How do you think Yoshida would react to the following hypothetical regarding parsing?

[Valorak]

It's not about whether it's allowed, but whether they would choose this of all instances to hand out punishment. Participation wouldn't have to be limited to those that can parse. Those without access to one could have a friend relay the info over outside channels and let them post it in-game. Those players would be at risk just the same despite not using a parser. Do you not see how ridiculous the whole situation is? People try to compare to real-world law, but it would be like something is only illegal if you admit to it. Doesn't matter if it was impossible for you to commit the act, you said you did and that's all the proof needed.

I'm not entirely sure what this protest would accomplish then, aside from showing that it's an unusual circumstance to run into in the real world. That said, FFXIV isn't the real world, nor is it run by a government with the authority to potentially investigate your personal belongings and every other aspect of your life during an investigation.

So if you walk up and say "I am running ACT, here are my logs", then they'll probably just take you at your word and issue a punishment if they think that it's appropriate. Considering the kind of "don't rock the boat" stance that they've always taken on 3rd-party tools, I doubt that they'd be very happy about some sort of demonstration that's meant as a deliberate poke in the eye.