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Represent?
Were they ever elected by the subs for the position? Were they working for us? Did they ever speak for us?
You seem to be mistaking a internet forum for a… democratic government, I guess?
Mods were just applying a set of rules to maintain order and a (minimum) of civility. It was up to reddit to maintain communities if they really wanted, and they simply gave everyone the finger.
You might want to read more about the whole afair, as the fact that all the blackouts seem to be “just a nuisance” made up by mods, and you had to come here to complain show that you did not really understand it.
Any chance the updates will be posted here too?