[@The Harbinger of Ferocity] I do believe that issue was dropped already given a lengthy and good discussion with arena members specifically and they manage to convince me that my idea was perhaps not the right way to move forward. This doesn't fix inactivity though, which is an issue for another time and the inactivity of the arena board is certainly something that needs to be addressed at some point, regardless of 'this inactivity being inherent' to arena. 

I disagree that we should demerit people that drop from RP's. 

If your family member dies, I understand that you can't directly post that and I understand that that is something that might take a lot of time.
I am reluctant to ask, however, for proof of death. That's morbid and not right.

This goes for literally any other scenario just the same. I don't want to ask people for proof of why they disappeared. 

So what, we either ban everyone that disappears for whatever reason. Good, then everyone with a valid reason is banned. Useful. Or we ban nobody.

I'd rather do the latter. 

Engaging RP with people that disappear is BUYER BEWARE. It's your duty to check up on your partners to make sure they're not flaky or known for being shitty RP'ers. Not the moderators.