Even if they put stuff in the General section, it should be a quick report/strike it down thing. But I agree the locals should be removed along with the role-play. In game communication is lower than I'm used to.
The courthouse is one thing I see as a negative and the questions most of the time are plain manure. Those things should be kept to a private viewing for those that deal with those issues. This is one thing I think hurts communication in game because you get to fearful that everything you write could be reported. Character development then stops and people just turn to power gaming more.