RLENT
Veteran Expediter
I agree (even s-p-o-o-k-i-e-r )I think maybe this happens when they're chosen because they're a good fit to be in the "clique" and not because they honestly would make a good moderator.
If one is at all aware of of the various indications of the personal beliefs/convictions (particularly politics and religion) of most, if not all moderators, it is awfully hard to draw any other conclusion.
I think you may be on to something here .....If you combine that with the suggestion of the mods being anonymous, you might just get a winning team.