The guidelines of shame

It was the opinion of the princess of the sun that, as a deterrent to objectionable behavior, a little public humiliation went a long way. Of course, she couldn't call it that. Instead, she called them gentle reminders of what was not acceptable and displayed each person's wrongdoing for all Equestria to see. After all, if one person made the mistake of eating in a meeting and she publicly reprimanded them, others would surely realize they shouldn't do it either.

This led to the creation of a list of guidelines, posted in each city and updated once a day. Early in the morning, a lone pony would make the rounds, tacking up that day's additions to the ever growing list.

Ironically, this was less of a deterrent and more of a source of amusement and gossip. Each morning, the first thing many pony did was check the bulletin board for updates.

Some even took it as a challenge and had a bet going to see who could get the most outlandish, extravagant, downright absurd rule about themselves posted without getting in any real trouble.