I think another point to what you said here, is that to many with DID, PC is their whole world! They don't consider the outside of PC, at all perhaps?
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I think it does boil done to respect though. What is it to me to refrain from posting something if it upsets someone else? Will my world fall apart because I need to be considerate of others? If I can change how I post and that allows even one other member feel safer, wouldn't that be a good thing for me to do?
If I were to forge full steam ahead anyway, that would be me saying that what I think is more important than what you feel. I would never personally want that to happen.
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With the idea of guidelines, to me that's what they are guidelines. They surely can't make someone behave, can they? But they do give a sense of order and safety in knowing what can be expected. They also give those of us who wish to comply, and those who's responsibility to maintain order (admin and moderators) a guide with which to view behavior. It keeps the rule from becoming arbitrary and unfair, imo. But guidelines to me also give some freedom, because they can be adjusted if the majority or even just the admin decide some flexibility is necessary in a certain case.
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Some members who come here are more "disodered" than others, and thus need more time, more nudging, more attention, more understanding etc. Some never do fit in. Some leave on their own. I'm glad there's the flexibility to allow for those who need to learn how to fit in (yet still need PC) time to do so. Don't you think?