I've just made a search for mods who haven't logged in within the past 6 months and didn't find any.
If a mod becomes inactive for too long, please point it out and we can look for a replacement.
As for the rule bending... perhaps the rules should become clearer? There seems to be a lot of discussion about whether something is or isn't against the rules.
Oh, and I'm with Mr. E on the Misc subject.