YOU: "The purpose of the rule was to NOT have threads about the rules or rules violations."
As stated at the top of page 1, "Off-topic posts are welcome," and that's exactly what posts discussing the board rules and rules violations are. Off-topic. The reason this thread is standing and will continue to stand is because it is an innocuous off-topic thread and, under the rules, there is no reason to knock it down.
What is NOT admin-appreciated -- and folks here not impaired by selective memory know this -- is the conduct of miscreants who, unlike Sia who is quite conscientious about emailing violation notices, grievances, etc. to Ken, are NEGLIGENT in that regard, instead airing out their complaints exclusively to the board and then whining that no one is listening. Instructions on how to effectively (consistently and relatively promptly) get those questions and/or complaints addressed are posted at the top of the page for purposes of minimizing self-caused frustration suffered by the negligent, moronic miscreants, minimizing admin annoyance inflicted by moronic miscreant negligence and unreasonableness, and helping admin perform its tasks with greater ease and efficiency, NOT for the purpose you claim: eliminating "threads about the rules or rules violation," such as this perfectly allowable and, as you can see, still standing thread.