Heehee, I remember that argument with Inq about Final Fantasy VII being remade....phew.
Anyway, I find all the nominating people a bit...juvenile, like a popularity contest, since it will be up to the admins and mods. But I'd just like to mention that I think people like Myonosken and Igno, who I've seen very regularly in the channel, would be decent candidates.
From the list of mods that Tel stated made me a bit worried. A bunch of them I haven't even really seen on the irc. And granted that I might not be on as much as some people, I do consider myself pleasantly active there. It should be taken into account that those who are good ad modding forums aren't necessarily good for modding irc. There's a difference- one being that irc is instant and people don't wait to be kicked.
An example is Lene (sorry, I DO like you). She's often there but not there. Although merely the presence of the @ tends to make people behave better, I think that one of the problems is that existing ops don't make their presence known or felt enough.
Then again, like I said, I haven't been around long, so it might just be me.