The bracket hast been the same for a long time hence why many tinks have quit over the last year or two, myself included. The bracket has been around since what like 2006? I'd say 7-8 years was a pretty good run considering our bracket is a niche of a very popular game with millions of players that tends to only last a certain number of years till the next one comes along. Having played in the bracket for over 5 years, the forums have gotten worse over the years because mods slowly allowed less and less drama posts, which stirred up competition. Its like how society has changed over past decade, people are becoming too sensitive and can't take a joke or two without getting offended. That said, tinks gotta face the truth. The bracket has been in decline for awhile so I don't believe its fair to say mods killed the bracket because of what has happened recently. Yes, they may have hindered interaction between whats left of the bracket, the remnants, but the bracket has been on decline for awhile now, and it was getting pretty evident that the bracket was coming to an end.