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Most of the heads-on vandal-fighting is done by normal users, despite having limited access to anti-vandal tools. Empowering a user with Community Trust would lift some of those restrictions, permitting access to basic tools like the Rollback button. Such trusted users would be just like any other editors, but have access to some simple tools that allow them to more easily fight vandalism. In the light of recent controversy, we are in critical need of better ways to fight vandalism. Such a system would allow the community as a whole to work together against vandals.
Although there are user scripts available for many such features, these sometimes require broadband connection or that javascript be enabled, neither of which is universal. Some systems may become unstable by using such user scripts. Presumably, it could be assigned via Special:Makesysop or something vaguely similar.