The problem with moderators on this site, is that the only thing they can do with a post, is delete it or hide it. If you are going to have moderators, you need to give them more moderation tools... like the ability to move a post, instead of just deleting it. Previously, blog posts had 2 levels of threaded comments, and really couldn't be moved to a forum. With this new blog format, it should be be easier to move blog posts to a support forum, or a more appropriate place.

I definitely agree see more with recommendation # 1. I need to post a few job ads, but have nowhere on this site to do it.

Yes.... a streamlined market certification is needed. There are a lot of garbage mods being posted, and certification will help separate the good stuf from the trash. The market really needs categories, instead of just listing all the mods in one big contiguous list, Tags aren't good enough.