Hey, I'm a nice mod!
See, we mods are just like GCers. We get angry and offended by what others post. Like the GCers, we think a lot of posters are jerks, troublemakers, etc. But, since we are mods, *most of us* hold ourselves to higher standard and try not to get involved. Sometimes, though, it's hard not to. When someone is attacking you personally or someone says something that really hits home, it's hard not to get emotions involved. I don't think there's a single mod out there who's not guilty of lashing out at another member. Even some of the mods you put on your nice list have lashed out from time to time.
It's not to say that it's right of us. It's just hard to take a backseat sometimes when you feel that a flame is directed at you personally.