Congrats to Thom and Outlaw
IMO, as much as people (myself included) don't want to admit it, Mranak would make a good moderator. Aside from a select few frequent posters and some Mods on the board he's probably one of the top contributors of information in almost any section on Ology. A quick look at the list of moderators on the bottom of the site and their level of active contribution in comparison to Mranak's kinda puts things in perspective.
Its a shame that he went against the grain with a few moderators and as a result made his chance at mod-ship improbable. I think after him becoming a mod seemed unlikely that his contributions somewhat declined much to the detriment of Ology....