Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-4339123-20140124051241/@comment-16047389-20140124184735

This isn't something you can have an all-working solution for. Mods need their power in the instance where it is required. Let's say you took away a mod's right to ip ban (assuming they have that right, as I'm not sure if they do or not), what happens in the instance where, say for example, a certain user with an overwhelming hate for Nords begins turning any and everything into a racism debate (even where none exist), and begins to harass users. Now let's say his account was banned/suspended and he just makes another account and continues his harassment regardless. I would certainly want a mod to step in and ban said user.

I've seen a lot more instances where mods use their powers to remove users for legitimate reasons than for abusive ones. I've also seen what a forum or wiki site can turn into when mods are powerless to stop or completely unaware of problematic users. While I'm sympathetic to your issue, I'd rather have a few cases of power abuse than to see this site become the worst case scenario.