I have a question though. What exactly is a mod? I'm assuming in this context it is short for modification, but when I see things as OOTP mods they don't fit what I normally think of as a mod as in other games. Has there ever been a true OOTP mod? The reason why I ask is because of how Joe (and others) separates mods and misc. Many seem to me to be really utilities. I don't mean to be nitpicking, but I just think they could be categorized a bit better. As you said and I agreed, it's nice just to go to the section that you're specifically interested in. I think a lot of OOTP people have to come to find all these 3rd party releases as mods just because that is what this board is labeled.
EDIT: Thinking about it some more, perhaps my definition of a mod was too restrictive. When I think of a mod I think more of something like Team Fortress or Half-Life which takes the core of the original game (in those cases, Quake) and pretty much makes a whole new game. However, you don't really have to go that far. In fact, one could really call just switching the radio graphic a mod. If you've modified the game in any way then I guess it's technically a mod. Eh, whatever, nevermind me.