do the admins get paid to moderate e621 if not is there
1) a site bonus like being privileged
2) is it because they really just love this site
3) is it for a personal reason

I think they do it for the POWAR

HaloAssassin said:
2) is it because they really just love this site

This.

good to hear null0010

They do it for the sex.

Hammie said:
They do it for the sex.

As well as free bread.

1) a site bonus like being privileged

Yes.

2) is it because they really just love this site

I'm not sure "love" is the most accurate term. But something like that.

3) is it for a personal reason.

Personally, I like the content on the site, and I like its atmosphere. I also like being a part of maintaining the quality of those two things.

do the admins get paid to moderate e621 if not is there

There is no money involved.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to drive my transforming sports car boat around my private lake.

HaloAssassin said:
2) is it because they really just love this site

null0010 said:
This.

I thought it was a mixture of 1, 2 and 3 with a pinch of what Munkelzahn said

Just a pinch....?

It probably goes like this:

1) Admin likes to use site.
2) Admin doesn't want to wade through bullshit while using site.
3) Admin helps to keep bullshit off site so they don't have to wade through bullshit while using site.

Enlightened self-interest: We all want the things we use to be in the mode in which we like to use them.

Foobaria said:
Enlightened self-interest: We all want the things we use to be in the mode in which we like to use them.

Note that this model only works in an economy of non-scarce goods. For everything else, there's MasterCard.