I'm calling BULLSHIT on your "third option."
Originally Posted by rooster
And therein lies the reason you fail...In your brief time as a moderator, you never understood the basic rules that govern most moderators on this site, or how the fundamental processes of the site work. That definitely contributed to your extremely short tenure. I'm going to help you out, just this one time, because I'm feeling magnanimous...
The owners of the site don't want moderators doing "drive-by" moderating. They've made it very clear that moderators are not to moderate actions outside their assigned forums except in the most extreme case, such as nuclear rule violations. Outing, children, etc. In those cases, all moderators are encouraged to step in as quickly as possible, rather than wait for local intervention.
When I asked you, "why would I issue you points for that", the emphasis wasn't on points, but rather on I, as in "why would I put my modtardship at risk by doing something the owners specifically don't want?" Unfortunately, you're so out of your depth here, that you could never see this third option.
I won't issue you points for your infraction here, not because I can't, but because it's the local moderator's job, and I'm discouraged from doing so. So those two points you will be getting are all for naught...