Re: Are lost body parts ever not going to count towards DQ
Personally, outside of the wrists-don't-DQ bit, I think the only sensible argument being made here so far is that parts not attached to the head should just go limp, and yet I think that should simply be optional, too -- I've had far too much fun with controlling disconnected body parts to want it gone forever.
As for the rest of the complaints about dismembered body parts, it's simply a matter of accepting the rules you've been provided. How often do you see baseball players petitioning to make the strike zone no longer be "knees to armpits?" Of course, by the same token, you tend to see people who aren't very good at, say, Street Fighter complain about how "cheap" throws are.
I think a lot of folks here would do well to read the "playing to win" essays on sirlin.net, if only because they're very interesting. That, and it'd help if folks could figure out that the best reason to play Toribash is because it's fun as hell, rather than because, apparently, some folks just can't enjoy competition unless they win.