"Actions speak volumes," as you have said in the past. I honestly do not know where to begin with this, so I apologize if the following is brief and all over the place.
First, I am utterly appalled that it was required of you—not any other staff member—to publicly threaten the current MOTS—who have done nothing wrong—so aggressively, treating them so lowly for only talking briefly on a thread abiding forum rules. If someone must be punished, I am right here, because taking anger out on the poor MOTS, who were not even involved making this thread, is extreme.
Similarly, this is not a problem with MOTS. MOTS should not be a staff scapegoat. MOTS have absolutely no assigned tasks. MOTS is not a staff role. They are not responsible for doing staff duties. No one is required to join the staff server. I am going to keep this brief since your own staff member, Scally, explained everything and more.
So what has MOTS done for us? More than some staff, some would argue. That is not meant to be an aggressive comment, it is frankly just fact. MOTS are elected by members as a way to recognize their courtesy and contributions to the game. They are not punching bags. Hell, last season, we would repeatedly speak in discussion, only to be ignored or pushed aside with "we're working on it." There is only so much MOTS can do if staff are not opening up to them.
You do not owe us anything; that is a no-brainer. None of the staff owe us anything. Still, it is only in their best interest to communicate with their community, otherwise they will only find themselves without a game to staff.