I mod from time to time, because I have to. It's not something I particularly enjoy doing, but sometimes, it goes with being an admin.
The only time I've ever wanted to be a mod was on a very small forum that was supposed to be devoted to innocuous chat about music. It was a enjoyable forum until a couple of assholes came along and turned it into their personal soap box. The forum owner was the only mod and she didn't know how to deal with these guys, nor did she want to. She just wanted to have fun. I offered to be a mod, as did a couple of other people, but she kept trying to deal with it herself. She finally just gave up and shut the forum down.
I've heard mods and admins say that it's a thankless job, but I don't feel that way myself. I've always felt like the members who enjoy a particular forum, are grateful to the people who help keep it going, even if they don't remember you at Christmas.
