i consider the internet to be a mental sport. here you have it, CR is the "gauntlet", a place with a set of defined rules. my challenge is to push the limits without breaking the rules. as long as i don't cross the line, i am safe. whenever i get close to the line (but not crossing), thats when mods start to get pissed at the game, kinda like when you were probably 5 yrs old and losing at monopoly and flipped the board over.
once the mods are pissed and have had enough, they start deleting shit, changing threads, locking people out, infracting, modifying posts etc. see, but that isnt particularly a win for you. you had to reach into your secret quiver of moderator tools to "win" the battle, when it was really just cheating.