[Freesteyelz]

I think hacks should (also) be categorized by Unsupported and Supported.

Originally Posted by amykhar

Ideally, coders could limit access to their more difficult mods to fellow coders to prevent the frustration novices feel when they run into problems using code that is beyond their abilities.

It seems to be (by way of reading between the lines of your post) that the frustrations come mostly from the authors' rather than the users. Give a bit of credit and let the users decide if it's difficult or not. Better yet, implement a difficulty rating system, which can be selected by the author while setting up the first post, such as:

Level: Beginners
Level: Moderate
Level: Advanced
Level: Don't even bother...

There are many users here, novice to advanced, who are willing to learn if given the opportunity.