Actually I do believe that the first post is right.. it is allowed in the rules.. since you followed.
I was screaming about this when the rules were being changed as well as other RM people. Because it basically means that:
I fight a pirate in Hamburg.. he flees after loosing all bats and bots.. and goes to pirate in Frankfurt...I fight him there he flees... and goes to Dresden.... and so on...
Igiss expressed that he thinks this should be ok. I will try to find the other thread later.
Igiss says: Martin, you give them a finger, they bite off your arm.