No need to shut up. I like BigZig's idea, but I see your point.
The administrator and moderators have the power to physically lock strings and all, but they all have their opinion, and personally I feel we should have a group of mediators in the forum, who bring the issues voiced by the users with more than just 50 posts to the administrator, who makes a decision based on what the Mediators tell him, and when Fraser makes a decision, the Moderators carry it out. I believe we should put some sort of "power" into the hands of those members who contribute a lot to the forum, who can bring up ideas on which the administrator decides, and then the Mod's carry it out. Sounds like a three-branch republic to me...