Oh, pardon me ... I could have sworn that a moderator was one who moderates. Shouldn't that mean you, too, Opperman? Oh, yes ... here it is, the definition according to The American Heritage Dictionary, 2000:
Moderator: n. 1. One who or that which moderates. 2. One who presides over a meeting, forum, or debate holding or characterized by ideas or convictions that are not extreme or radical, keeping or kept within reasonable limits; temperate.
I'm not certain, but I am pretty sure that means a moderator doesn't become ensconced in the feud. For the definitions of the other complicated words included within this definition, please see dictionary.
Let's stick to b-ball.