There was no "argument" and, with the offending post being a single sentence about 15 words long, no opportunity for confusion about exactly what it was I did wrong. My sarcastic tone warranted the moderators' invoking of the "negative impact" rule, but the "criticising Square Enix staff" rule could only have applied in the broadest possible sense: speaking ill of man-hour distribution between XI and XIV is verboten.
Suggesting that rules enforcement around here is random and haphazard is, by itself, against the rules. Therefore, the only thing left to do is try to aid consistent and even-handed enforcement, while encouraging others to do the same.