I think you're being too generous. People used to talk about rules against commercial use, netiquette about Usenet posting, etc. And we knew why. When along

I think you're being too generous. People used to talk about rules against commercial use, netiquette about Usenet posting, etc. And we knew why. When along comes someone who doesn't care. That person isn't "shaping", like some influential philosopher, visionary, or noteworthy historical figure. That person just happened to be the first total piece of fecal matter to come along, and do the obvious thing that everyone said was obvious, and with obvious outcomes.