some of them did leave as mods, but later. after they realized just what this place has become...and to be honest...what it means to be a moderator here.
to be honest, i don't have a clue. this place has gone to hell, no two ways about it. but those are the names, off the top of my head, that i would like to see as mods. also, yourself, jmac, and a few others, wouldn't be bad choices to replace the ones that aren't here. but my honest opinion is this, and take this however you wish, but no offense is intended...
the entire system/forum needs flushed, and rebuilt. the mod staff, the forum, the members, everything. and start fresh. this place is too far gone. any attempt at changing it is seen as being "nazi" or power mad, or something. lose all post counts, everything, start new. have goob assign an active admin, a permanet moderator staff (and no, i don't need to be one) based upon the advice of the admin he selects and establish a firm set of rules and enforce them. but trying to turn this place around is like masterbating with a cheese grate, while somewhat pleasant and potentially rewarding, it's just mostly painful and bloody.
i know that's not going to happen, and this place is a lost cause, which is why i don't bittch about it much. it just flat doesn't do any good, and won't as long as goob stays disassociated with the forum and there is no active admin to back up the mods.
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