Good evening,
The moderation's attempts to maintain a perception of objectivity have been waning for some time - I suspect due to the decreased activity from the developers. The threadwas locked improperly, and lazily - if you're going to post a reason for the lock as a moderator, mod-text it.
Belittling the thread because it is trying to "collect pretend money from invisible bodies" is an odd tactic. You're scolding someone for trying to collect in-game currency from players, on the forums of that game? If you're sick of Salem that's fine, just shuffle off and go afflict some other community.
Other examples of sub-par moderation recently:
-Moderator ignored a legitimate report, then broke the "English-Only" rule himself. The report had to be resubmitted and addressed by a separate moderator
-Political threats of a ban (note lack of mod-text)
-Combination of moderation warnings and personal attacks
-Trolling "Help!"
-Moderation actions to settle personal disputes
Faithfully,
-Paul the Paymaster