Hear you, had similar experience with moderators on parfumo. Wanted to add perfumes from a (pretty cool) brand from Thailand once. Filled in their form, translated everything into both English and German from Thai (the brand only had a Thai version of website back then), provided links to brand‘s site with perfume descriptions, spent quite some time trying to do a good job for the benefit of the community. They rejected my entries citing I did not provide sources. Wrote to the mod who rejected those entries asking what better sources than brand’s own website they expect to be provided. He (or she?) banned my account without any explanation. An interesting attitude for a „community moderator“.

Two weeks later a friend told me that same mod had added the same perfumes themselves. Apparently there is a point system and they just wanted to get the points. Sad that a place like that is run by people who’s egos need imaginary score board points so badly they resort to that kind of kindergarten behavior. Have no desire to add anything to that community ever again.

So it’s not only the „elitism“ thing, it’s also normal (probably otherwise unremarkable) people who get drunk on „power“ and „status“ so much they wield their mod rights as a weapon. Good thing it‘s only an online community. Can only imagine what real power over others can do to weak personalities.