Ridiculous action by SO
The mod appears to have simply said they can avoid giving offence by using terms like "OP" and "<username>", in response a woke type asserted that this was a transphobic ploy to circumvent using preferred pronouns.
Absolute bobbins.
It's actually more akin to spotting a minefield surrounded by gleeful fruit hurling goblins, and deciding to walk around rather than through it.
(AC, obviously!)