[Chaos]

I once thought that Account Sharing wasn't an issue either, until:

If someone is playing a character without being the owner of that key, then that's another no-no for a variety of reasons and I consider it a bannable offense.

I have mentioned this a few times since I learned about it, but due to a lack of ability to edit the Server rules, this hasn't shown up on the Server Rules list specifically.

Regardless, the reason behind this 'rule' is simple: Accountability.

Whenever someone breaks the rules, we go after them, and the first thing we identify them by is their Key. For instance, if a character under the Key KFCScrub goes and harasses someone for the millionth time, we identity them as 'KFCScrub, the dude who keeps harassing people' and ban them accordingly. But all of a sudden, we get a message over Skype from a player who's known by 'Noscoper', who says that KFCScrub was his account that he was sharing with his friend, who got it banned, and thus he should be unbanned since he had nothing to do with it. Do you know what our response would likely be?

"Cut the crap and deal with it."

'it was actually ___' isn't an uncommon excuse to deal with when it comes to people and bans. In fact, there's a nice little portion of the The Unban Requests Forum (READ THIS) that highlights this:

Neus » Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:10 pm[/url]"]It is not acceptable to request to be unbanned on the grounds that you claim someone else is at fault. Be they your sister, your brother, your mother, you father, your pet, a hacker, a cracker, a snacker, a jiggy, a demon, a witch, or any other fantasy your mind cooks up and thinks will fool us. I have been on the internet for longer than is socially acceptable to admit. I have heard every excuse. I am not interested in excuses, I am interested in change.

Now, if you have some good proof, it's possible to prove that it wasn't you. Emphasis on the 'if'. Should it come down to simply going 'I DIDN'T DO IT OFFICER', I am less likely to believe your story. This is not due to me being an asshole; this is due to me having a harder time verifying that you weren't involved when the Ban went down. Even then, like Slydria said, you remain liable for sharing the account to begin with and beyond outrageous circumstances, you will still be stuck with the consequences.

It comes down to this: When Account Sharing, there is a very real chance that you can be banned for something you didn't do. In fact, this kind of scenario was close to happening only yesterday. Do you REALLY want to take this sort of risk? I have been around long enough to see where and how a lot of people get irrational, and something as simple as a grind trip can involve breaking a rule and causing a ban.
ESPECIALLY WHEN PEOPLE KEEP BREAKING THE 'DON'T PARTY YOUR ALTS AND GRIND' RULE.

If you truly want to take that risk of getting banned over someone else's actions, then I suppose there's a small chance of being able to grind someone else's character in the future. Mind you, I will still get onto you for it now. But we'll see what Dev has to say about it.

And no, giving someone an account of yours isn't the same as sharing. If more than one person is actively using a single account on SL2, that's Account Sharing. If you just give your account to someone and don't touch it, or you're the only one using it for SL2, you're fine.

P.S. Yes, I am fully aware that people will try to get around rules. Honestly, if they keep that kind of behavior up, they're going to result in more restrictions being implemented and ruining it for people who have legitimate reasons.