Reply #214: NO, I'm not saying that.

[intheflow]

Mods can only read PMs addressed to them. But people alert on such messages sometimes, or there are patterns that emerge with long time posters. Some mods have been here since the beginning and know who has a history of "rallying the troops" which is prohibited by DU's rules. Rec/unrec is the most benign troop rallying there is; most involve calling on people to respond in any given thread either in favor of or against the OP or a particular OP response, which can get ugly fast.

*Edited for clarity.