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As of late a few admins feel the need to continuously slap one, or all players at the end of every single round on the gun game server, haven't seen it the last few days I have been on zmod so I am not sure if they do it there too. Now if there were no text chatting, or, if there were no message that says someone is being slapped, this wouldn't be a problem, but since not everyone uses a mic, like myself, I have to chat using my keyboard. So how is it possible to read what someone else writes when the admin is spamming the chat with slaps. Spam is spam. Normal players get in trouble for spamming.

III. Spamming
1) Yelling into a mic repeatedly to disrupt game play
2) The use of HLSS
A) Can be used with permission from admin or if players are requesting it
B) Should not be overused or used for long durations
3) Advertising for another server or clan
A) Preformed by saying: Join here xx.xxx.xx.x.x
B) Such as come to XXX join my clan
C) Getting people to join player groups can be done via steam. Do not wast chat space for this sort of thing
4) Just typing a bunch of stuff to spam the chat

Having slap all players on a bind means they only have to press one button, which only makes the spam that much faster. Last few times in particular that I remember, I don't know who said something, or what they said, I never checked in console (and I sure as hell shouldn't have to check in console in the first place to see what someone said), but their message disappeared behind a wall of slap messages in less than a second.

It's annoying, it's spam, the admins need to chill out and use their admin powers the way they are supposed to. The occasional time is fine, I will record the next time an admin feels the need to do this every single round. People get punished for spamming, and admins are not above the rules.

[maynard]

maybe you should purchase a mic

also

) Just typing a bunch of stuff to spam the chat

doesn't count towards this as it's not being typed, it's SM saying the command that was used.

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they have to type the command, or type the button in the bind, its typing either way, and i dont have to buy a mic i am perfectly capable of typing, way to address the issue by completely ignoring it, admins spamming the text area so players that dont use mics cannot chat, ya, that seems against the rules to me. maybe im missing something, are admins allowed to spam like that? are admins actually above the rules?

it is mostly newer admins, and really, the new admins dont need more than mute/kick/ban, obviously they are going to play around with their new powers, but there is no reason to do it every time they are on, every map, every round. like i said, ill get demos, it wont be hard unless they actually stop because of this thread, it happens every time certain admins are on.

people want me to stop bitching, then stop being fucking stupid.

[maynard]

lol.... there's a reason you're the only person having this communication issue, once again, buy a mic

admins slapping people around at the end of GG rounds has always gone on... it's nothing new, nor does it mess with the game or the persons score in anyway, so it's not an issue.

[Disflux]

I am an admin, and I normally never use a mic. I've only used a mic twice in the past 6+ months that I've been playing on Ibis. The only times that admins, according to you, "spam" chat is either at the end of a round or at the end of the map. Either way, guess what I do? I patiently wait until the next round to express whatever opinion I may have in my head. Why are you so pissed off because you can't wait for 5 seconds for the next round to start or for the map to change? Personally, when I"m having a conversation with another person or a group of people I don't stand with them in a tiny room filled with 15+ other people. If you want to have a conversation with someone, add them on Steam, and then talk to them via steam chat. If you want to have "social interaction" with a group of people. Get out. Or blog. Or go on forums. Don't go on a CSS server to PLAY A GAME and then complain on our forums because you can't have a private conversation with another person in a public area.

[ZERO]

There may be a way to get it so the slap message only shows in console or something. I will need to look into the configuration options.

[maynard]

the only issue with that is no 1 else can then see people casting slap. someone could be abusing slap in an actual abuse sense, and you wouldn't even know it till the person freaked out....

I think given he's the only person 2 EVER complain about this, he should just buck up.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

I think given he's the only person 2 EVER complain about this, he should just buck up.

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who cares. if you must use text chat for convos in-game, maybe it's better to use steam chat.

[Bane of Soldiers]

I don't use a mic and I get along fine. Been on the servers for 1yr and 5mon. The zombie mod admins are a little more free with slapping/slaying at the end of a map, so I know what you're saying. Even though you shouldn't have to, there really is no harm in simply scrolling up? Or looking through console.....If it's simply at the end of the map I don't think it would be a problem, it's all in good humor, plus the map change would interrupt your converstaion anyway....and hiding admin commands in console make it more difficult to tell if an admin's abusing.....So, as suggested, use steam chat, buy a mic, or bear with it. It isn't a large problem and it's a source of amusement for regulars, so I say let things be

[maynard]

well I say all this as someone who reads the chat non stop, and pretty much never uses mic... unless he reads at like a 2'nd grade level I don't understand what his issue is....

and yes, making it harder 2 catch admin abusers is counter productive.

maynard, no one can read a sentence in less than a second, while it's moving, especially when it disappears completely during that fraction of a second. reading level has nothing to do with it.

apparently I can, as ive never once had this issue you're going on about



there ya go.