"...this forum the discussion may reasonably extend into politics, and other matters where exchanges can get heated and should be moderated appropriately."
I think you joined too late to see the BREXIT discussions here, which often got quite heated.
As a moderator I would say it is quite difficult to police a forum. While you hope for civilised discussion, once a certain line is crossed( and that line is in different places for different people, (including the moderators) you have to make a decision when to intervene.
This forum was intended to be light touch as far as moderating goes but the BREXIT discussions caused a lot of friction. Without wishing to pick at old scabs, we were rightly or wrongly often accused of favouring or dis-favouring particular members. We were accused of not doing enough moderating by some, and also of doing too much and not enough by others. Some members left, presumably because the moderating didn't do enough or did too much for their liking. I won't go on, but you get the idea.
So I've no idea how would one decide what "moderated appropriately" is, in terms of moderation.
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