I got the impression some other mods at WP, especially that Muzukashii guy or what's his name, are annoyed with Sinsboldly. There seems to be a rift between the mods, below the surface and I feel like Sinsboldly is allowed to do what she does as an act of benevolence from Alex Plank. However, I noticed that sometimes, other mods seem to restrain Merle and take personal responsibility for users she's aching to ban, prolonging their lifetime a little. Behind the scenes I think she's treated a bit like an overgrown, attention-seeking kid who's rewarded with authority as a cookie to feel better about herself. I don't get the impression she's very respected.
At age 60+, her self-awareness seems to be horribly low and I strongly believe she has borderline personality disorder in addition to AS but tries to attribute all of her personality flaws as natural AS-traits. I don't usually resort to using the expression "pathetic" but she's really a good candidate for being labeled with it.