Quote Originally Posted by Sigma-Astra View Post
Nice people won't have anything to worry about if they're actually "nice". Again, spreading this paranoia isn't going to help yourself or anyone else. You're just going to make people more paranoid. If you've never received an in-game ban beforehand from just acting the way that you've been currently, then you're probably going to fine.

There's no reason why everyone has to become chicken little right now.
You're just flat out ignoring this:
Quote Originally Posted by Foxclon View Post
Under the previous policies, some issues were difficult to address due to them being on the cusp, such as actions that were “Negative, but not severe enough to take action.” Additionally, we felt that the 3-day suspension did not have the desired inhibiting effect for some of the more severe issues.
The entire reason we're here is because things that weren't punished before will be punished now, and we don't have a clear enough picture of what that actually entails. It's entirely possible that amidst a discussion about the game, you called someones idea "stupid", and they reported you. That would normally be seen as "Negative, but not severe enough to take action." Precisely like what these changes are designed to focus on, said so by Foxclon himself, aka the man who sits beside Yoshida in most of the live letters. And even if you were to trust his judgement, who's to say that his judgement is reflected in each and every GM?

A number of people are dismissing our opinions outright without consideration, describing it as "panic inducing" among other things. No one here seems to think that the sky is falling, or that it will fall if someone gets banned unfairly. No one here seems to be trying to communicate that, either. I propose that many here who are using the term "panic" have an unfair definition of the term itself. Same with "fear mongering".

In a world as varied as ours people are bound to disagree. Ironically this discussion centers around a set of rules that includes a rule to not dismiss another's opinion. I find myself defending that notion, not as a rule, but as an ideal. Surely if you all tackle the discussion with consideration rather than rejection fueled by pre-formed opinions, you'll come out as better people than you were before.