I guess I am just use to everyone has their own rules. I've been blogging for better of five years and been a moderator over half a dozen times on different sites, they each came with their own requirements. Once in awhile contacting someone through email if it was a sensitive matter that'd created a lot of problems if publicly addressed, like threats. Some used moderation panels and one had their own independent moderation site you went to for moderators to contact the owner of the site or other moderators. I guess it doesn't seem as odd for me in that regard.