but it's spam. You're suggesting a warning system for all spam, not just trade spam. if someone mashed their get wrecked kid bind 10 times in a row they would get a warning right? Then they'd move into gags and temp bans? I dunno. HOW DO ADMINS SHOT WEB AT SPAMMERS.
If someone taps their trade bind like... once a round or once when they die it isn't even really spammy then either. :S
Maybe I'm not understanding what your definition for spam would be. Could you give me an example?
I'm just stating this rule for trade spam. For other spams, there could be different rules?
In my definition, trade spam is over five taps of their trade key bind in one game. One to four is completely alright with me. It's 5+ where it gets irritating.
I've been doing a thing on USW4 that if someone trade spams 5+ times in one round, I tell them to keep it down to one to five per round (with some scary green text). If they intentionally spam once or twice more that round, I call votemute. If they surpass five tradespams the next round, I call votemute. (Note that these votemutes have passed every time I've called them)
I suppose I just want this to be a rule somewhere, so that someone doesn't feel they've been unfairly muted. I kinda also feel bad muting these people, because it's not exactly in the rules anywhere.
If anyone has a better system with dealing with trade spammers, please say so. I just found this system to be effective of late.