Quote Originally Posted by Risvertasashi View Post
...This is literally the exact segment I posted a translation for. Yeah someone clipped it for convenience.

So, SE hasn't changed their policy. Third party tools are still not allowed, full stop. (Of course, there's a ton of nuance to it, like "don't ask don't tell", they probably won't enforce against Discord even though it's technically against ToS, etc)
It's the difference between what the laws or rules say, and what actually gets enforced. It's the difference between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law.

The laws say you can't drive over the speed limit. However, it's unlikely the police will stop you if you're driving only 1mph over the limit. They will stop you if you're driving 50mph over the limit, because that's additional danger and risk to everyone else on the road.

The rules say you can't use third-party tools. However, it's unlikely a GM will stop you if you keep your parses to yourself and seek only to improve your DPS. The GMs will stop you if you start using parses to harass other players, because that's inflicting harm on others.