I do agree, it should be not just one territory owner, it's a lot of work to curate a territory and SN yet does not offer enough tools to support this solo mission. Anyhow, I decided to sign up for the challenge and support this great corner of the internet to flourish. I really look forward to more collaboration tools and especially the ability to have more than one owner per territory: a territory team!
I do not see moderation competition as a constructive way to moderate here, especially if there are economical rewards behind. I like the idea to have mod teams, that will help a lot ad for this specific reason I'd use collaboration instead of competitiveness.
Something like this is already happening, on ~meta. You'll see some time there, territory owner sharing their experiences in a fully transparent way, including tips and tricks other terrowners can adopt