In many competitive fields, when someone has cheated they get merely a slap on the wrist. Many sports figures come to mind. Which begs the question, if handled differently, would
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have been able to still compete for places on some leaderboards? I am not suggesting so, but wonder what you guys think would have happened if he had handled it in a different way, one that was much better received. I probably sound like a newb, but what are the standards on cheating? I know TG had a permaban policy, but did other lists and associations, like Guinness, have a different policy? From my understanding, Guinness is of the persuasion that all of his scores have been legit, but if someone were to cheat at a WR in any category in relation to Guinness, would they except future achievements, or do they have a permaban too? I suppose events like KO have allowed him in, do other events? I'm just wondering in retrospect, what's the best
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could have handled the situation. What would you guys do if you were in the same boat?