Yeah the ToS are written by lawyers and it's quite possible the ToS FAQ was as well. However the interpretation is left to the Policy & Abuse Committee and the way they're interpreting things makes no sense to me. I agree with you that if they don't want reviews they should just state in the documentation that it's not permitted. That would clearly save everyone a lot of trouble.

I didn't understand what you meant by this though: "By the way, a huge thank you to whomever is sending hostile emails to these folks and making them miserable. They keep complaining about it on Ao3 - on the front page"