Two-step and single-step operator paths coexist with no guidance: set…

[memplethee-lab]

Closes #477
…_operator lets an admin bypass the canonical two-step protocol silently

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Closes #478

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  Closes No tests pin the rating-tier boundaries at performance_ratio 50 and 75: compute_result's tier selection at exact boundaries is unspecified by the test suite #479

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Closes #486

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Merging this in.