It's the Stanford problem, but not everybody succumbs to the allure of power. We see it pretty much everywhere, like on IRC, where power-madness is an expected consequence of giving someone ops in a channel. You win some and you lose some, moderation isn't "set it and forget it," you have to remove some and acquire others from time to time.
> moderation isn't "set it and forget it," you have to remove some and acquire others from time to time.
A great point. Succinctly, the moderators need moderators.
The sad thing about aging - the body and mind (metaphysical mind, not the brain itself) don't necessarily age at the same rate.