Hello!
Swearing is generally an acceptable behaviour, but if you resort to swearing AT players or generally being rude toward them, or provoking them, admins are allowed to gag you. This is not to limit your freedom of speech, but to prevent a flame wars from breaking out that could eventually otherwise end in actual insults and badmouthing. It can vary from admin to admin, but as long as the ban does not exceed 5-10 minutes for minor swearing, then I don't see how that would be such a big deal when it comes to admin gagging a player for being rude, even if it's nothing much.
The borderline is sometimes difficult to distinguish, because laming (saying 'ez' or calling somebody a 'noob' or a 'bot' etc.) may be considered as laming, and as such can potentially provoke the player and make them mad. But I don't believe that it should be gag-worthy or in case it is, the gag shouldn't be longer than 5-10 minutes for that to begin with, considering that it's such a minor offense.
Anyway, NightWolf, this is your 3rd minor offense and this is the second time you've gagged someone for an improper length. Even if the insults were serious, gagging someone for a day without giving them a verbal warning or a shorter ban length is unacceptable. You can extend their ban length if they continue provoking other players after their gag expires, but usually you resort to banning them instead.
The admin will be dealt with.
- Approved.
-- Thread closed.
