Feudal System vs. Communism
I've given this as my opinion every time the topic of a channel manager comes up, and especially in light of the previous move that was made where all the ops were reduced to the current list, but I'm in favor of a system with a lot less stratification.
Like, none.
I'd get rid of X entirely, but if that's off the table, my opinion is that the whole channel manager thing should be a mere formality and that everyone else who's been around for a while and demonstrated that they're not a complete douchebag be equal. As in, snails for everyone, we're all grown ups here.