Honestly, I don't believe that threats, appeals, or coaxing of any kind will yield any results. If I understood correctly, the moderator isn't an employee but a volunteer community member, so there's only so much he can do. Frankly, if that's how things stand, I don't envy him at all, since I would never put myself out there like that for free for a company that acts this way.
We shouldn't even be here discussing these issues, simply because they shouldn't exist in the first place. It's unacceptable for an online store not to have clear policies and precise rules to manage the indexing of published applications. It might seem like they do, but in practice they don't, and the moderator's terse, brief responses prove it. Requests sent to the admins are like a black hole with zero feedback, and it's only natural to feel frustrated by this lack of communication.
Frankly, though, this is more their problem than mine, as I wouldn't hesitate to move elsewhere if it comes to that. I'm just disappointed because I had high hopes and expectations for this platform, which have been completely let down up to this point. Truly a shame.