There's nothing aggressive about MiRai's post, that's just the result of you not wanting to hear what he has to say. He's simply pointing out the rules as they've been established here for a long time: we abide the TOS of any games we multibox, as this site aims to be a legitimate forum for multiboxers. When people show up discussing bots and other violations, that isn't helping the multiboxing community. It's undermining it. The post you were referencing did just that: while there may very well have been some very useful information there, there was also mention of "a program I'm using that I can't discuss here", or something akin to that. In other words, "I knowingly and willingly violate the rules". And again, this site is -not- about violating the rules, quite the opposite. This is a place to obtain legitimate information about the multiboxing playstyle and discuss what we do with others. Hacking, cheating and botting is -not- part of that, and it's not something this site (and I suspect many of its visitors including myself) wants to be associated with. We tend to get enough crap from ignorant people calling us cheaters or botters because they don't know the rules, the last thing we need is for a site with legitimate information and helpful people to turn into a grey area that just confirms their ignorance.

The problem with people like yourself and the poster you're referencing is that you think the rules don't apply to you. And when you get called out, you throw a hissy fit, complain about how unreasonable people are being, how nobody can tell you what to do, how your freedom of speech is impeded, you protest locked threads and argue that (parts of) the forum might as well be shut down. And it could all have been prevented if you'd educate yourself a little and stop acting like a punk. The rules are quite clear. If you want to discuss things that violate the TOS of any of the games, that's up to you. None of us are going to stop you. But you'll have to do it elsewhere, because this is not the place. Advocating that it should be, means you're not supporting a legitimate multiboxing community, you're undermining it.

If you want to make threads discussing legimate ways of multiboxing in battlegrounds (for example), by all means do so. I'm certain there are plenty who'll appreciate it. But don't start some passive aggressive I'm-stomping-my-feet-cos-the-rules-don't-apply-to-me-hissyfit-thread and expect it to turn into an enlightened discussion about the question you snuck in at the bottom of your complaint.

The thing is, information in a post like the one you mentioned is skewed. It's based on the experiences of someone who violates the TOS, who uses hacking/botting/cheating to play, and perceptions are tainted as a result. To what degree? That's hard to say, it will vary case by case. But they -are- tainted because they're not the result of a normal, legitimate playstyle. And as such, it's hard to tell how much of that information is still useful for those looking to multibox legitimately. When they're unable to match the results, it could even encourage others to start hacking/botting/cheating. Another issue is that if this site turns into a gray area, people can end up getting banned for TOS violations for information they thought was legitimate. That's why there is a zero tolerance policy. We abide the rules, end of story.

And before anyone complains: I know I'm not a moderator here. I'm just someone who values this site highly and enjoyed it for years before finally registering myself, and I'd like for it to remain the collection of useful, legitimate information and helpful people that it's been for all those years.

Goodness, I'm so damn aggressive.