If you want him, pay for him as agreed. What entitles you to have him for free when you aquired him under a contract that says you have to pay for him?
If you can’t live with that, then make sure you don’t close anymore contracts that oblige you to pay for what you get in future. But that affiliate delivered under contract, and if you don’t hold up your contracts, your word is worthless and you have zero credibility in future.
You miss the point.
Not to go too far off topic, but it’s not a real affiliate. Players playing under their own aff tags is absolutely not in anyone’s interest. Not yours, and not mine.
I’m not pointing fingers at anyone here, but let’s be under no illusion that there aren’t people out there trying to screw (or let’s rather say “take advantage of”) aff programs.
Should I take it because they found a way to do it “legally”?
Can I put in a term to allow locking these accounts? I can, but it might cause a bigger stir than I would like.
Can I take advantage of the term to lock genuine affiliate accounts? Yes.
Would I? No, because it’s downright unscrupulous, and if I took my job and my (or the brand that I represent) “place” in this industry seriously, I wouldn’t even contemplate it.
Once again, it all comes down to choosing the right partners. I think Gooner has said it a couple of times, but I don’t think people take this advice as seriously as it deserves.
I notice a distinct “us versus them” mentality in the affiliate space, and if that’s they way you feel about your partners, you’re probably working with the wrong ones. Any manager worth their salt knows that you work WITH your affiliates, not against them.