There’s nothing contradictory going on here, Will. Unless of course you consider the fact that he posted a link to an Industrial Design blog, on a forum of an Industrial Design blog. Calling out Moderators isn’t really a good thing to do. We’re all here on our own working to keep the site clear of spam and other garbage. We have established some forum posting guidelines, that you may want to read through if you get the chance. We have outlined the preferred ways to contribute to the site.
To the Original Poster, no harm no foul. I think you’ll find that you can have a much more meaningful and robust discussion if you post your topics here for discussion. There are thousands of designers of all experience levels here that will contribute.