Unacceptable.

[jxu]

First off, there isn't an excess of staff: 9 members of staff is certainly just about the right amount. Whether they are active or not is a different story...

I don't know if you've been on the server recently, but it's not like the good ol' days. There's certainly an excess considering the active people on our server. It's gotten to the point in which some members of our server have left (at least temporarily) from the inactivity (edevil, iceglade).

Also, adding the rank of moderator does not seem like a good idea to me for several reasons: Back when we had foremen and admins, there often was a blurring of the lines between the two ranks. One foreman who may be a capable server admin would be given permission on ssh and then the other foremen would begin to push for permissions beyond their rank. This eventually led to the consolidation of admin and foreman into staff.

That may have worked then but it's clear that the current system is falling apart. A noticeable amount of time the server only has 0-2 people on. The way to solve your issue would be to have clear guidelines on what admins and foremen have the permission to do or not do.