Frankly I stepped in the way I did because of complaints, but if that offends your sensibilities, you are more than welcome to view the edit logs to read the pre-edited posts.
The “rediculous monitoring” you complain about also as you may notice, serves to pull users out from under the mob of people with opinions different than their own. If you really wanted to check my actions, you may see that I never offer opinions on topics that I am also moderating, and I never moderate topics that I am offering my opinions. Perhaps you’re suggesting that I’m not allowed my own opinions, just because I have the smallest degree of responsibility? If you’re accusing me of some degree of “mod abuse” then I’d invite you to dm me, or make a complaint to a developer.
Irksome or not, my goal is to help maintain a forum where the most people possible can voice their opinions. That includes you, that includes @Godslayer109, that includes everyone. But if reasonable guidelines can’t be abided, then some form of moderation must take place. Do you not consider that some people might be reluctant to voice their own opinions when they know the person they are speaking to will just hurl explitives and insults back?