OK, to sum up and react to what I read:
- Fixing the misleading OP: replace "40%+" with "up to 40%" (even though technically it is up to around 41.25%).
- Emergency hard fork broke the interest rate. To have it back, a second hard fork is necessary - but not sure the problem we had before won't come back. Extensive testing on a testnet is required. Who steps in? Read the comprehensive (quotes included)
Well, as I mentioned before, I'm willing to set up a testnet. Only problem being that I don't know how

I do have a good amount of reference for the bitcoin testnet, though.
If I'm understanding presstab and Tranz correctly, then fixing that one line of code, or I suppose more properly stated, restoring that one line of code will fix the problem with lower than usual staking. Also, again if My understanding is correct, that one change will NOT allow the out of time block that caused the whole mess in the beginning to recur. So it seems to me that fixing that, and hardforking it again once it's tested, is a pretty decent idea.
I'm willing to help in whatever way I can. Last round I was pretty much the dev team's guinea pig, which I'm ok with, and I handled a lot of the communication. I had fun, though external things caused a lot of tension for me. Those things are about to be cleared up, so that is as it is.
And on that note, I'm going to be on the road starting tomorrow for several days. I may be up to a week with little or no communication. I'm moving rather far from where I am (Idaho). I've been asked to help with the community takeover of Zimstake, which is going to be renamed, and I said I'd do it. Doesn't stop me from working on my favorite coin

Just going to be out of the loop for a few days.
Y'all look out for my coin, will ya? See y'all in a few days.