Yes, I know them. They used to be quite active players in the community, and I always had a good relationship with them. I don't know what problem you could have had with them.
In any case, none of them are part of the Rising Star team, either as administrators or moderators; they were just players like everyone else.
If stickupboys —or the leader of the “bro” community you mention—votes on Splinterlands content, does that justify downvoting all Splinterlands-related content posted by any user?