It may have gone a little off topic in some regards, but I still think it's relevant to theymos who has to articulate an opinion on those who are applying. Some of the view points of the members "insulting" each other would have likely helped him in identifying a good mod who is going to try their best to not censor users whilst dealing with spam.

This is why ideally we would want someone who is very active in the section already as it appears there isn't a whole lot of reports and the moderator can't rely on them. Of course, once this section has a dedicated moderator this will likely change. Not only active in that section, but a user who is regular across the board and is online a fair amount to deal with any reports coming their way.