I was thinking more of the zombie accounts. (IMG:
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But seriously, it removes the over inflated number for how many admin there are while also removing one more aspect of it being a reward - i.e. removing it for not using it. That is one more step to an community standard of admin being a job that has obligations (i.e., being active, doing good work, not being corrupt, etc).