- It is simply not possible to determine whether two accounts sharing an IP are one and the same person or not. For admin purpose however they are treated as if they are indeed the same person, classified as alternate accounts with the account created first designated the main account.
- The ToS clearly states that alt accounts are permitted, it also states that misuse will be penalized (usually ends with the alt account being perma banned).
- A member may only have one seat in a hot seat competition (unless explicitly permitted to do so) for reasons I hopefully do not have to explain in detail - together with my first point that should make it amply clear why two accounts with the same IP may not compete in the same HS.