INteresting..... I am starting to see a pattern here. I think I see your problem with Mods. 
I don't have a problem with mods... I'm probably one of the youngest in the game and still see ACM and Dogfighting as a dance, a competition of raw skill. There just aren't many players like that left, it seems. I'll fly ten minutes just to ditch if there's no fight, while others will run for 5 sectors just to not have a "Virtual" death. Point being, I talk a LOT of crap, and I'm not afraid to admit when I'm wrong or when I messed up, like drunk dialing HTC at 2 am life I've done in the past (lol) And I don't claim to be good.. I'm not that great, problem is the majority of current pilots would never leave 25k or their pack of 4 to find out. Or worse, vulch someone who clearly has no interest in downing the bombers of the base you're trying to take...
I would just really think of all the issues we tackle trying to keep the gem alive, what I can and can't say without breaking rules in front of a mod shouldn't be a concern at this state of the game.