Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5719509-20130615012915/@comment-5643552-20130615022259

Javer80 wrote: No, it is pretty stringent about most things, to the point where the full rules could fill a fifteen-page instruction manual. I understand your frustration. These rules have slowly built up and ossified as a result of shifting leadership and creepypasta trends, and could probably be streamlined considerably - but I don't envy the one who has to do it. In the meantime, they're pretty useful for weeding out at least the unreadably terrible stuff (though standards could be higher, I think).

I was thinking that we could streamline the rules considerably for a while now, but I've never been exactly sure how. We might need a community brainstorm or something. I don't know. .-.

The rules are here for a reason, but that doesn't mean they can't be refined and streamlined (I hope).