Yeah i definitely thought about the players and that is kinda the priority, but idk man. I have also seen servers empty but I wouldn't worry too much myself about the CSS servers. It's not like it use to be in my opinion. We don't really have any maps on ZE that can kill loads of people anymore, MG is kinda, well very safe. Only ones I would be a little worried about is JB but i always see a couple admins in there any time of the day and I hear TTT was dead anyways.
Leniency sure. I don't know much about them so *shrug* I have always been for it but unless it's all in or not, it never passes. What do you mean by afamad? He was playing in MG or ZE last night or the day before. Is he suppose to be banned again?
EDIT: Sorry Xeno, I just skimmed your initial post. Positives would be along the lines of what Nasu was talking about. Leniency i guess. We change things all of the time. I don't particularly care if we lose face in the eyes of the other communities. Hell I don't even know them. It's already been pointed out that the number i am talking about is small, but whatever it is, generally there are handfuls of players that bring in other. Yeah they get a little rowdy but...we make exceptions all of the time. It's not new. If you are worried about that kind of thing...well I'm not sure how to respond to that.
I really just think you are worrying too much about issues coming up. I've never seen anything substantial happen. Of all the problems that keep popping up like weeds, I have never seen the higherups deal with it differently in the end. It's just the posts and threads, and all the shit in between that seems to get people really pissed off and stuck on the same thing.