User blog comment:Obi the LEGO Fan/Policy discussion/@comment-5087874-20140117230858/@comment-5381241-20140118013049

My point is in response to LDC's comment. The reason why we have CMs even though a normal user could tell anyone to stop is because they (along with admins, sysop, whatever ) have the ability to kick or ban a disobedient user. Sure, a user without rights could tell somebody to stop, but what if the spammer persists? The user can't kick them now can they?