I am torn.
On one hand, all of them have truly earned their positions through merit rather than nepotism. I have seen first-hand how some of them operate, and they catch 90% of the infiltrators who sign up here. I, personally, have also never had any negative experiences with them. (though I sm slightly worried that I might have fallen out of favor with how often I've criticized some of their recent decisions). Uggo Mongo even included me in his "Cope or Rope" DMs. While no longer a mod, LeFrenchCel is someone I highly respect, and the recently promoted TheGrayWolf seems to be following in his footsteps as a fair and just pillar of the community.
On the other hand, there is definitely corruption that needs to be addressed. I have seen users be banned in spite of breaking no actual rules, (@aryanmikmaq) for obvious sarcasm, (@Fantasea) and for talking about what is essentially an open secret at this point. (@psyop). I have also seen them engage in blatant favoratism/factionalism, (even granting their friends special permissions) make up rules on the fly when it suits them, (which, conveniently, do not apply to them) and display some rather pathetic attemps to "statusmaxx" online. (for example, the whole trend of renaming problematic users to some variation of kanga/koala stems from a mod trying to placate some Australian e-whore he conversed with online).
