"Sniping" is fine. It's an old rule that existed for "claims" in the hopes of getting a real license in the early days of VHS Anime swaps and early Manga scans. For example the early 90's and 2000's groups that would late form into things like Manga Corp, ADV, or later on the abomination and stain that is Crunchyroll or the ironically named 7 Seas, both of which were big in the "sailing the seas" crowd and sometimes stealing the actual work from other's in the community while crying about sniping.
I'd say what you want, scan what you want, compete for fun, and most of all enjoy the hobby. I thank you for your service in continuing this series.