Members proposed (or proposing themselves) so far, with my comments.
Panzerknacker - no way. I heaved a major sigh of relief when he left, and if he came back he would be a total loose cannon. The very fact that he is saying he wants to be a mod in the forums is enough to prevent him from being one as far as I’m concerned.
Rising Sun - bit nervous about whether he’d take it seriously enough
Egorka - I’m quite keen on him, and he would broaden the base among the mods quite a bit - right now it’s overwhelmingly anglo-saxon and military.
Tankgeezer - probably OK
Namvet - not too sure about, he’s got on the wrong side of me a couple of times but nothing serious enough to disqualify him. Not someone I’d vote for but not someone I’d try to veto either.
32Bravo - same problem as Rising Sun, would he take it seriously enough?
Old RSM - never about, after all he’s only made 23 posts FFS!
Flamethrowerguy - got his head screwed on right and the stuff he posts is good too.
Librarian - I’d love to have him as a mod, but I’m pretty sure he hasn’t got the time.
I’d say the way forward is to appoint 3 new mods, and add moderating the photo section to our powers as well (assuming it is done through the forums - trawling through the gallery isn’t on).
Of these, I’d suggest Egorka and Flamethrowerguy as first choices along with either Rising Sun or Tankgeezer. 32Bravo and Librarian are possibles but I suspect aren’t on, and I’m not keen on any of the rest.