I don't want to open argument about the rule itself, but as a constant "noob" at life I find it frustrating when more senior members of a community make a decre

I don't want to open argument about the rule itself, but as a constant "noob" at life I find it frustrating when more senior members of a community make a decree like this without at least a quick few words as to "why." It's good and noble enforce the values of a community, but it's far less meaningful to the recipient without that added bit of information.