I thought this line of Anaris's from the other case was particularly relevant:
"The truth is, a dozen multicheaters do far less damage to the game than one person who believes that spreading poisonous rumours and lies about people IC and OOC is an acceptable way to win a war."
Is this even remotely as bad as the rumours spread in the other case? No. But it is no less damaging. From my POV, the players contributing most to this are trying to win a war by spreading rumours and lies about my character and myself through both IC and OOC methods in order to win a war.
If that is acceptable, then fine, but then I know exactly why everyone is leaving the game. How is that a fun environment to play in?