Pretty true! Lots of people feel very restricted in such a role as there is a standard expected and they feel they have to be completely impartial all the time like some inhuman stoic individual. It is like a "trap" of responsibility. I like to think people can voice their opinions on matters on whatever they want, however responsibility should never interfere with opinion. As such, lets say we disagreed on a topic, I would do my best to ensure our clash on opinions does not interferes with duty, and if I felt that I am unable to do that, I would refer a duty situation to a third party.
So ultimately, I don't think moderators should be Socratics, but I do think they should be conscious of themselves.
[Well aware my name is Green and automatically skews the perception of my post because of that, but hey, I don't shy away from my opinion!]
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