[–]ggppjj 5.1 Stock Black/Silver/Ebony XT1053-5 points 11 days ago I was in the same situation you described: I went through the steps to convert, upgraded my motoboot and gpt, and the T-Mobile version got leaked. My stupid ass tried to downgrade to 4.4.4 to get back to an XT1053. You can probably guess what happened. If I were slightly less technical a person, I'd probably be stuck with a Windows phone right now. As it stands, I got super lucky and was able to debrick, but it was a harrowing experience. As it stands, I cannot and will not recommend updating to any of the leaks. BUT if these guides don't exist, or people don't volunteer their time and experience, I would imagine a bunch of people who don't know the impact of motoboot and gpt (coughnexusownerscough) bricking their devices by attempting this stuff on their own.

So let me get this straight.

1. You, a Mod (BTW why don't I see you on the sidebar?), went ahead and tried the conversion yourself.
2. You tried it and decided it is too risky for non-tech savvy person, hence then ban.

Now let me comment on the facts.

1. You obviously personally don't care about Moto's NDA, or you wouldn't have tried the conversion and admit it in public. Good, I'm with you. Any breach of NDA is between the person who signed it and Moto. Any third party who passes along any info about another who's heard another guy saying there is a way to convert is obviously liability free. On the other hand, as long as the files are hosted by, say, Mega, Reddit is not liable for sharing. So we get the legal issue out of the way.
2. Now let't talk about your moral responsibility. Sure, you like your phone so much that you feel responsible for the wellbeing of other people who also own the phone. Very commendable. But can we consider the possibility that not all subscribers to this subreddit are tech morons? I have personally converted to 5.0.2 soak test after soft bricking. I got out of the trouble by ADB wiping everything. Risks are obvious but does not mean you get to play nanny. Take an example which might be a far-stretched in analogy. A couple of years ago the cartel was really causing problems in Baja California. The state department issued travel warnings about going down to Tijuana. But you can't close the borders just because you don't think it's safe enough. Same, Reddit prides itself as the front page of the internet, a place for free exchange of information. What makes you to ban the mere mentioning of something, especially after you have done it yourself?
3. Is such information beneficial to the community and users? Sure, maybe if it was three months ago this could be debated. But at this point it's laughable to even bring up the cliche of "such information may cause delays in the otherwise smooth ops at Moto". There is a need and people are pissed; Moto isn't delivering; somebody else has a solution, albeit very risky. That's the fact.

So how about this for a solution:

Instead of a ban, which is obviously not grounded in any reason, mandate a strong risk statement.