It looks like the moderating community is being torn apart. This is just the time for the CRI and the Poster's Union to strike.
Attacking Inks at the behest of Al is like attacking the Polish at the behest of Stalin or Hitler. Al is no victim- he, simply, is the problem. The IPU's efforts, if anti-Inksism was non-negotiable, would be better expended first freeing this forum from the necrotic mean-spiritedness of Al, then dealing with whatever they believe Inks is doing wrong.
Proper analysis has not been applied, Al is not a threat to posters, but Inks is. Al will likely not be a mod soon, but Inks will remain a mod. Let me rephrase this: Al is a sunk ship, while Inks is still sinking.