We have a new rule in the sidebar:
Rule 2: Don't abuse the report function.
Abuse of the report function includes: making multiple reports that are not justified, making multiple spurious reports, reporting comments for behavior that you yourself have just engaged in, making multiple targeted reports of a user you are in an argument with regardless of the content of the comments.
Think before you report. Repeated abuse of the report function could result in a temporary ban.
I'm working on a new rules page for this forum which will explain each rule in a bit more detail - I don't want to clutter up the sidebar too much with explication.
maybe make rules and guidelines, rules being reportable.
rule 1 is vague. maybe change to 'threats of violence' or something.
'being respectful' or attacking the argument is really more of a guideline. if users feel that is being violated, they can issue a block against a user themselves, they don't need to whine/narc to a mod.
if a user gets blocked by enough people for the above, maybe consider ban.
the other option would be to make a separate 'butthurt report' for violations of guidelines or hurt feels.