Naming and shaming players has its downsides, of course, and while some deserve it, most would not. We unfortunately can't vote kick in the Feast, but plenty of people have used the reporting system, and plenty of punishments have been dished out for it. On the opposite side of that, many players simply didn't let what happens in the arena bother them that much. We ARE all adults, most of us. It doesn't excuse bad behavior one bit, and many of us have suggested that using this chat feature as a light punishment (instead of a temp ban or the like) would be more than adequate. But with nothing from SE, we're left to believe that to fix the few issues of harrassment or players being nasty toward each other, they've silenced everyone.

Imagine a few people speed/weave through traffic, but everyone gets a ticket or cars become restricted. . . That sounds fair, right?

That is exactly what this is.