I did this a couple of times in WoW using the 2-seater rocket... took a fellow guildie over the Hoarde capitol city (we were Alliance) and dropped him off. He thought it was funny.
For a short while, she was listed as a team member on Mike O'Brien's new project https://www.mana.works/About.html but she's no longer mentioned on the website that I see.
Using Asmongold as a reference to back your arguments totally invalidates whatever point you were trying to make. That guy is an AH. Analytics are a valid measure of how many people are participating in the various content available.