I was just coming up with 2 random, and one logical suggestion.
Way back in the day lots of highly skilled coders lived and shared their work here, sadly lots of them found something that took them away. Now we've been in a cycle of rebuilding year after year.
If anyone makes a living though vBulletin.org or though peoples hacks, its my belief that they should be able to take a look at a modifications code and make sure it is safe. Though this rarely happens anymore

alot more things might get fixed this way.