Please tone down the iron fisted moderation

I have been a forum moderator across many projects over several years, ranging from game publisher forums, to self help forums for vulnerable teenagers and young adults suffering mental health issues, and I have never seen such insane levels of moderation on a forum.

I get it, it's your website, your rules, and all that fun stuff, but please consider easing up on the moderation. Overzealous moderation only hurts the community in the long run. People in the in game general discussion chat room (Mostly consisting of forum users from all of the old league forums, not just General Discussion) have expressed extreme discontent with the moderation, and cited that (among other problems that it's clear won't be resolved at this point) as key reasons why they no longer post on the boards. When people are afraid of getting punished for the slightest thing, people just won't post. It's already been stated that forum infractions may impact your game account, and even I myself am hesitant to post here for fear I say something wrong and get my account (on which I have spent roughly $850 or more) banned.

A culture of censorship isn't how forums should be. Moderators should encourage polite and respectful interaction between players, but the "don't be a jerk" rule needs a massive overhaul and to be given specific penalties for specific infractions, rather than "not being a jerk" varying based on whoever happens to be moderating at the time.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, if you actually did. Have some kog/lulu cuteness as a reward.