A call to end the rule lawyering/badgering

[Carlos_Benitez]

How about altering the console messages to reflect the current situation? Something more persuasive might work, such as a thing that I'm telling anyone who is apparently completely new and has no clue about playing in here...

"If you haven't read the rules yet, (please) log off now and go read them".

and if the rule lawyering is becoming intolerable, I'd prefer seeing the message "don't you bloody dare to threaten people with sanctions!" than being intimidated even if I know I'm innocent (99.5% cases). It really does make me feel sick and stop playing for a day or so.

The second one might need come softening, but I hope you get the idea. The console messages might contain some up-to-date info from time to time, eh?

Now that is common sense. Even better; use regular scripted messages to tell new players about the consequences they will face if they don't read and follow the rules, so no-one need be tempted to tell them themselves.
"If you haven't read the rules yet, (please) log off now and go read them. Admins reserve the right to punish rule-breaking by sanctions such as fines, imprisonment of characters, and banning".

Regular messages like that (like every 10 minutes) should mean that no-one would ever feel the need to inform players that rules exist and are enforced. Anyone that sees a message like that, and breaks the rules anyway doesn't deserve any warnings, thus curing "rule-lawyering".

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