[Phalanx]

I thought on this for a while - I would be prepared offer my "services", if not for the fact that a person in my time zone might be able to handle any problems that arise outside "normal business hours", that and forum moderation was actually part of my most recent job...etc...but, since I feel that this is going to be down to (yet another hdc) popularity contest and since I'm usually the one that the majority don't exactly "like" it'd just not happen, and that's all I'll say on it.


I'd go with newb personally - the guy with 12k+ posts may not think he's got enough time to do it, but I think the figures speak against that.

Moderation of a forum shouldn't really be about friendships, alliances, or even subject matter knowledge IMO - of course these things are nice traits for a forum member of any kind to display, but moderation itself - it's about putting the t&c of the forum first, and being able to impose actions without the need for approval of any members/co-mods, as confidence would be put in this person to be able to make the right decision not subject to bias of any kind, no matter who or what the action had been taken against.
To be completely honest I don't think that many people here would be capable of this at all...
I'm sure I'm not the only one that thinks this kind of "election" process is doomed to yield a faulty product - after all, it's your "peers" that elect you...tell me that won't allow for some bias to creep into any moderation actions taken in the future.
Won't happen.

Site doesn't really NEED new mods anyways...I mean I'd welcome them but don't consider it a necessary step.