Okay,
let me start over.
First of all, excuse me if I have appeared hostile, I take back anything that came off offensively, and I apologize for failure to communicate in a more appropriate manner.
With that said, let's just consider three things:
1. Is it possible to cheat by modifying texture or other files?
2. Is it likely that any players do this, regardless of how many?
3. Should they be punished?
If you can answer no to any of those questions, please explain why as plain and simply as you can. Otherwise we should consider punishment for those who would abuse this game via cheating.
Not that popular vote matters in a community like this, but you may also want to consider the poll results. It appears that most of the debaters are pro-modifying files for advantages, yet the poll shows the majority is anti-modifying files for advantages.