Since Ladders on the flags is a serious offense. I know first hand. I thought I would do my part and be a good standing player in the community
BAN REQUEST FORM:
1. Name of your character Deserer_Merrrrrica
2. Name of offending character(s) JangoMcDango & Mete_Khan
3. Time and server, as accurately as possible: http://c-rpg.net/index.php?page=strategusbattlesupcoming#!?page=strategusinfobattledetail&id=302 during that strat battle
4. Written description of what happened, the whole story. Also what happened before and after. They were 2 of MANY that were throwing ladders in the gatehouse and flags
5. Why you think the offender did what he did. Hypocrits and we were taking the gatehouse
6. Multiple Screenshots http://imgur.com/a/llce8
7. Names of players that can witness what happened. Everyone on NA3 during strat battle
PS: those were the 2 specific players I saw throw in the 1 min I spectated.
Edit: I also would like to point out all those that responded were from the same faction. I would like to STRIKE their responses from the records!
I shouldn't reply, but I will.
I wasn't there at the battle (was at work, hell I'm STILL at work!), but throwing defensive ladders and equipment inside the gatehouse, even to a ludicrous degree, has always been allowed as far as I've seen. I recall numerous times in 51v51 REAL strat battles where the gatehouse doors would be spammed with c-sites and ladders plenty.
Now, of course, as you graciously pointed out, throwing ladders on top of flags intentionally is a
grave, irredeemable sin worthy of eternal hellfire...but in the quick perusal of these screenshots, no flags were covered. A good argument could be made that, even if flags were to be temporarily covered (honestly, I've only had issues with putting down flags that were covered with ladders when some jackasses stacked 20 ladders deep on one flag or some shit), the intention was simply to protect the gatehouse door with equipment. Again, this action is something that has not been punished in the past. This may be due to administrative oversight or other myriad reasons, but I reckon if I see someone do some silly shit dozens of times and they don't get the banstick, they ain't doing a thing against the rules.
AUTISM EDIT: I did see one flag that had a ladder above it. From too much personal experience, I'd say that flag would be easily taken down from the stairs, or even from on top of the ladder. No contact is made between the flag and ladder. If the rules are to be applied so stringently that this is disallowed, we're gonna need to see some nice bans in nearly every battle containing any amount of siege gear.
Also keep in mind I'll never banthread someone for putting ladders on flags. Personally, I get major jollies inside whenever I see someone doing it. I know from large amounts of experience that "fucking lol im being a bad baby boy putting ladders RIGHT ON TOP of flags AND IM DOING IT ON PURPOSE LMAO XD" is likely going through the head of the culprit at the time. I also know that the action is very, very fun.