A moderator is human after all. You can't expect them not to
fail in anyway.
As a tech forum moderator here, I have my misses too, which
fortunately, didn't cause much trouble.
I don't know what issue causes this to be raised up again, as
alexrain has started another thread, pointing at the same
moderator. From the way things are going, I think there's some
miscommunication and misinterpretation.
And the other thread that was locked, as an on-looker, I have to
say that it does deserve to be locked. The first few pages replies
were serious, but as the number gets higher, the replies aren't. To
an extent, I could feel sarcasm and even hostility. Only some
questions asked were answered.