Just to put in my two cents worth, firstly I find this entire discussion between IOT'ers and NES'ers absurd and infantile.
Secondly on the actual points regarding the egregious mod intervention regarding a GM's right to exclude participants in his own game. It is precisely that, egregious, uncalled for and utterly and absolutely stupid as a matter of principle (I make no comment on the merits of the action towards Arya in the slightest). It is self-evident, and not even the most ignorant individual who frequents these forums could deny it, that certain individuals are counter-intuitive to the good running of a game and often ruin any enjoyment that can be derived from the same. Indeed in the games I have played in IOT, NES and elsewhere on these forums that has most certainly been the case. Understanding this, the whole point of the norm on NES (a norm sadly forbidden by imposition or custom established [I forget which] in the IOT subforum) is to ensure the greatest good for the greatest number by ensuring that such disruptive influences are swiftly purged whenever they come along. It also is, I would argue, a right of the GM who creates the game to determine who plays what he has made as a matter of course, afterall no one likes it when some johnny come lately tramps on in and tears the entire carefully developed aedifice down through malice, stupidity or just plain lunacy. Birdjaguar simply should respect the practices of the community and refrain from intruding his ideals where they are not wanted, and which are counter-intuitive to the needs of the community he is supposed to serve and support. The Creator of a game should retain the Summa potestas, the totality of power, over who enters his creation.
Finally, with regards to those advocating a merger between IOT and NES. It won't happen, and its a foolish idea with little to no merit whatsoever. The two groups by and large, exceptions naturally apply, have very different mentalities and are hardly "two peas in a pod". The culture of the two groups is clearly different and the sense of the people, is clearly different in each group. Furthermore the translation of the norms which govern IOT behaviour to NES would be for the most part exporting bad practice over here. Bad practice which I would point out as the reason why a good number of IOT's have fizzled out and died in a relatively short timespan, or been summarily ended by their GM's compared to some very long running, and indeed exemplary, NES's that are around at this very moment.
