We will not ban by automated programs as that removes the human from the decision making process. However we do not need to test every account individually in order to ban them. We will routinely remove accounts associated with tested accounts through different means. Detecting, rejecting logins, and other tasks by automated programs we do allow for.
Dear Campitor,
The use of illegally logging in botting programs falls under the definition of hacking. When enough
evidence is acquired to ban accounts, I suggest an additional check be made. This check will be
done by having the GMs and bot hunters forward the packet of information on the ban of that set
of bots and their accounts. This packet is forwarded to community managers for review to verify
that there is an abundant excess of overlapping evidence covering the proof of botting. Then this
is reviewed by the corporate lawyer and a lawyer letter about hacking of services is sent to the ISP
for those accounts. The lawyer letter can request Terms of Service Violation Shutdown of those accounts as
most ISP have Terms of Service that forbid hacking.
As you've heard in the past, banning bots means they just make new accounts. But they cannot
make new accounts if their Terms of Service violation got their account closed because they had 10 or more
separate hacking lawyer letters sent to them over say a four month period. Let's hope it doesn't
take that many lawyer letters as I only whipped that number out for the sake of discussion here.
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