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xkcd is a brand name. People discover the sub from the name, they post to the sub because of the name, and they stick to it because of the posts. The relationship between the mod and the sub is different from that of a bar's manager and the bar because the mod here isn't generating the content and is subverting the brand name.
A better metaphor is a franchised bar manager who is misrepresenting a brand and who can't get fired because of EU-style firing regulations. There is another sub, the name of which has been mentioned throughout the comments, and it will never reach the popularity of this sub simply because of its name. In fact, the mod you seem to be promoting is preventing that exodus process you're promoting by blocking any comments that mention the sub.
There's nothing here!