Regarding the exploit.

[Bulldogg]

Of course the rules should apply to everyone, but there is definitely a smarter way of handling it if you wish to keep the playerbase active. Like instead of removing literally EVERYTHING they have ever worked for on FL, just remove the money that has been gained by exploiting instead. Most of these guys are die hard money grinders and years of progression was just reset. Why should they return to a server with a dying playerbase who also the majority of the staff team have been against them the entire time? The server will feel this, as 10 people is quite a large number considering I mostly see 30 people on at the same time.
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I do acknowledge your points and it must really suck to start over again but if you look at events exploiting with the intention to make money, has always been punished hard.
This point you make about the player base is true and I think everyone can acknowledge that but again it's the admin's decision and there is not much more to say and they need to apply power as a result of consequences, whatever that punishment may be that's up to the team itself...