I agree to the petition statement to an extent, I like the feeling of not always "being watched". I think the few active mods here are doing a great job, they interact socially in a positive way with the users of the forums, and apply their given and expected power over the forums in a proper manner (in damn near most situations from my views and experiences).
I don't think it would hurt to add a couple, but anything beyond that would be overkill. If they could find staff to make sure there's one-two on during off-peak hours and 2-3 on during peak hours of average visitations/posting by active users, they would be okay. But you start adding more mods, it will feel like a digital prison in a sense, where the rules are alwayse enforced, and the feeling of Big Brother comes into play. That has been my feeling with other forums where there are many more mods active. I like it here because of how it is, so if this petition changes things for the fact of having more mods, or more of us getting a chance to be one, then I would have to argue it.
I agree for the second reason depending on when GPU is created and the forum structure it will contain, whether be an extention/topic in this forum or a complete and unique entity. Either situation would require more mod staff.
But keep in mind this is my opinions and how I feel about the topic. Who do I think would be a good mod? Really I dunno, I don't think the most straight-laced, by-the-book person is a good idea, that creates a less personable staff that could be impacted greatly by just one person, even if it was short lived.
Someone who's personable, honest in posts, and able to get along with the majority of the user-base/staff along with being on during the needed hours that TPU would need covered. I do not know or pay attention to that strategy, but I'm sure there is a version of it used here.
Sorry for the long post, but this is my opinions, and I hope to see good come from this no matter the ending or choices. If you want more on my take of members becoming mods, check out the link in my sig.