Keep in mind that bluelight isnt a democracy, its a harm reduction community built and maintained by its members, with all kinds different views on what's fair and just and necessary, and different ideas on everything from how policy matters should be handled to what bluelight should strive to be and the best way to achieve that. With so many many opinions and varying views it almost becomes necessary to have an executive that can say, "this is how we're doing this, full stop", regardless of if it ends up being the wrong decision. In the end there is no need to everyone to be privy to everything thats considered when the staff make a decision, especially since personal and non-public information will sometimes be factored in, particularly in this community where it was common for members, including staff, to know each other on a personal level, outside of bluelight (even if its just seemingly ordinary info like knowing that the user's public persona is a facade that differs from their real personality). There have been people in the past that used this kind of non-public information for malicious purposes to cause harm, and its probably more common to our community than others considering our subject matter and our members' the hobbies, and the sometimes detrimental effects this can have on one's personality, emotions, and judgement.
Certainly suggestions and criticisms from the community will be heard and considered based on their merits, but opening up every single decision to public criticism and debate won't really accomplish much except make things even more troublesome and difficult, in many different ways.
