<p>There are better ways to show appreciation than nominating someone Moderator (offer a bounty for example for answering above and beyond the call of duty, for example.)</p>

<p>Additional effort has to be gone into if more than a set number of nominations are received; ten or more nominations results in the Primary system kicking in, effectively a round of voting to choose the best (or most voted for) candidates prior to the election proper.</p>

<p>I have no problem with this if ten or more people want to nominate themselves, but there is no point having extra voting if people <em>don't</em> want the job.</p>

<p>Better would be to contact a particular user and see if they would mind being nominated. That way you can express your thanks <em>and</em> solicit their opinion on whether they would mind being nominated.</p>
