I was directly asked for my opinion on this thread by another DT1 member, so I gave it..
So your opinion is that breaking the rules isn't really breaking the rules so long as you perceive ChipMixer still benefits from the poster wearing their signature? Otherwise, I don't understand what it is you are saying. He clearly broke a rule, and you're saying it's not "cheating." Why do you want to give this person a pass?
What do you mean give him a pass?
It was you that said this:
I personally don’t think bending the rules of a signature campaign is all that big of a deal..
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I’m failing to see any financial damage done to cm or anyone over the campaign part..
It seems like you're trying to trivialize what he did and justify it to yourself as being OK because in your mind he was still adding value to the ChipMixer campaign. I just have to wonder what evidence you are basing that assumption on.