The above uber true statement from Dieter is one of the reasons he rocks like a $2 dollar ho on dollar night:D
(Do you accept payment on the gold standard, or just the Canadian Dollar?)
Anyhoo, imho, trying to get a concrete answer on a designed fluid rule in the coveted green color would be akin to getting a concrete answer to why 'god' (or whatever mystical sky dude floats your individual boats) allows bad things happen to good people.
It is what it is, & it's there is a reason for it being there...you may like it (or not like it) but in these parts, it's Igiss's Law.
I saw a reference in the OP's 1st post on the end in parentheses that I didn't notice before the 9th page was created, so if it was there from the get go, then I'll rattle off the whole mea culpa mantra...but I could ::almost:: swear that part was added later on without edit-credit. (although, I did, in fact overlook the short hoodlum post on page 5 or so)
I'm not an archiver, so I'm not really sure honestly.
Anyhoo, since there is only one example of "threat" does only one single example prove power drunkeness?
I think not
I actually took the time to read the whole linked sanction thread, what I saw was a guy that broke the rules & took it far too seriously & personal.
If ya can't do the time, don't do the crime.
I'd love to continue the discussion on this issue. If it really is an issue, then it needs more examples, then we could present remedies to it.