Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-46778460-20200903005940/@comment-9605025-20200903173903

As far as I am aware, the general rule is that community vote is used when there is no user who could accomplish the task. For example, removing an admin when there is no bureaucrat or removing a mod when there is neither an admin nor a bureaucrat. With the exception of ToU violations, staff generally do not pull rank to overrule local admins. However, if the community has very compelling reasons for the mods removal, there is always a possibility staff will make an exception.