I think that some of the VIPs we already have need to be a bit more decisive. Same goes for admins, too.
I'll join TTT, and see a shitload of RDMing and baiting going on. I figure that I'm the first VIP to join, and then I realize that there's a VIP and admin in the server, both completely oblivious. It's nobody specific, but I recall this happening quite often.
I don't know about foofoo and shockah 100%, since I haven't seen them ingame often lately. Some of my trepidation about Shockah might just be since he was promoted before without much community consent, so I'll stay out of that.
As for TehHank, Dark Pacifist, and and Ciao Time... I'm really not sure. I'm still going to put a solid no on Pacifist. I think Ciao Time needs to be more active on the forums just so that we can actually know what he's like, instead of going off of the opinion of a few people.
You don't need to be authoritive to be VIP.
first VIP lesson: yes you do
Not sure about Kahuna. I've had a little trouble with him in the past, and haven't seen much of him since. I know I should logically let it go, but it's all I have to judge him on right now.