I think a lot of it is perceived acceptance. If Goldshire with its explicit profiles is allowed to remain, it can be easily viewed by someone as an acceptable action. You’ll see mimicry with the explicit descriptions of orbs, but also links to certain nsfw websites. Whereas, if Goldshire mob was actively getting nuked with appropriate bans, I believe we would also see a lot of people shift their thinking.
Similar to how in 2014 most guilds would have “Do your ERP in private” in their guild rules, these days a specific “No ERP” rule is a lot more common.
Granted there’s still outliers, but that’s why we want a better Argent Dawn, right?