Hey Zig I think they can , but it takes time and the mods cannot be everywhere, all the time.
I have a new suggestion there is an "ignore this user" button, it can be found by click on their name or viewing their profile, we should empower ourselves and use it, if we cannot just ignore the posts so we can stay on topic.
Personally, PDM listed a great list of topics, you could write a first date hand book with that, I think it is great.
