just to be clear, i have video's blessing to make this thread. it's not a suggestion for EAOs, but a special case for him. he's currently the only one I find trustworthy, committed, and faithful enough to TF to consider recommending as an addition.
f-01 is often terrorized all through the night by exploits. sometimes we're down for hours, or just hit over and over again. meanwhile, video is always awake, cranking out new patches for scissors. but once those patches are ready to go, he lacks the authority to load them on the server. if he were trusted with FTP access, he could provide so much more value to TF, including doing that himself when others can't.
he was previously the official archivist of the server, which gave him FTP access. lately, he has sought out access again, including for his flatlands archival project, which he ended up taking into his own hands for a whole month last autumn. due to his insatiable eagerness to archive things, i suggest laying out some ground rules for his access, if that concerns you.
however, i am confident that the positives outweigh the negatives. he is extremely competent, so I don't believe he would be a significant liability security-wise. he is willing to keep on top of patches when time is of the essence, update plugins in a more timely manner, and likely provide backups the likes of which have never been seen before.