Can someone help me understand?

[WellWell]

Okay so, some people on their trading rules say that he/she and their friend trade unfairly or they gift/get gifted sometimes, and they say mods don't ban them. Is it not allowed to gift people or trade unfairly? Also, isn't the paperclip challenge basically trading unfairly? So if it's against the rules to trade unfairly, then why do the paperclip challenge?
Thanks if you help me!

[Finalized]

You may gift all you want, but with siblings and friends nearby, try to keep it fair by gifting them something of equal value. If your friend or sibling constantly gifts you and you never give them anything back, it can cause suspicion and may result in a ban.

The paperclip challenge for the most part, I don't know why it's permitted. It is greatly frowned upon throughout most of the community though.

[WellWell]

oh ok, got it! So if someone lives near or with you and you trade unfairly or they gift you a lot, mods might think you're the same person and ban you?

[Finalized]

oh ok, got it! So if someone lives near or with you and you trade unfairly or they gift you a lot, mods might think you're the same person and ban you?

Yes! Especially if you're in the same IP. Just try to keep it even and fair. You get a gift? Gift them back. :^) It's genuine and also makes it seem like you really aren't multi accounting.

Best of luck!

[WellWell]

Thank you!

[Schuyler]

To the second part of your question, trading unfairly is not in any way against the rules, as many players don't know values very well or just don't care if something's fair or not (and thus there is also nothing wrong with doing the paperclip challenge. It's just a matter of finding someone who's willing to go along with it.)

You're only breaking the rules if you claim that the trade is fair or that the pets are worth more/less than they are when that's clearly not true -- then it would be considered a scam and you'd likely get in trouble.

You just want to be careful, again, especially with people on the same IP as you, that it doesn't look like one account is only there to benefit the other. So you'll want to keep trades with family/friends more or less even.

If you ever want to send a big gift / very unfair trade to a friend or family member, it's best to be safe and send a help ticket to the admins for permission before you make the trade so they can check if everything looks okay.