Hi, so, I’m a bit confused on something. When you talk about rules and regulations, do you mean stuff like how the species can’t have certain characteristics? Because to me that sounds like any species, real or not (that may sound a bit “if it looks like a Dutchie it is a Dutchie”-ish but I promise I don’t mean it that way, I just don’t know how to word it better).
The problem was never that Dutchies have certain characteristics that identify them as Dutchies. The problem was the ridiculous amount of admin-sanctified bullying that went on anytime anyone dared to break a species rule or even diverge slightly from Dutchie canon (for example, LGBTQ+ Dutches or Dutches that could do rocket science) and the staggering hypocrisy.
Nowadays, after endless backlash, official policy is that you can pretty much do anything you want with your own OCs, even if it would be considered noncanon. And if that's what they'd done from day one, this blog wouldn't exist.