Sorry, but I still agree with MtB view. We all have rules in our day to day lives, whether it be driving, work, sport or other leisure activities. Can I honestly say that I follow all of them all of the time? Of course not, I'm human. For one, sometimes I forget, I sometimes forget a rule and break it, and other times I choose to "bend" a rule I find has no real purpose.
For example:
4 managers all run catering units on one large site, the break rule for staff is, 4 hour shift = no break, 6 hr shift = 20 min break & 8 hr + shift = 1/2 hr break.
The casual staff didn't have a home location and worked for all 4 of us depending on who had what events on at the time. When they worked for me I'd give them a choice of either having a 20 min break or 2 x 10 breaks and the same with the 1/2 hr breaks; naturally the smokers would chose to have the 2 shorter breaks so they could get in a couple of cigs throughout their day - yes I relaxed "the rule" but it did no one any harm and the staff always seemed just that little bit happier when working in my areas.
Also the staff who only worked a 4 hour shift weren't entitled to anything to eat, if we had bacon or sausages left at the end of breakfast the Chef and I would put it to the side so they could have a butty at the end of their shift, it would only have been thrown away anyway - again breaking the "rule", but I felt human decency and common sense prevailed.
On the same hand I wouldn't break the 8 - 8 rule for running a engine or genny - that rule makes sense to me and could disrupt someone else. Again, common sense prevails
So yes, some rules are important and should be followed, others are in place to make somebody elses life easier to the detriment of others
As with a lot of other folk, I agree something needed to be done, but I think what has happened is far beyond "overkill"
BTW - I liked it when the MOD's used to contribute to the threads with their incite, not as MOD's but as fellow boaters, the only ones I see still doing that are Fade to Scarlet, Lady Muck & Theo, maybe I'm just not reading the right threads?
ETA - I forgot Theo