I think we should just cut the shit and get to the point, this clearly isn't about disparaging comments, or rulebreaking. This whole post should be titled "Don't be an ass....Mule." This indirect approach to stop mule's behavior will never work, nip it in the bud, and say what you really feel. Clearly this entire situation is because of mule, the only person you're disagreeing with on this post is mule, and one of the only people who starts this is the one who started it...mule, I'm not saying I disagree with your reasoning but honesty goes a long way, and to me, honestly, this seems like a workaround to directly telling mule to stop being an ass and flamebaiting. What do I know though, I've only been dealing with disruptive players for 10 years. Personally I don't think Mule is in the wrong for saying Normieeeeee, I do disagree with his flamebaiting and argumentative personality though. You've warned him before, and muted him, He knows what the consequenses will be if he continues to exhibit such activities, why make a senseless rule that will only hurt innocent people? next time my friend on normal gets a level and I say normieeeeee will I get warned or muted? how do you know who is friends with whom? This entire "rule" is whimsical at best, Obviously we're going to have to follow it, as we enjoy the game and don't want to be jailed or silenced by our imperial overlords, but this "fix" is going to be about as effective as putting tape on a crumbling foundation of a house. It won't work. Disruptive Players will always be disruptive, no matter how many ways you try to inhibit them, they will find a new way to cause disruption. the solution here is explaining the reasoning behind the issue (which you did) and then handling it on a case to case basis, for example, First offence-warning, second offence-short mute, third offence long mute, 4th offence ban. I'm not trying to tell you how to do your job, I'm just trying to shed some light on it, I'm an older player (29 if you must know) and I've learned a lot from my interactions with people over my years, consider what I've said and use what you will from it, but also consider that this new rule can lead to overpolicing which will drive new players away just as easy as a disruptive player will.