Very good andrew,
you've finally figured out one of the many truths about power. Sure it's fun, but when in power you get to be responsible for descisions that are for the greater good, but may disadvantage some individual parties.
Those parties will probably hate you for life but the rest of the community will thank you in the long run. What the fcuk is the point in someone being a mod if they have to ask another one of the SAU team for permission to delete posts or make a descision. If a mod can't make the unpopular descisions on their own and stand by them what is the point in them being a mod.
People will always hate mods for enforcing the rules and a set of standards. Deal with it.
Hell Adrian BANNED Mindflux for a lot less, and he didn't evan bat an eyelid.
IMHO.
The point of this is NOT to start a flamewar but to point out the way things are. Flame me and I won't respond at all.