User blog comment:Drew1200/User Promotions/@comment-24825695-20140205000809/@comment-4845243-20140205210926

Aravis was recommended for mod by one of the admins because he was impressed by how well she behaved in some heated discussions and because she sets a good example for other users. If, however, she is not interested in using her mod rights, then she doesn't need to keep them...the last thing we need are more mods who don't use their rights.

Also, moderator is definitely not given to users who behave well as some sort of reward. That's kind of a silly thing to say, considering that this is the first promotion in multiple months, and probably the last one in multiple months. Adding five new mods is not the end of the world, and it does not mean that we are careless about giving moderator rights. This is a major overreaction, IMO. :P