The new rules would have been useful when the virus thread first started. All that has been accomplished here is that now those that should have been kicked off are now insulated and will never be moderated because what they post will never come to light...….like I said, suddenly everything is being done in a vast dark room.
Those that have been removed from the thread under the old rules should be allowed to post under the new rules and enjoy the protection that has been afforded those members that due to direct intervention of the mods will be filtered and never face being kicked out of the thread; that is unless you intend to Mod in the dark as well? I mean no post could possibly be moderated if said post made it through the mod process so effect a safe haven has been created that protects them from being ejected.
Many. have been kicked out of the thread simply because as ForceFlow said they replied to something someone said......but what happened to those that initiated it????? in most cases (90%) nothing.