I'm surprised with all this talk of mods and criteria, nobody has mentioned the necessity of a mod of being online on a very regular basis (like nearly everyday) as some of the people suggested come and go and are not always that regular. Also there are times when there are loads of mods online and other times when there are hardly any online. I always feel that these jobs are done better when a familiar face is always online and around.
Also I only partly agree with Pedestrian's post about that anybody a can promote new threads and ideas on here without the need for them to be a mod (this may have been countered on another post I dind't see) but the simple fact of the matter is, that members WILL take more notice of a mod over just a member most of the time.
Anyway if this were a vote, on sheer merit and for his love of the site I can think of nobody better than Trollheart for a mod. If we want a mod revolution on here then The Batlord would be my choice and give him something better to do than writing his metal and porn journal entries, or we could have my old buddy Necromancer who would do f
uck all.