That's pretty cool. Probably will see some more mods come up this year.
Maybe, I thought this was unexpected, so I can see one or two more being added.
Will they ever cut mods from the team?
They've done it in the past, but they probably won't cut any of the current ones (unless they request it). They still pop up every once in a while (expect Asherlee, haven't seen her in probably over a year).
There's not any real harm in having them still as mods, but I guess new users will find it confusing when they go on one of their profiles and find that their comments are locked or they don't respond, since the description mentions "helping users".