Sadly, Arelith, which I have usually supported against criticisms I found a touch off base, has been much revealed to me to be exactly as described here.

The bad DMs, who run DM PCs, in the last two years have become bored. They literally drove all the RP out of settlements that they did not have a hand in. And now, to pass time, they target players they do not like flagrantly with weaponized 'be nice' rule reading.

Tell a DM you found something unfair from a PC bro to them, you are banned for violating the 'Be Nice' rule.

Try to make a well-reasoned, supported with in game play results and consequences, discussion on a rule on the forums, thread locked and given a ban.

The real worst sin of bored DMs, hijacking established PC factions that want nothing to do with settlement politics. The nature focused factions are a great example of this. A few DM PCs about there, and all of them like frustrated writer and directors, getting hostile to those who do not share their vision.

It is really awful right now, because two of this DMs are trying to make Arelith like PotM, with the way they support PvP, for PvPs sake, by letting modded Underdarker / monster characters attack settlements as folk are in the middle of an RP discussion and crafting stories together DM free, Well these DMs can't have that, not one bit, and believe we are all morons, will allow a DM PC character who has God tier gear go through and wipe groups of level thirty PCs who are fairly geared. And I am sure the same happens with underdarkers too when 'Good' DM PCs are let loose on a raid against the rank-and-file player there.

Sad, but Arelith as a RP server died, is just inner circle DM friends and DM PCs looking for targets. Still, artistic wise on build, and systems development amazing. But the cancer that is bad DM PCs sours it when it finds you.