Alright, Calum, I misinterpreted your post, but I will explain further. What happened a year ago was not merely one thread that specifically targetted a moderator; it was a member who continuously spammed the forum (and I say spam, not mere flaming) to annoy the moderators and blame them for censorship when they deleted them. I agree that this situation is annoying, but it is not what I consider spam.
That said, the member who posted this thread called for harrassing a moderator. This is how the flame war degenerated last time, and it seems to border on inciting spam, I would normally not accept this. However, as Aloone pointed out, the topic has changed into a discussion, and the original poster made clear that it was meant in jest, so it may be best, in this case, to simply let the thread die on its own.
