This is not going to be a popular opinion but I feel it is necessary to point something out.
On the other popular VMK site, members were posting about "changing urls" to try to "trick" for codes after finding out about the bug that gave Karo his chair the first time. Folks, this is hacking.
In Karo's case, he said when he got the first chair, he kept playing so that he could give "additional chairs" to friends so he would not be "special" by having the only one. While that is commendable to want to share, I am afraid it is rather backward reasoning since he could not gift ALL players but only those fortunate enough to be on his friend's list. VMK has no way to know if he was getting the codes from bugs in the game or hacking. In any case, since he knew that Episode 2 was not yet released and his acquisition of the chairs was a mistake, why keep trying to get more. If he had just accepted his good fortune from a bug and quietly kept the chair in inventory until Episode 2 was released and all guests could have the chairs, nothing would have been said. I suspect the effort to get additional chairs and showcasing them in rooms was what actually led to the banning.
Karo showed misjudgement on his part and, while a 30 day ban seems harsh, he is not entirely blameless in this matter since he kept trying for additional chairs.