Hicktown, nowhere without laws may be able to survive, but can you imagine New York without rules?
Flyertalk has probably gotten too large to be totally freewheeling and "rule less". MANY of us (I know I have) have been guilty of some transgression of etiquette at some point in time and posting silly posts (why we created OMNI). A code of conduct would identify boundaries and moderators could keep us all in line (including me--gee I think I said that before).
Time to go have a beer. Hope you sort it out by the time I get back.