"please keep in mind i completly understand that this site belongs to someone and is subject to to the rules and decisions made by said person and their team"

^^^ Basically, that's how it goes. The mods and the admins keep in communication with the rest of us, and to be honest the current mods are good at listening to suggestions and if appropriate passing them on up the chain. But not every suggestion can be taken on board, simply because this forum would be way too complicated and the rules would be confusing and contradictory, or it just isn't possible or even necessary. It's not totally a case of "because I said so" because if you ask nicely, the mods or the admins are happy to discuss anything with us... It's more a case of not being able to please everybody all at once.

In the case of how much 'power' the mods have and the specifics of the rules, that is totally up to the owner of this site. After all, he owns it. He has to be able to decide some things for himself, right?