1.Farming is hitting someone (includes attacks, assasinates, and steals, but not scouts as they dont hurt you in any way) over 5 times a day for 2 or more consecutive days. 2. 5 hits is a courtesy not a rule; there is nothing wrong with it.
Farming isn't prohibited (and why is this I strat? Mods?) it's just a courtesy that many (most) people consider a rule. Generally better tofollow it because the masses rule the real.
if u get farmed enough by the same person get a more powerful friend to farm em back! But it is a courtesy, as mentioned, just remember that one day you will probably be the one farming others!!
SCOUTS ARE COUNTED, If u scout then attack 5 times it's farming, if u attack 4 times with a scout it's not farming
You may encounter in rarity that some clans count just attacking(not farming) their osf as if u farmed it. It's rare but it's really annoying when u find a clan that does
Correction: scouts are farming! If they scouted you a billion times then you say they are scout bombing you usually related to a strip (pinning spies, clearing newsfeed) or just griefing xD but wasting ur newsfeed. But in no way is it farming; you lose minimal spies and you dont even us pots!
Ultimately a successful farmer should acquire some sort of crop from his efforts - to stretch the metaphor a bit. As scouts do not receive plunder or any other reward, then they're not really farming even when they are effectively doing damage (killing spies). The same goes for assassinations.