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I have reflected upon this overnight and recalled that I also use this precise model when determining Who Should Be Mod. I also recall that I've never asked anybody if they'd like to be one, just given them permissions on the basis that they can choose to Moderate or Not Moderate as they see fit, with no real expectations of them beyond expecting them to behave in a reasonable manner (which would be a given, as they'd have been chosen for that quality). So I do understand the thinking behind this, and the only reason this occasion is different is because it's somewhat politically charged (and I'd still have preferred to have been asked first).
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That's basically the core requirement of getting to be a mod, that you really don't want to.
I've never granted mod powers to those who ask for it, but I do grant them when someone appears to understand the role, is reasonable and intelligent, reacts calmly but still holds their own strong opinions, etc.
If you object, tell me and I'll remove it. But I do agree with Ed that you both make very good candidates given that you are in that forum a lot, you care about creating a good environment, etc.
I wouldn't try and ban all males as per the earlier suggestion. It leads to a problem you cannot solve: How do you know the gender of a user on the internet? No chance for you to solve that, people lie.
Besides, the Ladies room was never created as an exclusionary place, merely a safehaven/sanctuary away from bollocks (literally) elsewhere on the site. I'm happy for that to be enforced, but I'd remove your mod power if you tried to change how it exists in general.