I tell everyone the same serious reasons: points, activity, history of stream memes/ comments.
●Points: new accounts are generally ineligible for mod. People who have a new account every month are generally ineligible for mod. We need reliability.
●Actvity: people who aren't well known around imgflip may be ineligible for mod. Users with a long history of activity on imgflip (not necessarily just msmg) are more likely to be reliable
●History: if i can find recent borderline activity/ comments, you're generally ineligible for mod.
People ignore these reasons when given them. So the likelihood of getting no reason or a smartass answer when nagging me is high.