Sharking (ATBW Blog)

Sharking is the means of deliberately taking advantage over players and tricking them so that they can succeed in exploiting in games by taking away a player's number of points that they've earned in order to win a game. It is a common term used all over ATBW Blog and it traces its roots back to 1992 during a contest on the site. Sharking itself is usually not a violation of ATBW Holdings's policies, but the user can still be banned by ATBW Blog companies for cheating in their respective games.

CCTV Online was the first company to ban sharking outright on it's two games California City Street Racers and California City Defense on March 20, 2021 because CEO Ezekiel Palmer despised players from taking advantage over others and disrupting the gameplay of the two games. Sharking is frowned upon by Calligraphy Studios, but it is not a violation of their rules unless the player is also intentionally cheating in Deer Tracks, which is in fact prohibited by them. If they create a sockpuppet account to fool others just for points, then it can be considered a serious infraction and that can be reported to ATBW Blog staff. Sockpuppeting is absolutely prohibited not only by Calligraphy Studios, but also most certainly by ATBW Holdings LLC in general.