'Everyone' is not the same, and not everyone follows the same rules and understands the rules in the same way. It has always been the basic policy, as I understood it, to try to apply the rules equitably and fairly.....which obviously involves some judgment calls and 'interpretation'.

One person's notion of an 'insult' 'favoritism' or 'over the line remark' is another's idea of a joke. Joe has always said the he and other mods try to edit as little as possible....and Max has always said that he favors 'almost' no censorship. It ain't easy sometimes.

Like "herding 'cats" comes to mind.