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Keep in mind that I believe no "special treatment" should be given to players depending on their starcraft 2 skill or who they know. the rules should apply to everyone equally. all other things equal, users with a history of bans / repeat offenders will face stiffer punishment than users with a clean track record.

the precedent for not allowing banned users participation in our tournaments was set when Zanooku was banned and he wanted to join a sc2sea tournament. many TAs were vehemently stating that his ban should be extended to all the tournaments we ran as well, that is a sentiment i agreed with and that is what happened. I believe it was the SEACL#1 or KOF where he wanted to enter his rLs team and he was denied participation much to the joy of the majority of people. I cannot suddenly reverse this precedent, the rules have to remain consistent and not vary depending on a starcraft players skill level.

Also note that if the ban on deth is lifted, Zanooku will be allowed to play in all SC2SEA touraments after next season as well as the rules have to apply uniformly across the board.

as for tguns comment, i believe one of the most famous high profile track runners was caught doping, the olympics didnt rename themselves. when eric cantona one of the best footballers playing in england at that time got banned for 9 months for karate kicking a fan, and it inadvertantly hurt man utd, the EPL did not rename itself from the "english premier league" just becaue he had being excluded and he was a premier player, one of if not the very best players in it at that time.
(this pargraph is not a comparsion of deth's actions, it is a comparison of renaming the competition because of a banned player)