The stupid thing of the entire discussion that the user has a point; pro-tempore mods were originally assigned for a beta period intended to be 90 days, give or take 6-8 weeks.
So if there were some bad apples among them, they'd be replaced soon.
So ... from my view of the situation and with the context that shog provided your recent meta question looks like an attempt to construct a vehicle to remove the moderators from office that (rightly in my opinion) tried to stir you towards ceasing disruptive behavior on quantum computing SE
Yes. I think I can soften the tone of my MSE answer a bit, but I'll be keeping the context for sure. The first version was fairly neutral; it was only after the complaints about the duplicate that I felt ... compelled ... to expand the answer.