Those ****ing Asterisks

You're too modest. You have a true gift. Start a ranting style blog a la Pharyngula, it'll be very popular.I know you and Jar and Nuggin and others disagree, but once people get mad constructive discussion disappears, so the moderation policy here at EvC Forum is to discourage participation styles that tend to raise hackles.--Percy

That's an interesting idea. Moderators could hide messages they disapprove up, but everything except the message's content would still be visible. A click of a button would unhide the message for those interested, but the fact that moderators disapprove of the message is evident, and moderator cautions and suspensions might become necessary less often. I'll give it some thought.