If mods themselves are turning a blind eye to pedo infestation, then only strong user pressure could get them to do something about it. But mod negligence allows more and more pedos to settle, which further reduces the prospect of pressuring mods to act. So the long-term tendency is for things to get worse and worse over time.
And an influx of pedos not only presents a risk not only due to the content posted but also due to to all the complications presented by any immigration of posters to an established board.

Pedos like muddy waters. Some of the content they post isn't illegal at all, but as soon as they realize they can post it freely, increasingly ambiguous files get posted and more of them join the board. It's a slippery slope and stopping it at its roots is the only solution.

The honeypot theory sounds tinfoil-y but I wouldn't rule it out. There's a precedent for feds infiltrating fringe groups.

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>the hungarian BO
The BO is actually a Pole, he just doesn't post a lot.