My own view is that there is no coincidence between the appointment of the mods and the falloff in real interaction. There is a clear and obvious link between the two.
If anyone read the boards dispassionately it would be very clear that the level of arrogance from the moderators towards other users is staggering. I read a post by Ric yesterday where he apologised for moving a thread and when it was further commented on, he issued an incredibly high handed threat to that poster.
I think it might be important to remember that the role of a moderator on a site like this is prevent breaches of actual rules, not to impose their opinions.
I wrote a post recently on this addressed to Patricia, warning of the fact that if the user community were to be treated in this high handed way, that they would just stop participating. This site needs more than adverts from the girls to survive, it needs interaction to keep people coming back. However, Patricia has not responded at all.
Let's see what happens, but if common sense doesnt prevail, and the usage of the site falls, it will affect the ad revenue. Once that happens, it will be too late. People will vote with their feet, both escorts and punters....
Just my two cents worth.
TD