>>8627>Create a better set of rules and make the staff police the site according to those policies, not according to personal interpretation.This never works. There is always a degree of discretion involved in these kinds of things. Far better to have appropriate contact between mods and the userbase (and here I would again emphasize the importance of a thread on-site, rather than a Matrix chat or whatever) so that where bans that users object to are handed out or whatever, users can discuss back and forth with the moderation team. That gives far more flexibility while still ensuring accountability. Trying to stick rigidly to rigidly written rules just results in rules lawyering even in cases where the userbase will go "yes, you're a cunt and should be banned" but may disagree, for example, if you should be banned for this rule or that rule, or if a new rule should be created.
Proposals 2 onwards are fine and even good, however. (Yes, even the ones about having to name a specific rule that someone's been banned for! Although mods will apply their interpretation in making the ban, making them give a reason helps users to see the moderator's reasoning when they give feedback on the matter.)