And will continue to do so. ^

And the best ones won't want to go through a rigmarole process for titling themselves. They'll continue to do what they've always done which is work informally and collegially with forum moderators to make newbies welcome.

And, to address the suspension argument, I'd ask the proponents of this: Is there at least some level of disciplinary action that would rule someone out from being an "ambassador"? One suspension, three years ago; is that okay? What about seven warnings, two seven day suspensions, and two 30 days suspensions in the past 18 months? Is that too much? Is there some point at which putative "ambassadors" have demonstrated they don't respect the rules that govern our common life?