+1 the original mods were some of the friendliest mods i'd seen. the accusation that they were disorganized and slow is especially baffling to me because these were mods that conducted polls on what each character did during events so that they could consider each action when writing out event aftermaths.

the only thing i can recall about them that might lead to people describing them as "uncooperative and difficult" is that they were very insistent that special powers only be available in specific circumstances. (though i guess jade specifically might also be miffed that the original communication devices didn't let her character type like a homestuck no matter how she rephrased the question to the mods)

if they were really so difficult, surely it's not difficult to pull up actual instances of them being unfriendly or unfair. the mods were the most public figures in the game, and most of their interactions with the players publicly available.

it's hard to believe any of this when the most we've gotten is a completely normal rewards page that's somehow supposed to be proof the mods hated some of the players that were granted rewards