There is actually a Staff & Moderators-only forum that the admins, mods, and the council use to coordinate what's happening here at TMO.

Note that mods have volunteered to primarily help keep things in order here. You all might not see what they do on a daily basis, on their own time, so it's hard to appreciate what they are doing and how much they are contributing.

Being a mod can be quite stressful. If you sense that a mod is having a bad day, I suggest to not engage him/her. PM me instead so I and/or the council can handle the problem privately.

Thanks.

Pity this one is off topic

Thanks Reggie, and also well raised - i have noticed a certain few posts that i was shocked to read :|

But Reggie makes a very good point. Self moderation - everyone is allowed a bad day

I would suggest a "Report abuse" sticky thread somewhere.
It helps the mods and admins by making a central place where users can report forum abuse, and mods/admins can report why someone got banned or brigged or whatever.