I think there will bias toward the "mod's" POV, yes, but it's a rather soft touch relative to outright moderation. Currently there are also many users who have a trust level similar to my own.

We do *plan* to have each user have their own web of trust eventually - meaning they are the mod for their own SN experience. 

The alternative to trust webs are trustless ranking algos, which we also plan to experiment with, but those are hard to design in a way that lets users posting content earn.

k00b

SN release: enhanced trust algo and more tangible rewards 

It's just the adversarial thinker in me, but do you think that mod-centric trust will lead to you getting a majority of the website's attention? And by extension, the posts and comments you give attention? In a non-direct, way, people get paid to interact with those they can infer are *trustworthy*. And you own the algorithm for determining that. 

(I'm not criticizing. I know you're more interested in the longevity of the project. But it is a point a buttcoiner could make.)