Changes to punishments for uninvolved posts

[Joykill]

I don't get why all moderators and admins (with no involvement whatsoever) get a pass to voice their opinion on every abuse thread when normal members are not given the same treatment. They rarely add much besides arguing (i.e. discussing - what the idea is to avoid) for the admin in question, something that should be reserved for those making the final judgement. 

I understand the rationale behind closing them from becoming a discussion, but allowing admins - involved or not - to comment doesn't follow that very rationale. 

The way I see it posting should be limited to only people directly involved (administrators or not) and SAs. In addition sometimes posts are still left up only with a warning while som others are entirely removed. This should be streamlined with all posts entirely removed and replaced with a warning. 

Despite this I want to make it clear that I'm happy for the fact efforts are being taken to keep admin abuse threads public and accessable for everybody. That's best for everybody.

So. You are saying normal players should also be able to comment in (U)BR without being involved? Imagine every single "normal player" (Teachers, contributors and Developers included) commenting in a courthouse thread. It'd be chaos.

Now, I completley see why both mods and admins are allowed to comment freely.
Mods; Superiors are able to see the moderator's judgement.
Admins: They are experienced enough, they have clear knowledge about the rules and when they comment they add something valueable to the case..

I don't see how you can say that admins only argue in the courthouse? I have only seen arguing that was constructive or relevant to the case.

-> Perhaps I was unclear, I'm only referring to admin abuse threads <-

No, I'm not saying everyone should be able to comment. As I said;

The way I see it posting should be limited to only people directly involved (administrators or not) and SAs.

About the mods and admins;
The courthouse (in particular admin abuse cases) should not be a proving ground for moderators - leave that for on the server. It is a place for presentation of evidence and not a place for everyone to chime in with their own opinion. 

Many of the abuse cases touch issues and unclarities in the rules, so it's not always black and white. They are to be decided by SAs, and as such admins not involved in the case shouldn't take part. 

I've also seen normal members, who are not involved, that post legitimately constructive posts, but that doesn't mean they're allowed to. Same thing should apply to administrators.