You don’t get to tell people to take things up with mods when they have a problem, but dismiss a number of server members, both current and former, saying that they’re intimidated by or even afraid of the mods (one, some, or all).
By doing this, you’re not only practically spelling it out that you don’t care about your server members and/or getting their problems fixed, but also that you don’t care that you’re breeding an environment of fear of the mods and being ostracized.
You’re creating a functioning paradox within the server: you can’t get things fixed without talking to the mods, you’re afraid of the mods and the mods are the problems, the mods won’t address problems about other mods, nothing gets fixed.
This isn’t how a safe and mentally healthy environment is run. That’s not how these things work. You can’t say that people should just talk to you if they’re uncomfortable or have a problem and then brush them off, especially if the people designated to solve the problems are the problem.
-Mod Jay, Mod Marsh, and Mod Brown