Well, if it was not obvious I am very much aligned with Murci and Mei on the viewpoint of "Why even have the beast?" if you don't want to deal with people coming after you. If anything, I feel like the casuals would just be claiming the beast as a trophy even more so than the competitive players. I have not seen a single person RP with the beast in away that truly affects the ongoing plot, aside from conversations that no one else can hear. Of course this goes for the more serious players as well, but at least we go so far as to incorporate the beasts powers and abilities into our characters so we may have a more diverse experience when playing the game we spend so much time on.
If the Naruto series has shown us ANYTHING, it is that if you have a tailed beast within your body, you are a target for those who wish to obtain that very same power. It is probably the most cannon thing you can find here on SL; people's desire to destroy or capture the beast hosts. I do believe this is an even more prominent feature here than in the show due to the constant mad grab for those who have this ability.
While I cannot speak for Yujo (Though I am 99% certain he would agree) I would be more than willing to go with Mei's compromise. Hell, I would be willing to give up the two tails to someone who is willing to follow the rules, that way the beasts are in more hands than just a select few who are better at arguing than others xD
My standpoint on the whole situation is that if you want to RP with a beast then you MUST Follow a set of rules. If you do not want to acknowledge the beasts, then you CANNOT lock the one you have away from the people who want it. It's that simple. Honestly, the ones who do that look like children to me; locking away the toy so no one else can play with it despite the fact you don't even like the toy. It's immature plain and simple.
Bocc, on paper I think the idea of having two lists is a fresh means of handling a shitty situation, but in practice I feel like this will stir up more issue in the future. Of course I am not ignorant to the fact that people will start shit with every single contingency you plan, because that's how people get their rocks off apparently.
I think we need to just ignore the people who falsely claim the beasts. Not necessarily ignore their characters as a whole, for the simple fact that we would be barring them from having fun and that's against the rules. Though it goes along with the fact that I cannot just claim to be the ten tailed host. If you are claiming something you do not have, you will be ignored by a majority of people. Bocc, you and I both know that the only people who are causing the issue are the two from Kiri and they have already been technically stripped of their beasts. The only person left who does not follow the rules is Warren, and he has never followed the rules; for some reason people just let him go with it. Why not just edit the official list to have Hags and Eiko removed, and remove the 8 tails from Yujo so Kage can have it. Right there we have mended all of the rifts and people who will openly follow the rules have the corresponding beasts. Save for Warren, and I have no issue with him continuing his methods of RP. Honestly I would think it quite odd to see anyone else as the Ichibi anyway. Not only that, but he is willing to fight for his beast if you go out and find him, so even then it's not impossible to get the one tails. Just exponentially more difficult.
If there is NO OTHER WAY, then sure the split lists can be attempted, but I would rather see things stay somewhat the same with one single list. As I have said in the past, if you have an issue with the rules that have been posted, then go say something on the workshop thread. Do not stand idly by people, the grave will leave plenty of time for silence.