Can I call out a player who deleted their account?

[ResonanceSM]

I know it's against the rules to call out an active player, but what about a player who was possibly banned for cheating, but definitely deleted their account?

Since there is technically no player by that name, it should be okay, right?

[nik592]

What would be the point?

[tbhp]

I don't think so, because they are still a person even if they don't have an account.

[ResonanceSM]

What would be the point?

I suspect they created a new account because I'm seeing similar shenanigans and I wanted to not so subtly tell them that I see them. There is a bit of circumstantial evidence that points to them being the same person, or at least somehow related.

Hoping to encourage them to stop doing it. (they really don't need to, I do not know why they do.). Collecting evidence and reporting players is kind of a pain.

[tbhp]

In this case why can't you message them privately?

[BarnardsStar]

I suspect they created a new account because I'm seeing similar shenanigans

If their shenanigans are reportable, report the new account (and in the report you might mention the old account?)

If their shenanigans aren’t reportable, red-thumb and move on. Either way there’s no point in calling out the old account.

[BalGAmor]

I know it's against the rules to call out an active player

-> Yes

Since there is technically no player by that name, it should be okay, right?

-> No.

[ResonanceSM]

I know it's against the rules to call out an active player

-> Yes

Since there is technically no player by that name, it should be okay, right?

-> No.

Since I have your attention, should I report someone earlier if I think it's a cheating player who has created a new account? Or do I need to accumulate enough evidence as of it was a completely different person? There is some circumstantial evidence to support the two accounts are related at least.

[BalGAmor]

Since I have your attention, should I report someone earlier if I think it's a cheating player who has created a new account? Or do I need to accumulate enough evidence as of it was a completely different person? There is some circumstantial evidence to support the two accounts are related at least.

You will need evidence and can use the proper tools to do so. Doing it on the forums is no good...

[ResonanceSM]

Since I have your attention, should I report someone earlier if I think it's a cheating player who has created a new account? Or do I need to accumulate enough evidence as of it was a completely different person? There is some circumstantial evidence to support the two accounts are related at least.

You will need evidence and can use the proper tools to do so. Doing it on the forums is no good...

I'm asking about the level of evidence and the quantity needed. I already have evidence, and if mods agree that it's the same person, then it would connect to previous evidence, which was already enough. But if I need a completely new case that won't consider the previous report, then I probably don't have enough yet.

Since you don't get feedback from a report on whether or not a report was approved/denied or even why, I wanted to ask about the process so I go about it the right way, instead of just submitting reports blindly.

I suspect it's a new account, but I have no tools to prove it. Just circumstantial evidence. Similar playing/cheating patterns, accounts being used, groups joined, friends, etc. None of which is proof, but is suspicious enough to point to the previous player. I'm wondering if the similarities are enough to report, or if I need a full "case" that proves this new player is breaking rules under the assumption that they are a new player who hasn't cheated, instead of trying to show that it's an older player who has. Two different types of cases and evidence needed.