Speaking about moderation, you are rising a tangential topic inside this topic, risking to have none of these topics well addressed. fwiw people are reporting spam on that kind of emails and most of them get deleted.

To mobiledivided, Thanks! Let's make the check...

- 1 year around, to proof that you have a good perspective.

Yes.

- 250 posts, enough to tell that you know how a poster feels like.

Yes.

- 100 Thanks received, so you somehow proof that you have support from a bunch of readers.

Yes.

- A plan. Why do you want to become a moderator.

Mmmmissing. For instance, do you plan to focus on a crtain forum, or a certain task...?

- Visible activity and experience in the area or task you want moderate.