it's like law enforcement on freeways. When everyone is speeding do you pull over the people driving too fast or do you pull over someone driving below the limit. Because most would pull over the latter since they're a bigger hazard to the majority that go faster than the limit.

Twisted I know, but the forums mods operate in a similar fashion. On a forum where everyone throws out mild unpleasantries and it occasionally riles something up does it warrant their attention? The answer is no because its the majority. I've seen mods ban folks from the forums for things that cross the line like lewd screencaps or derogatory language.

I personally picture the mod team as a small group of virtual ninjas; Ever present, but rarely spotted.