[AzzarTheGod]

Originally Posted by AzzarTheGod [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Rogean, please realize that this quote above is the mens rea (the state of mind) of the people supporting the bot-tracking site.

Also please realize that this website requires an in-game bot to parse the auction, and is likely using an IP exemption to accomplish this.

If the staff is aware of this and supports the site, we should know about it. Any guides know if the tracker received an exemption specifically for the tracking?

Tracking for the Wikipedia is understandable, but I think there is a big difference between tracking item averages and tracking WTS bids. One is obviously much further away from classic than the other.

Additionally,

If the IP exemptions for the bots used to collect this data are sanctioned and the management is fully aware of it (Rogean, nilbog),

Then I will digress, as it would be obvious that the staff have made a conscious decision/ruling on the collection and parsing of auction data by in-game bots with IP exemptions.

I think we need to determine whether the bots are management (not staff per se) sanctioned or not, before raising any further protest.

That's what is most logical to me. This issue can be swept under that umbrella. Are the bots sanctioned or not? Did the staff (and more importantly, the management of the project) approve of the IP exemption for the bot specifically, or was it done behind their back?