My knowledge on the rules is rough but still enough to get a basic understanding, but i feel some should get a slight looking over, preferably the glorious rule 6.4.1
6.4.1 - Evading any ban for any reason automatically gives up ownership of your account. Accounts used to evade bans may be permanently disabled by site staff.
my only problem is that this is worded to apply to all bans, irrespectively of whether you deserved the ban or not or even if the ban is yours to begin with. vpns and proxies are ill-advised for good reasons but there's a minority out there who use vpns and such just for privacy's sake and not for malicious purposes who encounter these vpn bans. we all know eric isnt exactly free with his time and contact is stagnant so ppl end up waiting hours, days, weeks, maybe exaggerated further for other ppl's mistakes. the only real option that would be left would be to evade it; its not your ban so nothing should go wrong, right?
Well, this rule is pretty savage if you ask me. i have encountered a vpn ban before and have attempted to evade it numerous times simply because i just want to access the site and not let a ban that i never received for my own actions stop me. by doing this, i technically lost all ownership of this account just to get out of a hole meant for someone else
"whats your point lad, why are you complaining about a rule when its not hurting you?" might be the first question you have
imo the ban evasion rule should only be applied to bans that i or anyone else receive as a result of their actions specifically. its not a good move to evade bans, sure, but when all options fail, people will turn to this as a last resort. they dont want something that they shouldnt get stopping them at all. its being enforced far too literally in my opinion. maybe with good intentions, yes, but the innocent shouldnt be punished for going under the radar
I'm not asking that the rule be changed nor am i trying to be a radical SJW, but i do want opinions regarding this. share em below cause i know there'll be ppl advocating for both sides (agree or disagree basically) and it'll be really interesting to hear what ppl have to say in regards to it
fyi, yes i am aware that it says that accounts may be banned, but the wording is the real point of discussion here. the question here is whether you're fine with the wording being general towards all bans, or should the wording be less general and more specific towards certain scenarios. banning isn't a concern here as scenarios/circumstances behind the ban/evasion vary among person to person
I want this to be an actual civilized discussion (hence general discussion), not an answer and lock topic
