How are servers like Icefuse popular?

I have 2600 hours on GMOD. I've seen all servers, in all game modes, from all different communities. Servers like Monolith Gaming, Chronet, all fantastic with custom scripts and a very unique outtake on the DarkRP genre. But servers that icefuseproduce are just not that good. I hop on and see default shit with trashy huds and bad coding for some things. This is no hate on Icefuse, I know a lot of the people and staff in the community but how exactly are they always on the top over other better coded communities?