Well written, EKG! love these two lines especially -
see, the thing is... 'violators' know when they've violated the rules.. they might pretend, like you did , that they can't tell the difference between "hey, I'm going as a cunt for halloween" vs. "You're a fucking cunt and should die".. but they know the difference.. and if they're really stupid enough to not see the difference? Ok..
Your place isn't going to suffer by the loss of a 1/2 dozen people who ILA runs off.. and if you're happy at the end of the day with ILA and others like him then that's all that matters..
Per your first statement - there is a difference, the mods know it, the posters know it, and the people it's addressed to know it.
But as per your second statement - if they are happy with the ILAs of the world, then they can keep them.