Community thoughts on emote taunting (and I guess ping spamming and BMing in general)

Hello, folks,

I just wanted to get community input on how they view emote spamming (and by extension, ping spamming and BMing)

I tend to consider it as extremely obnoxious and toxic behavior. BMing is one of the most unsportsmanlike things to do, and I think allowing emote taunting to go unchecked is contradictory to Riot's goal to create one of the best behaved playerbases in the community. I know most people say "Mute the emotes" but wouldn't that also apply to rude text chat as well? What differentiates the two? It seems like Riot's official position on unsportsmanlike or hate speech is to avoid it in the first place, but I'm confused as to why it doesn't apply to in-game behavior as well.

Don't get me wrong, I don't like the spirit of the system (I prefer uncensored text chat) but I love that it fosters a more positive experience that cracks down on toxicity and negativity. I just wish Riot had a more comprehensive, consistent approach to bad behavior.

Or am I overthinking things? Do you folks think emote taunting isn't even obnoxious in the first place? No matter how I think about it, someone emoting every time they hit a single skillshot on me feels obnoxious, especially when combined with being told I'm "tilted" after telling said obnoxious person that they're, well, obnoxious.