I've spoken with Exothermic about this and I was online when this mute was given. Although it's true that the mute was a mistake, he intended to gag you and either way it would have counted as a punishment. You were blatantly mic spamming before you started whispering. You were given multiple warnings to stop, which you ignored, and then you started to whisper straight into the mic, which Is louder than most mic spam. Even then you were told to stop, and you didn't. Even if you didn't think you were mic spamming, staff's word is final. When you are told not to do something, don't do it.