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[edit] Aimbot Does Not Equal Auto-Aim

I don't think 'auto-aim' should be equated to 'aimbot' - autoaim is a feature of a game that makes it easier to aim, aimbots are cheating tools.

[edit] Linking to Aimbots

I'm not one to go all moralistic on people's arse, but... in my opinion, there shouldn't be a link to a "collection of aimbots". It may very well be within the topic, but it's like giving a link to a virus, just because the article is about that virus. Cheating in multiplayer games is, as I see it, unethical and inappropriate (when talking 3rd party programs)... opinions on this link? - Jacen Aratan 00:14, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• good point but unlike viruses, which can cause havoc and financial damage, aimbots do not have this potential. at worst they will make a victim pull his hair out (figuratively). i think the educational benefit outweighs the harm it may cause. besides, if someone really wanted to use aimbots, he could find them relatively easily. also by spreading more information, people will be more aware of suspicious activity when confronted by others using aimbot. Bubbachuck 28 June 2005 17:37 (UTC)

Well, it CAN financially damage corporations with games that are widely abused with aimbots. The programs often also are in violation with the game's license agreement. But I suppose about the same things could be said for the links on List of BitTorrent RSS feeds. Also, when you say that people are made more suspicious, that's actually a larger problem that the cheating itself. I used to play an online shooter (years ago), and the false accusations of cheating there were absolutely terrible, even after the introduction of PunkBuster. -- Mfb52 23:06, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm fairly certain that most aimbots violate their respective games EULAs, so should probably not be linked to. ChimpZealot 08:48, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sources

This page does not show any sources.. this is not allowed on wikipedia. --87.127.77.49 01:24, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

It's not so much 'not allowed' as 'discouraged'. If you feel strongly about it, find some sources and add 'em. -Toptomcat 13:29, 14 December 2006 (UTC)