rogerd - 6:20 pm on May 9, 2007 (gmt 0)

Not anointing those who step forward isn't a bad approach, as often they are on some kind of power trip. I'd make exceptions, though, for members who have an extensive posting history and have demonstrated mature behavior and have been continuously friendly and helpful.

The power-trip types will almost always end up engaging in argumentative discussions when other, obviously less brilliant or less well-unformed, members take a different position. These are the last people you want as mods, as they will then have the weaponry to win every argument.