So then, if we lived and drove in the same community, I should get a ticket if you run a red light?

I get really tired of these statements trying to justify what was a really bad move on SE's part. Read this thread, at least the first 39 pages (before they ever responded). They decided this and ignored all feedback from the community on it. When we suggested it could be implemented as a light punishment for offenders, that too was ignored. When we noted that it could cause more problems by stopping players that ARE decent and willing to give helpful advice to newer players, THAT TOO WAS IGNORED. We even called it on things like "Nice Job" being spammed sarcastically. Would that be an issue if it weren't forced on the community as a whole? No. Would there still be bad apples? Yes, but the bunch would hardly be spoiled by them. That is, unless you would agree that because there are bad apples even within the various PvE communities, they too deserve restricted chat?

I've had this debate many times now here, and I haven't changed my stance one bit: the chat restriction was a lazy, unnecessary fix to a small problem that created bigger problems and never solved the original one.