My reasoning for not doing so was to see if there could be some discussion around this rule, if I was to post then that would alert the scamming user that he'd be noticed, and thus take measures to make sure he isn't noticed in future. Whereas I have pretty damning evidence at the moment, more evidence could be accumulated, and then the user would be more likely to be banned (were such a rule to exist). Anyway, I presume this is why this thread is open, to discuss/ clarify rules.

This isn't true and the only real time people usually tag alt accounts is if they've been used for shenanigans or to bypass regulations in sig campaigns or something else. People should be free to have any amount of anonymous alts if they so wish. The whole point of theymos even allowing alts is for privacy and anonymity sake and whether you want to expose them or not is up to you but people shouldn't be forced or even suggested to self-out them and there shouldn't be repercussions for those who are doing nothing wrong with them.

Regarding the rule No. 33 about plagiarism, is there a consensus for the correct way of the citation?  I think the most appropriate way is to enclose contents from other websites/posts by "quote".
[EDIT: quotation for other posts in the forum in the standard form automatically comes with the link to the post, but quotation for external webpage one should write the direct link to the specific webpage near the quotation.]

If the above quotation style is a consensus, it would be good to clarify the definition of the correct way of citation in the rule because some users are making use of the absence of it as a loophole: sometimes people use the contents without "quote" but with small citation which looks like they are trying to hide it, e.g.,

https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/3199418.msg33194095#msg33194095
https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/2818999.msg32274273#msg32274273

and other users post the contents even without mentioning the original threads, which I think conflicts the rule No. 33, see, e.g.:  

https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/3130158.msg32381100#msg32381100
https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/2818999.msg32791816#msg32791816

These things are also being discussed in these threads:

https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/3255944.0 (use of "quote" for external webpage with link)
https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/3272524.0 (validity of small citation without "quote")

Since the number of these gray area posts seems increasing after merit system, it would be useful to clarify in the rule No. 33 whether the small citation without "quote" would be bad or good, and the definition of the correct way of the citation.

I guess it's not the point of who needs it here rather the point of who needs it in French section.


Not only the visualization via "quote" I think - there should be the link to the original site nearby. Moreover: links should lead to direct sources (to the pages of original articles, for example). Some spamers use the "quote" option but never adduce the proper links (placing the abstract sentences like "source: bitsmedia.com" at best as informative as "source: google.com").


The only allowable occasion to create the account for banned user is to ask about their ban reason in Meta. Otherwise it's considered as ban evasion.

Right that's what I had in mind, for quotation for another user's post, the correct "quote" comes with the link to the post automatically, but for the contents from the external website, the link to the specific source is necessary.  Edited my post above.

I am a little bit confused here, why would you like to know how much it costs?
Unit of evil is shown only when you try to create an account for the first time and is related somehow to the ban recieved by your network. Personally never heard that it is available otherwise.

Thanks for the reply wasn't aware of or maybe i forgot it, i don't remember now.

Maybe a small typo: the rule 9 has [e] for examples but there is no example for the rule 9.

So, you were cheating bounties with multiple accounts and your solution after getting a negative trust is to create more accounts? And post them here?

Not very smart.