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Unfortunately it now gives me an error saying installation failed at step 1 and I made sure to delete the 1kb
program.

When does it say that? At which step?

Just to be explicit about it, an aao25.com forum account is separate from a 25Assist in game account. So you'll need to use the link given above to register for a game account.

Have you tried restarting the client and subsequently trying again?

Your new account was activated automatically within 10 minutes of your first login to the client.

As for honor, you'd need to claim it with some proof.
I did find another account with a in game name of "ROTHERR|TORONTO" and a login name of "doubledownn" at 32 honor. It's tied to a Gmail account. Last login in October 2013 (over 11 years ago!). So you may be able to recover that one if you know the email and have access to it (see the password reset link at the top under Assist Account).

Joe retrieved the name from a public chat related to AA. So the name was already provided and it was already public which means there cannot be a expectation of privacy. And can you publicly provide something that is already publicly available? Perhaps, but it's debatable.

What isn't debatable is that using the exact definition of that Wikipedia quote means that it is doxxing to introduce a friend to other people at a party without getting their consent first.

But I think it is clear that neither situation falls under the intended meaning of doxxing.

You are plain wrong.

I will lock this thread. Nothing will come out of it.

I will quote from Wikipedia]:

Doxing or doxxing is the act of publicly providing personally identifiable information about an individual or organization, usually via the Internet and without their consent.

When you tell the Starbucks employee a name (be it yours or someone else's) you effectively give them consent to use it within the context of the current interaction (i.e buying a coffee or whatever). You do not consent for further use of your name.

But what has happened in this context with Joe is that he had not been given any consent to use the name in public.

The other main difference is that - for better or for worse - people online enjoy an amount of implicit privacy. They don't tend to use their real name. Whereas in public you do. It's a different situation.

Hi Joe,

Thank you for your appeal. The staff team has taken some time to evaluate your appeal and has reached a decision.

Unfortunately, we feel like your appeal - to a large part - attempts to a) deflect attention from your documented actions; and b) create justifications for said actions. It does not seem to adequately convey an understanding of these actions.

As such we are unable to accept your appeal at this time.

We understand that your actions were not done in a vacuum. But the actions of others were not the reason for your ban. Your actions were. If you believe someone has acted egregiously against our terms of service, please point it out to us with some evidence to back up your claims and we will be able to weigh said evidence separely.

Our duty here is for the wider community. We would love for everyone to act like mature adults and for us to not have to interfere in the game unless there's cheating involved. However, when the actions of an individual affect a large portion of the community in a severely negative way and produce an unwelcome environment, we are forced to step in.

So TLDR:
Your appeal was denied.