^NSW posts don't show up as much as yours do, and if I remember correctly, the reason behind having the guidelines for the avatars was so the page doesn't get stretched when reading through posts. If it's not a rule, than why should any of the other members here have to follow it. If it's not going to be enforced as a rule, it shouldn't be displayed as one, and people shouldn't be told that there is a specific guideline when the question for avatars comes up. Not saying you bring up the guideline, but other mods do. So it can get very confusing for somebody who isn't familiar with the whole set up.
I did miss out of the rest of the conversations and even after seeing the rest of it, the approach to begin with wasn't necessary. If you have to go back and retrace your steps to explain that you were joking or just innocently picking on someone, is the joke really worth it?
I do understand that this has been a forum that has grown through the years, I know how that feels, but when rules are sent out to new members and they are told to follow them, I think everybody regardless of how long they've been here should be following the rules.
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