User blog comment:Obi the LEGO Fan/Moderation Practices/@comment-5780776-20160306212949/@comment-4845243-20160307212532

Yeah, humor can be tricky to deal with. If someone is irritated/offended, they should ask the person to stop. If the person refuses, there is grounds for moderator intervention.

As far as shutting down discussions, that's permissible only if the discussion is clearly non-constructive. If a bunch of people are harping on a mod for kicking someone because they refused to stop teasing someone, then shutting down the discussion is perfectly legitimate. It's not totalitarian to enforce policies the community has approved. :P