Quote Originally Posted by ForteNightshade View Post
Everything you cited remains against the ToS. Therefore, any player doing such should find themselves quickly banned if GMs do their jobs. I won't deny the initial month or so would be a "rough patch" as morons take things to unnecessary extremes. However, you could make the argument giving these people the rope to hang themselves only benefits the community since we'd be ridding the community of a toxic player. Furthermore, people this prone to toxicity will find other ways to get around the rules.
Just because the rules and enforcement won't change doesn't mean SE would want to embolden players to break the rules by officially endorsing parser.

Not to mention, both the strict "don't tell" policy and lack of a parse ironically leads to toxic casual behavior. Many players know they can't be called out or criticised for lackluster damage so they'll take advantage of that. Bit of a double standard this is viewed as okay while the mere idea of publicly allowing parsers is seem as opening Pandora's box.
SE defines obstruction of play as nuisance behavior, which can still result in penalty even if it is not classified as harassment.

If "lackluster damage" is a means used to deliberately obstruct play, then you can try reporting it. Otherwise, there is no double standard because making a rule based on judging people's performance is just silly. If the content allows for even "lackluster damage" to clear, then it is not a problem with the player.

We also need to define "harassment". Some people take being told their damage is low or that due to said low damage they're being repped as harassment. Which it simply isn't.
It depends on how you say it. If you're insulting someone for their performance, then it is harassment as defined by SE.