I still think the option of a time out rather than full suspension would be useful, with a message saying this is a warning go away for an hour or two, have a cup of tea and come back when you have calmed down. Sometimes it's like a feeding frenzy with people firing off one another and getting angrier and more accusatory. It's not enough for a known mod to warn them, it opens the door to complaints being picked on even if the action that follows was warranted by Site Rules.
It would need a bit of re writing but it shouldn't be too difficult mods would just have an extra option or it could be a first option just giving them the full suspension option after the naughty step had been used.
Maybe it's something you could do more often
Thecorbyloon, no reason why it can't be anonymous, just because a mod is on a thread doesn't mean another mod couldn't take action.
I think all mods are either known or have a pseudonym, TCL. All new mods are known, like me, but the mods who were in the role before the ABEds decided to make that change have an alternative they can use publicly such as 'SecretMod' or 'AnOtherMod'.
Corby, the Ed says there are 16 mods, but in my opinion only five (excluding the eds) are really publicly known. Those with the 'Anon' accounts are still anonymous. As an example, when Admin was off for Christmas and there was a call for a mod to contact a member privately , only those with recognisable names could have obliged. Anyone else would have had to reveal their AB identity.
Yes, the ABer (a long time member) did give an email address - and the eds were happy with my response. They know if they're not around, mods sometimes have to deal with unusual circumstances.