So, this isn't exactly what I was thinking of, but it could certainly be in parallel. I think it would be good to get as many moderators in here (particularly of the large subreddits) as possible in order to hammer out a strategy, then open it to everyone.

I believe in the argument that the default subreddits have gotten as huge as they are because they are being run reasonably well and I don't feel that tearing up the moderation teams in those subreddits is worthwhile. I also believe that holding moderators accountable for this, that, and every other little thing is less than useful, but I think that when "the people" feel that their complaints are being heard and addressed they are less likely to attempt to take matters into their own hands. Obviously, that requires their complaints to actually be heard and addressed.

What I was envisioning was every default subreddit allowing "the people" to elect an ombudsman in each subreddit who would be a moderator, but who didn't perform any moderation duties other than be the point of contact for policy, complaints, unfair treatment, etc. That ombudsman would serve a limited term (with no term limit) and would have access to the mod mail and any private subreddits created for running the large subreddits. That person would not moderate any other large subreddit in order to avoid a conflict of interest. Their actions and statements would be publicly available.

I think this forum would be a great place for something like that. Ideally, the "moderators" of this forum would be the admins. The only people who could submit links would be ombudsmen. I think it's essential that everybody can view and comment but I also worry that things will become a free-for-all too easily.

That would give Reddit an officially-endorsed place to air and discuss grievances with administrative oversight. I'm sure I'm missing something, though.

The important thing, I think, is getting a critical mass of subreddits to volunteer to participate in this so that it doesn't look like something they were forced to do. It's a big gesture and would, I think, go a long way towards showing Redditors that their moderators are trying to make things more transparent, open and fair.