Alright, so we've talked this over, and taken all your suggestions in mind. I'll say up front that this whole thing is a tricky situation, and I won't pretend that we have a solution that's going to satisfy everyone. But this is what we're going with.
The new rule is going to remain largely in place. However, we're going to try to be a bit more flexible with how we enforce this. The real intent behind the rules is to prevent "link dumps." We're not okay with daily posts that include nothing but a link, or an incredibly cursory, substance-less description to "technically" be within the rules. Any rules we've made here have been for the goal of eliminating this kind of behavior. We're not okay with the link dumps. And we never will be.
However ... This stuff isn't at all meant to hamper the ability of community members who really are making an effort. We don't wanna scare anyone off here, and the vast majority of "what about THIS kind of post" questions we're seeing here, I feel like would be totally okay. We're going to make an effort to target the specific problematic cases, while remaining flexible with the forum in general.
What's this mean? Basically, as a rule of thumb ... the more frequently you post, the more important it is that your posts have substance. I feel that if you haven't updated in a few weeks, you'll have plenty to talk about when you do update ... but it also means that you're so far away from the "link dumping" behavior we're targeting that we probably won't be looking too closely. If, however, you're posting every single day, we're going to expect more than just a cursory "here's part 3 the water level". If you're going to post every day, you need to make a strong effort to justify it and add content that's going to be a benefit to the forum. And if you're updating multiple times each day ... Yeah, that's just not going to work. Consolidating your video updates into a single, substantial post would be the ideal way of handling something like that. Frequent daily bumps purely for the sake of bumping ... That's really what we're objecting to, here. If you want to be excused from the "no daily bumps" rule, then convince us by making your content great.
The intent here is to crack down on the link dumping behavior, while allowing some flexibility so as not to interfere with people posting regular updates. The more frequently you post, the bigger obligation you have to make it worthwhile. And as far as getting in trouble for this stuff ... We will contact you with a notice before taking any kind of action, so there's no worry of suddenly getting slapped with warning points out of the blue.
If there's any questions or concerns about this, please speak up here, and I'll make an effort to clarify things. However, at this point we feel like everyone's suggestions on the forum rules have been heard, and our stance here is unlikely to change. I'm happy to offer clarifications, but I won't be participating in debates or defending the decision.
Thank you all for your thoughts and suggestions.