He has been the worst promotion yet imo.
Anyhow, promotions are made once the administration sees that the user is helpful and qualifies for said promotion. This is then testing during the support staff phase. Good support staff get promoted to moderators, bad ones get either demoted or warned to improve.
Or get told to keep up the good work for 2 and a half months........ hah
Anyway, I agree with your point Dutchie, but the fact of the matter is that it's only a title. They have absolutely no power over anybody else, and if you were to ever see them attempting to take advantage of their rank, call them out and report them, but atleast give them a chance to show what they can offer.