If ascended plants is why the glyph is deactivated in someone else's home instance, why deactivate the glyph when it is on an axe or pick? And the user agreement may give Anet the right to do these things but degrading the value of items people spend real money on is not a good way to encourage them to keep spending real dollars in the future. Allowing the glyph to work when on something other than a sickle would be a step in the right direction but a real fix for this I hope is in the works. If Anet has responded on future direction for this issue, I have not seen it and the silence is deafening. I for one skipped buying something in the GEM store this week because of the lack of trust this issue has engendered.