On the one hand, this is true. On the other hand, it may be useful to have a system where the only real rule is “The moderators shall do whatever they want”, but there are nonetheless a bunch of other rules which (explicitly!) serve to give users some idea of what the moderators in fact want.
After all, if I am the king and I say “the only law is whatever I command”, surely the response of my subjects will be “yes, Your Majesty; and what do you command?”. Given almost any plausible goal I might have, it seems like I will achieve that goal more effectively if I provide a practical answer to the question, rather than “nothing for now, but be ready to carry out all my whims at a moment’s notice”. Yes, the latter is in some sense implied, but it’s not actually very useful by itself. If my whims are inconstant, then my kingdom will just be less effective, at almost anything.
On the one hand, this is true. On the other hand, it may be useful to have a system where the only real rule is “The moderators shall do whatever they want”, but there are nonetheless a bunch of other rules which (explicitly!) serve to give users some idea of what the moderators in fact want.
After all, if I am the king and I say “the only law is whatever I command”, surely the response of my subjects will be “yes, Your Majesty; and what do you command?”. Given almost any plausible goal I might have, it seems like I will achieve that goal more effectively if I provide a practical answer to the question, rather than “nothing for now, but be ready to carry out all my whims at a moment’s notice”. Yes, the latter is in some sense implied, but it’s not actually very useful by itself. If my whims are inconstant, then my kingdom will just be less effective, at almost anything.
Thus also with moderation.