Higher level moderation
I would like to propose a new level of moderation that is above gold, maybe call it 'trusted,' which gives those worthy the ability to oversee the site on a more fundamental basis.
This moderation level should be able to:
- inspect level forms for the challenges they have solved and propose fixes to bugs, but not make changes
- delete spam tickets that have been in the spam queue for longer than 10 days.
- manage an 'uptime' board which indicates which challenges are down
The main reason for this change is so that Mr. Ward can have some time away from managing DefendTheWeb without coming back to a cluster of problems. In the modern day, people are busy and running this large project can be overwhelming on one's own.
I feel reasonable requirements to achieve this level of moderation is already having gold moderation status, having the contributor medal, as well as having the helper medal. These rewards are specifically designated for those who have sought to improve the site for a long time, and so they dictate those trustworthy of these privileges.