For this forum where things can sometimes be in a grey area I think it's better to keep things open... like a moderator can post in a thread and point out that it's getting too heated or that it needs to be back on topic and further posts deleted etc.. that's all discretionary stuff and sometimes no further action required (other times well, there was a warning) it's useful to see a post from a mod in that case. (unless there were a generic placeholder mod account that could post a similar message).
In the case of anonymous moderation, I think that's perhaps for other types of forums, maybe better where there is either less moderation and/or there are just basic rules with less discretion*... in that sort of case it's a bit more robotic/mundane and may as well just take the case of stuff disappearing (obvious spam) and/or stuff being edited "by a moderator" for X obvious rule breach. One example might be the imageboards with fewer rules/more anarchy and threads that don't last long, in that case there are so many users and they're anonymous too that a large team of anonymous moderators performing basic tasks and adhering to a fixed rule set with limited (if any discretion) perhaps makes more sense.
I guess another example could be members' market, quite rigid rules and perhaps less room for discretion... it's a bit more procedure-oriented and needs to be for good reasons.
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That mod isn't a mod now so i guess i can do that now 
