Private site, mods are picked based on how they would use and enforce Joes rules and guidelines. We can't have someone simply voted in by members, because, like school, the popular would likely get in and not the one who would actually do the job, as outlined by joe, properly. If you don't like the fact that this is a private site, where we basically work for Joe for free, then please start up your own forums and create rules that are appealing to your sensabilities and then enforce them as you please.

You are more then welcome to suggest someone and we will gladly look at it as a consideration. But we look at things like which time slot will the person fill, will this person be an active mod or a more back of house mod, proactive vs reactive. Does he/she have the potential to go nuts and start a banathon. And finally, does this person already follow the rules in place and understand why Joe has those rules in place. If the person suggested matchs those criteria and we actually need a mod at that point then the person will most likely be brought on.