If there is not currently a written statement for the direction the mud is taking, I think it should be considered. Something like 'save on ghost' fundamentally changes the way business is done in the player run economy, significantly alters the resources players have to (for instance) oust disreputable or undesirable guildmasters, and is in all ways a sign (to me, anyway) that the mud is changing courses.
A single document that states a few truths and then continues to make broad statements open to interpretation but with specific meaning at the time of writing would go a long way toward a unifying idea of the mud's future (think... Declaration of Independence). If there is already such a document at a level players aren't privvy to, then maybe something as easy as news on a change would allieviate some woes.
