The greatest thing is that in this game it neither matters that the AM has his/her rules or doesn't. ALL the players can find homes as there are always fs's seeking members. Sorting out and finding a home in which you are comfortable is pretty easy. I got lucky and hit it the first time. If an AM wants to dictate everything and he/she can find players willing to take orders to that degree more power to them. AM style of management is not dictated by the game. So let's not be too hard on an AM who "micro-manages" because that too is a personal preference, not an immoral choice.
In addition, I do inspect my players cities. I have a whole ss which analyzes where they are "out of sync" with "successful" cities based upon all the statistics you can glean. I even "rework" their cities in elvenarchitect on occasion to demonstrate how city layout can be improved. Newer and even players who have been here a while, sometimes don't always know everything. I then send them the link, but I don't require or even go back to "re-inspect" since I've given them a choice and if they take it, great! If not then there's probably something I missed about their playing style/preferences or strategy. That's my style. The coolest thing about it is that I've never had, to my knowledge, anybody get upset about my suggestions. Now if I made them requirements I think I'd be a fs of 1 pretty soon.
Finally, I wouldn't spend 1 second trying to "correct" the AM but if I did it would be in a private and quiet msg. If the AM didn't listen to my "calm and helpful" suggestions I'd just go to a different fs. In the end if the AM's style of management doesn't suit you, you can leave. If it does then no style is out of bounds.
AJ