The players don't have the entire picture when it comes to pointed attacks against certain staff members.

While it certainly wasn't anything as malicious as some of the things which have happened to staffers in the past, after a while getting abused for things that you think are for the best of the players/MUD would wear on anyone.

At some stage most people will simply just decide it's not worth their time and energy, and walk away. Which they do. That's their prerogative as volunteers.