[GamerErnie46257]

If you are gagged and warned because of mic spam, you shouldn't be instantly ungagged after the warn and instead should have a smaller system of 5 minute gag, 20 minute gag, e.t.c.

I have come up with this idea because of the warn system
Recently it has come to my attention that warns lead to bans, which is justifiable, but if you are allowed to get multiple warns in the matter of minutes, that is where it becomes absurd to me.

1. While a minute-based systems for gags would theoretically work better, without a plug-in or addon that automatically tracks and does that it would be near impossible to keep consistent. Anyone who has staffed any Gmod server knows things can get hectic and I don't wanna make staff bring out a timer for each player they gag.
2. I wouldn't say warnings lead directly to bans. We have a watchlist in the staff discord that keeps track of players and the warning system is just a better version of it. Since I have disabled automatic punishments caused by the system (due to a bug I need to look at), the warning system is largely a staff tool to easily track what players have done in the past.

I understand the first part and also agree with you on it, but for the second part i disagree. I mainly disagree because not all staff members are the same and some are more lenient than others on warns, but others are very strict to the exact rule and don't let anything slide.

My opinion on the watch list is it may be a good tool to use, but it also induces bias on the staff members that see it. If hypothetically you see my amount of warns( XD ), then you would most likely see me as a person that trolls almost every second of the game instead of a person trying to have fun. And from that comes the more incline to want to punish me for more minor things because it looks like i'm a massive troll( don't get me wrong, I admit to trolling sometimes ) and I need to be stopped. The only issue I have is not something that you can necessarily change because it would be hard to change how others think on the same issue as you. It's the fact that not all staff members are the same and don't think the way that you might think and would have a different opinion on what crosses the line and what doesn't.

Just my thoughts