I suppose I should post my opinion on this...
MCSG is stuck in-between a rock and a hard place. They need to deal with the in-game issues, such as lag and the glitched chest contents, as well as handle the masses of hackers, which is hard as MCSG is severely understaffed at the moment. As for the current moderators, while they may seem to be doing nothing, it's hard to tell. It's usually not to noticeable when a mod catches 2 or 3 hackers a day, because hacker numbers are constantly rising. They could be extremely efficient, but while they may cut down 5 hackers, 10 more will rise in their place. That being said, we need more staff, not new staff.
As for the hacker numbers themselves. This is how I see it.
New player joins > Killed by hacker > gets pissed and confused > Dies to hacker again > Installs nodus.
Older player > Killed by hacker > *Sigh* > Killed by hacker > *UGH* > Killed by hacker > ┬──┬ ノ( ゜-゜ノ) > Leaves
I understand that we need patience, good un-glitched coding takes time. But it's hard while the "MCSG triangle" is all poisoned.
Gameplay - Lags, OP chests, glitches, not SG feel anymore.
Other players - "HA GAY NEWB I SLEPT WITH UR MUMMY LAST NIGHT" or a hacker, bacca, or spammer.
Forums - Complaints, goodbye threads, What is your favorite____ threads, donor hate, bacca rage.
The sad part is, you can't exactly "Fix" a community. Once one weed pops up, the whole garden will get infected. I have said this time and time again, but I'll reiterate here. A new player mimics the maturity of those around them. Unless he's an intentional troll, this is true. Let's say this -
(100)Jonny has joined the server.
(100)Jonny - How do I join a game?
(9001)xXswag69swagXx - Stupid fkin newb.
(100)Jonny - What?
(9001)xXswag69swagXx - GTFO newb, ur a f*king dumba**.
(100)Jonny - F*CK YOU!
This is sadly how things tend to work. One person starts playing and is greeted by hatred and immature kids, rather than kind hands like back in beta. That's why the baccas may have been the nail in the coffin. Once they joined, masses of new players where immediately corrupted by them. Regular players, usually open to helping noobs, grew bitter and began to ignore the pleas for help from noobs. Again, the best way to help the community is to help new players, and set them off on the right path.
Also, I summon
G33ke to the thread, we need his wisdom.