and the evolved tribal instincts in me say that this is a power grab outside the bounds of your status.

Do you even know what my status is? It's not all that high, but it's more likely than not that you don't know, and you shouldn't presume that people other than you have low status.

This remark was mainly in response to this bit:

I retain moderator power over the sub-Reddit, and can delete things and ban people from it. If this gets to be too much work for me, I will be happy to give mod power to other interested Less Wrong readers with a track record of good posts and comments.

By lampshading the fact that you were gaining moderator power, you made it look like a power grab, even if it wasn't meant to be.

(Was this bit edited? I think I might've read a pre-edit version, but have no way to check.)