I imagine Dobby is more so saying frequent activity on the server brought about the change. Given that the rules, warnings, punishments, enforcement, enforcers, statutes, and more have been changed, edited, re-edited, or whatever else have also changed frequently over five years, the circumstances will follow suit. A tree isn't more knowledgeable than a man simply because it's lived longer- not that this can be broken down so simply.
An important takeaway following this change is underrepresentation of users, particularly those who were accepting of the lax enforcement of R7 on the server. We've heard more cases of users having issues with loose enforcement of R7 than users who enjoy it the way it was. If there's a change Reborn ought to implement, make yourselves heard. I won't speak on the fellow Staff's accounts, but I will hear suggestions that someone feels should be implemented- we've even got a thread for it.