A house divided will not stand, and we are certainly divided.
Like I have said in the past, despite there being a tie, people went ahead with creating various workshops in order to try and mend the numerous loopholes that were present in the current rule system. While at the same time, I have seen nothing about people voiding the beasts. In fact, the various encounters I have had since the poll ended, has been filled with people still accepting the beasts as Valid RP mechanics. Not only mine, but others as well.
So, to me it seems voiding the Biju has predictably failed, but now we are left with the anarchists who now feel as if they have no obligation to follow rules. Well, while at first I was an advocate for a "free for all" of sorts, I was still under the impression some form of challenge would remain. Say Bocc wanted to challenge Warren for his beast. After having used the necessary means to find him, it should be Warren's responsibility to make it so Bocc can execute his challenge; Such is the burden of all hosts. It is our responsibility to make it so people have a fair chance at winning a beast, even if it isn't what we want exactly.
If we resort to dividing ourselves further by allowing any plebeian to claim some of the strongest tools in the game, then we might as well allow everything to be up grabs. 25 different 9 tails, 14 Samehadas, 18 Yata mirrors, ect. It would be the inevitable downfall of SL's RP, and I truly do not wish to see that happen. This community needs order; a set of guidelines. Why us in particular? Well, the proof is in the pudding so to speak. If the biju were creating arguments before, imagine all of the threads that will be made about people claiming other individual's items? Well, sorry bocc, but I reeeally like that triple bladed scythe. It's mine now. You know what? I want your shoes too.
"But wait, we already said you can just ignore them."
True, but what if I enter Konoha, and someone who voids me is talking with someone who does not, and I want to talk to my friend? Now we have a rift that will likely ruin someone else's RP experience, and detour them from ever trying to interact with the public again.
The SL community is childish. Simple as that. We heckle one another with snide comments, talk behind each other's backs in Pm's, and everything else we can think of to recreate the good ole high school experience. Do you honestly believe that we have the capability to sustain a site that has no rules? If you do, then I am honestly taken aback.
The point i am trying to make is that we need established guidelines for everything. Some people might not like it, but that's just too bad. I don't like having to pay taxes, but that does not mean I can just void the government's ability to make me do such.
My suggestion? Return to the most recent rendition of the Biju rules until we can come up with something more solid. Create another poll if need be, but remove the third option in order to try and break the aforementioned tie.