Because people quite like mild off-topicness if it’s otherwise interesting, and are not interested in exerting social pressure against it. Although that might be typical mind fallacy, I doubt it.
Unless it’s to blatant, in case we’re already doing exactly that with the karma system.
Why can’t we have weak rules about what exactly counts as on topic, and punish violators through mild social pressure?
Because people quite like mild off-topicness if it’s otherwise interesting, and are not interested in exerting social pressure against it. Although that might be typical mind fallacy, I doubt it.
Unless it’s to blatant, in case we’re already doing exactly that with the karma system.