Hidden identities of moderators are the way it's done on Curezone. That's not going to change--although often people do get to know the mod's identity after a time...
About anyone volunteering for the position being suspect, that's always a possibly. Always will be, since this (earth)is an imperfect place.
well, Earth itself is quite the rare and lovely marble in the pocket of a Holy child:
what I mean to say is "we" are imperfect.
There must already be a mod though since someone has to have R'd a post or two. A very reserved mod...