In the meantime, there's got to be a check system for the moderators. Let everyone know what the reason is as soon as possible if it's going away from the rules and standard practice
Sample Mod training Manual: to reference Mod Thread
"Sometimes we deviate from standard practice and make exceptions because it's appropriate. Please discuss any exceptions to standard practice with other moderators prior to action."
"The moderators work best as a team. We regularly discuss actions before taking them, from determining whether a questionable post is spam to whether a person should be given an infraction. "
Update the Clubtread Rules and Guidelines if need be, but obviously people are upset about this, some have gone to the extent of analyzing all the posts. So even before the process of voting out mods comes in place, make things clear on any side rules.
Don't want to see threads like this pop up all summer