Yes, I found the back door just trying to figure out why I wasn't seeing what others were seeing on the author page.

I wouldn't worry about fixing it. There is no way it can be used deviously.

Email me if you want it re-described but it is just a follow your nose thing.

Fixing my set-up could be as simple as changing my classification. On my profile page I am classed as an editor. The term that I have seen for most regulars is senior poster or something like that.

If you don't want any moderator powers extended, changing me to a senior poster should solve it. If I was intentionally classified different, I guess you need to work it out in a different way by straightening out permissions