Board Game Arena

I ve been punished for insulting a player (thing that i haven't done, saying to someone who is coward that he is coward is not an insult, it s a fact, but whatever.)
Now my rank is "baby demon" and i can't talk to anyone on the site which seems bad idea in my humble opinion because i'm going to get lot of bad thumbs for unmanner when people will say hello and me nothing.
I didn't even know it was possible to make people muted this way.
I think baby demons should be at least able to speak during games they play.
Also it seems to me a bit unfair to judge someone and mute him, canceling him any possibility to argue.

I am very surprised Doodads has been punished. He is known as a good and decent player.

Anyway, if a player is unabled to chat during the game, even to say hello and gg, other players might think he is being rude, and possibily give him red thumbs.
I think this should be avoided. One solution is to have automatic notification at the beginning of the game explaining that the player is unable to chat at the moment.