Forum software?? Mods?? Why should both get paid? Isn't smf free? I haven't heard any other mod to get paid.
If some of the post and thread are getting deleted, some user's are getting ban or nuke that is Moderator's doings. They have a lot of job here and they are keeping the forum clean as possible, LOL. The forum software is the forum itself, so we are enjoying using this forum smoothly, There's no such thing as free on running a website/forum. 