Having been back only a short while it's really nice to see admins looking at the effects/feedback of changes introduced and reverting decisions when the need arises (I took a break around the time everyone was moaning that the admins don't listen to them).
I think the rules are a lot better this way, from a traders point of view it means that my activity isn't completely destroyed when someone decides to attack me 5k from an npc base and gives other people (including other pirates) the chance to interact with myself.