Originally Posted by Dovster

The issue being discussed is not what moderators can do (or actually do) but rather the fact that TB's authority is so limited (eg: it cannot limit what will be discussed in the forums it establishes) that there is very little incentive for most FTers to bother voting.

Moreover, as TB is basically limited to establishing forums and setting its own internal rules, fewer and fewer members are even interested in running for it. I don't remember any TB election that had as few candidates as this one did.