Servers down. Cheaters being punished

[Ristrato-myzrael]

“it’s not cheating or an exploit, it’s a clever use of game mechanics which Blizz tolerates and actually encourages” - WoW Classic / WoW Classic General Discussion - World of Warcraft Forums (blizzard.com)

Here, read it from the horse’s mouth.

They are not going to band for something that is not a forced exploit. The player did not make the lockout go away. Bliz didn’t add the lockout.