Please.
I got the response. Let's see if my summary is accurate?
The thread in question got a lot of reports. It was a PITA to deal with all the reports. Some of the content was borderline. The mods have not indicated what causes one submission to be borderline, one to be acceptable and one to be inappropriate. What they do is close the thread.
There was a secret vote amongst an undisclosed number of mods that was unanimous. End of story. No further details need be discussed.
When people are unhappy the mods insult them and make threats.
Did I miss anything?
Yes--when people are unhappy they insult the mods and make threats.
Now I think it's all covered.