceive it as potentially rude/inflammatory/harm-inducing, then odds are SOMEONE on the boards agrees with them. That doesn't mean they don't make blunders, and I'll be the first one to call them out on that, but if they perceive something negatively, odds are it's something that can reasonably be perceived negatively, and you should just cut your losses and take the removal.

2. Whatever you said was probably not worth much anyways. Sure, if the mods mess up, like I've said, they should be held accountable. But repeatedly spamming posts, commenting 25+ times on your thread to throw insults back and forth with a moderator because of a disagreement, trying to get mods BANNED? Your one, 5-word "controversial" comment isn't worth the effort, and if somehow you get it reversed; NO ONE EXCEPT YOU CARES.

People are really acting like children, and it's really frustrating to see mods that I've always considered to be doing a good job get head-hunted and insulted in posts that get upvote-bot-farmed to make them look like some kind of villain. The boards are devolving into a "Fuck the mods" space, and most of the players aren't even on board with it, from the comments I've read.

Finally, if you feel you're being targeted, take that up with some of the mods 1-on-1 in the discord, or find another way to contact them. Spamming the front page with garbage about getting mods fired is a waste of front-page space, much the same as this post is - the irony isn't lost on me, and I do not care. Someone had to say it.

Tl;Dr - everyone on the boards (mods and regular players) need to stop the attacking and retaliatory behavior and bring things back to a civil level, because in no way is it worth the effort. Just try your best to see things from a perspective other than your own.

EDIT: And the downvote bot is at it again. Before I went to my lecture a few hours ago this was 3rd from the top, with like 15 more upvotes than downvotes, I come back and the thread gets completely bombarded with downvotes all at once. You're only proving the point that you're using any means necessary to further your childish agenda. Whatever, I did what I set out to do, no use beating a dead horse, when it was clearly murdered.