Yeah I'd think its unrelated. Some of us have been talking for quite awhile about these types of builds, and we're not banned. Kinda sure the mods aren't that strict. :)
I tried a slight different setup tonight, using 2 monks. It was pretty crazy, but it is possible to take nearly all the aatxes in the starting area at once. The tricky part is not getting pinned in at a bad location. Sometime or another, I want to try taking the first quest, then taking all 9 squids, and 8 aatxes (other 4 are tough to round up) at once.
I'm told there is a collector's item in Kryta that gives +1 protection @ 20% chance, unfortunately I found out about this after I purchased it for 5k this morning. Might've been nice if the guy told me first it was a collector's item, but ahh well. :)
I know there is a prot+1 and hp+30? in the large clearing north of Lion's Arch on top of the hill by the tengus, and there might also be one in Henge of Denravi.