Booster Gold decides he wants to change how some event turned out in the DC Universe. Rip Hunter tells him he can't, it's necessary for that thing to happen because {insert reason}. Booster listens and lets things play out as they did. Or he changes things anyway, disaster ensues (witness his saving of Ted Kord).
That makes Rip Hunter one of DC's editors in disguise, right? He uses Booster to make sure events deemed important happen, and tells him not to mess with things that upset too many apple carts. Hank Henshaw has to become Cyborg Superman because it spurs on new heights of heroism means "The Superman writers need him for Reign of the Supermen, and Geoff Johns wanted to use him in Sinestro Corps War".
Or Rip could be a representation of how the title's various writers see editors. Similar to how Superboy-Prime can be considered an example of how DC views the fanboys. Which would mean they feel that DC's editors are level-headed, big picture people who don't like to shave. They have a certain amount of patience, but are prone to lecturing when trying to ground their charges' flights of fancy.
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