Originally Posted by Hero

Here's a life changing solution for a hypothetical backseat moderator who occasionally gets infracted:

1) Quit being a know-it-all
1) Use the report button
2) Explain the situation and wait for a moderator to handle it

Backseat moderation "with sources" is still not as efficient as you think. Here's an example, User A posts a thread in discussion board, when the right place for a thread of that nature is Rapid Threads. User B posts in that thread and tells User A that such threads belong in Rapid Threads. (this scenario applies to both cases; whether User B links to a "source" or not) Now, if User B would allow a moderator to post instead of posting this himself, a moderator would move the thread to a new place, and say everything that User B could have said to "help" the OP in the first place. Therefore, reporting the situation, holding your horses and waiting for a moderator is more productive than jumping in yourself. User B is much better off helping the OP with his actual problem or concern that he made the thread for. Whether or not you have the sources doesn't help the case any more or less if you compare it to the situation of an actual moderator dealing with the situation.