Self restraint self enforcement. a community that polices itself? it has all failed. its a running failure.
If you.. think these statements are wrong.. I digress i didn't say such a thing couldn't run. or even be fun by comparison but its about as fun as meatballs in your fruitloops.
A game that's built as a role play game is more suited for roleplay period. I submit to you neverwinter nights 1 and 2 servers especially the persistent worlds.. made by the community. with many more tools and abilities to script almost anything you need. versus backwards hacking freelancer to add ships and makes rules enforced by honor alone.
So frankly. shortcomings aside and philosophy be damned. You kill a guy who can respawn in five seconds or come back and try and kill you back in an hour... yeah have at it.. ENJOY your victory..