If Alex isn't appointing mods who ask for the job, then what criteria is he using to appoint them? We know the current ones are past their use-by dates, so it would be within WP's interests to have fresh faces and ideas amongst the people that have authority. As I said, ross is willing to put his hand up, so why not give him the job? MOF, why not give a few more the position as well and clean the stale ones out altogether? Pikajedi3 has had experience as a modmin, and has done quite well. SG could do no worse than QM or MrMark (personally I think Kit/SG would be one who could handle the job quite well. She wouldn't have favourites and would treat everyone equally. renaeden, who is a brilliant admin here, could do a far better job than say, Lau, because she has the knowledge about systems and the respect to do the job without people getting upset with her. And they are members who have WP accounts, not just I2 members seeking to 'take over'.
It cannot hurt in the slightest to have fresh ideas, or is there the worry that this new deal will be threatened if the membership is allowed to actually be treated with fairness and equality?