I'm glad they're not putting up with abuse there, it's a community I'm proud to be a part of. Peace, Abundance and Liberty. Yes, they moderate. It's only just the beginning, you will see how it unfolds.
Editing in: I can still see all the death threats, sexual harassment of the elderly and death wishes given to cancer patients by viewing the blockchain through the other user interfaces.
Clearly folks that think death threats are humor exist, and I'm pretty sure a community of such would find a lot of users. PAL doesn't seem like they want to be that community. Censorship and moderation are hand and glove. Since one's poison is another's ambrosia, one size fits all is going to become obsolete IMHO. If PAL tries to get everyone in snowsuits, there's gonna be a lot of folks uncomfortable.
When communities arise that allow other forms of dress, PAL will lose them as want to wear bikinis. This diversification is just beginning, and I reckon that's a good thing, and it'd be a good thing if PAL looked to being a community for certain folks. To do that, there need to be rules that are reasonable and comfortable to those folks. Bernie and coininstant prolly aren't those folks.
They seem to reckon different rules should apply to them, and when they have a community with rules they find reasonable, PAL won't have to worry about them stirring up drama.
You're right. We'll see how things shake up. They're gonna shake up for sure.