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by atroche 2453 days ago
It’s reasonable from the perspective of maximising profit, sure. And it’s true that they’re (as far as I know) consistently applying a rule they set out a long time ago.

But that doesn’t make it the right decision, morally. Sometimes rules should be broken.

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>And it’s true that they’re (as far as I know) consistently applying a rule they set out a long time ago.

Have they ever enforced this rule in the past? If not, it's difficult to speak of consistency.

I think it also hinges on whether or not previous players have made “offensive” statements before.

If it’s only happened once and they’ve punished it once, I think that’s as consistent as possible.

Although of course there’s a lot wriggle room re definition of “offensive”, which muddies the waters.