I am no longer active during the times hilariousandco mentioned. I am no longer as active as I used to be. Similar points are likely true for the others on the list. In this case I think it was mainly the time as ~0500-0600 CE(S)T is not a common posting time. It wouldn't have made any sense to promote me just because I (still?) have the largest number of reports.
Relevance? I didn't claim that you were supposed to be promoted.The link points to a list where shorena is at the very top spot. It appears to imply you don't agree with hilariousandco's statement; i.e. shorena would be promoted to Staff if that is true. He explained why it is not so.
Be a very active member and report a lot of posts with a good accuracy and if an admin thinks you would be beneficial they may ask you eventually. That's the only way really.
Top 50 reporters from last year. 
Shorena's total good reports is almost twice the next on the list. Difficult to see any other interpretation.
Id also hope that those with a large number of reports do so not in an attempt to achieve a staff position
Unfortunately, it appears that one or two people somewhat appear to at least be trying to pad their report count. Ultimatly the number of reports mean nothing,
It is fun to have bragging rights, and having a lot of 'good' reports can allow you to have a feeling that you are helping out. But no, report accuracy alone is not a good single indicator of if someone should be made a mod or not. 
