

No, it isn’t. Exactly this mindset is why we call it “power-tripping” because you think the powers given to you to enforce rules are “fair fucking game” to use as a tool to inflict negativity.
Respond with negativity if you wish, but leave your mod powers out of it. Invoking mod powers to punish someone who hasn’t broken the rules is definitionally abuse of power.
I have a lot of respect for the Devs, as shining example of “how to recover from a mistake and make it up to your players”
Many other dev teams would have probably taken their payday and disappeared into the wind after that launch.