Yet it still should take negligible effort to allow moderators to edit with the filter disabled, shouldn't it? That is, unless the back-end isn't well extensible (which I somehow doubt is the case).

Well, then, I'll propose this with the furvor of a protest. "We won't roll over!" and all that nonsense. :P

@DanielBeck I know. But I figured it couldn't hurt. From what I saw though, I don't think anyone has proposed this particular compromise as the preferred solution. Honestly, I can't see why one wouldn't agree with it, as the general populace still couldn't use it at all.

I would also note that, in my experience, while you can self-answer a question when you post the question itself, the site enforces a waiting period of a few days before you can accept the answer, thereby giving the community opportunity to edit, comment, or provide their own answers.

@Synetech If the question is a bad question, you can still flag them or vote to close.