Folks, this discussion, with the original statements that have been quoted endlessly, started with someone who would get flagged as /afk with the “get into combat” debuff and wanted to know what could be considered non-participation.
The original player I was replying to mentioned that they often are defending the tower. Since sitting alone in a tower can prompt someone to think you aren’t participating, they may therefore report you, resulting in the /afk debuff.
I simply provided some generalizations for someone who may have been reported as /afk by members in the Battleground and reasoning why they may have been targeted.
I’m not debating strategy. Nor is defending a tower at all an indication of non-participation.
I’m not sure what policy you are referring to. I have not once talked about policy or given specifics on afk/non-participation.