[Newworlds]

In the midst of responding about the chat channel vs chat client I got to wondering. Why is it that anytime there is discussion on an RPI topic, people from the genre defend the guidelines (whatever they may be) of that genre as if it is the only way for a roleplay MUD to operate properly? I've seen this with the argument of channels, permadeath, skills, guilds, pk, etc. Anyone know why this is? This isn't a bait tactic, I honestly am baffled by it.