We really need overhauled rules for the RP realms. The current ones are horribly outdated and no longer correspond to the reality of the situation.
In short, we need rules that better protect the nature and experience of playing on an RP realm. Self-policing doesn’t work if there’s no way to enforce any kind of consequences, so the onus is on Blizzard to step in.
But they don’t do that. They usually enjoy some cute little postings a’la “I LIKE CATS TOO :)” but when it’s important for once, they simply ignore the issue… as far as I can tell.