Thanks for trying to herd the cats, podrock. I expected things to get a bit chaotic when a whole group of people has broad powers over their own forum, and I'm actually pleased with the experiment. Warts and all.

Despite the warts, there have been some impressive examples of the benefits of transparency. Monitoring the health of fellow Zoners through orphaned drafts was unexpected and rather delightful. Way to go!

If you think that a general downgrade to Author in the interim is necessary, go for it. The first two paragraphs are merely by way of reitering my intention that future software should foster maximum openness by providing precise control of access. I want people to have the maximum access consistent with safety; precise access control lets me take people right to the edge. ;-)

Oh, BTW, I happen to be testing that generation of software this week. The university gets access control, then the Zone.