I prefer a pretty pared down rule set

This is what we opted for on FCW

but that requires a strong community to police itself

That's probably a key component for this mod policy.

Further to that, a steady but relatively slow stream of new membership to integrate into the community is an important aspect.

Otherwise the community will slowly degrade as members leave for a variety of reasons (e.g., tired of politics, heated disagreements with others in the community, other aspects of life popping up, etc.).

If the active membership declines, one consequence is it runs the risk of the self-policing becoming more and more relaxed. Which in itself creates a negative feedback.

I prefer a pretty pared down rule set

This is what we opted for on FCW

but that requires a strong community to police itself

That's probably a key component for this mod policy.

Further to that, a steady but relatively slow stream of new membership to integrate into the community is an important aspect.

Otherwise the community will slowly degrade as members leave for a variety of reasons (e.g., tired of politics, heated disagreements with others in the community, other aspects of like popping up, etc.).

If the active membership declines, one consequence is it runs the risk of the self-policing becoming more and more relaxed. Which in itself creates a negative feedback.