Ping of Death
Unless there's a need to do it I don't think tinkering with the rules will be generally good for Gaia's image. When you set down rules, you need to be firm otherwise rulebreakers will not learn anything. Ajdustments maybe but I'm not for abolishing rules/penalties.
This, so very much this.
Adjusting rules is fine when it's deemed necessary. (Like the recent changes to the GCD's rules to allow for Admin/staff discussion threads) However, outright removal of rules and penalties just seems so...counterproductive.
gonk
Just skimmed through this topic again now that I'm home from class, and I've sure been seeing the term "White Knighting" thrown around quite a bit. Deary me, it has gotten intense.
sweatdrop I don't even see a whole lot of mindless defence of the Mods going on here. Nobody has tried to say the mods are flawless. What people have said is that yes, things have been handled badly in the past, but things have been going better lately, particularly with the ban appeal possibility.
Anyways...
Really OP, if you feel strongly about this and want it considered you could try making an SF thread, though I don't imagine it will be much better received there than here.
EDIT: ...Making a thread about how much you hate "White knighting" in the GD. That's smooth.
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