So Tom, is it being an !@#$%^& to post an IG letter?
It depends on the context, which is why a hard rule doesn't capture it.
If it takes game away from someone (e.g. because it reveals an in-game conspiracy, or spreads information that people wouldn't get otherwise) then it is being an !@#$%^&.
If its only purpose is to paint someone in a bad light, be it character or player, then it is being an !@#$%^&.
If you have a valid meta (ooc) question about it, and the letter is required as context to understand the question, and none of the above holds true, then it isn't.
And so on.
I also would like to see an example of gameplay being done the forums. I seriously can not think of a single instance.
It is not about gameplay on the forum. Seriously, I've explained this a few times. It is about taking away gameplay from the game. The most simple and obvious case is that there is a lot of socialising being done on the forum - that could happen in-game. At tournaments, on the ruler channel, through guilds, etc.
The other most obvious part is that only the part of the playerbase who frequent the forum get to be a part of it. That's like hanging out with a bunch of guys who all go to the same school and you don't - you will be the outsider in that group.
I don't doubt the forums also have good sides.
But quite frankly, they are a MAJOR distraction. If nothing else, my own time spent on the forum vs. doing anything else for the game compared to my time spent on the discussion list vs. doing anything else for the game - wow.
