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[Feature Request] Limit Rematch offers

Hi. Can we please limit the rematch requests at the end of a game to ONLY ONE?
Once the button is clicked and the rematch offer sent, the button should be deactivated (for at least 1 minute).

This would eliminate the annoying repeated rematch offers, something like:

Rematch offer sent
Rematch offer declined
Rematch offer sent
Rematch offer declined
Rematch offer sent
Rematch offer declined
.......

I know you could just ignore a rematch offer, but I think a clear message should be sent also to the obsessive-compulsive entitled idiots who think they are OWED a rematch and thus use the "Rematch" button as a fidget toy, something like:

Rematch offer sent
Rematch offer cancelled
Rematch offer sent
Rematch offer cancelled
Rematch offer sent
Rematch offer cancelled
.......
yeah just ignore it or...go to analysis section to review the game and they cannot then ask for more rematch offers.
You already stated you know the solution to this: ignoring it. I assume you also know that you could simply leave the game's page.
And yet you decided to ask for yet another solution.

"[...]entitled idiots[...]"
I don't understand why the Draw Offer button is rate-limited and this isn't. Seems the opposite of what I'd expect.
My suggestion was only meant to prevent (what I perceive as) the abuse of an existing feature, that's all. If it doesn't gain support, I'm perfectly happy to go on without it. Just thought it would help make the whole Lichess experience better, that's all.

@Oscillations -- Did you read all my initial post or just the 2 words you quoted? You probably missed the part about "sending a clear message" etc. Btw, did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed or something? ;)
@Toadofsky -- Thanks for pointing this out.

Only difference I can think of is that the Draw is an in-game button, while the Rematch is a post-game button. So perhaps the idea behind limiting the Draw was to prevent people from annoying their opponents with draw offers at every move...

But imho, despite being post-game, the repeated rematch offers are fairly annoying too, hence my suggestion to limit them as well.
IMHO offering draws is a vital aspect of chess, and if someone spams the button they're already violating the ToS...

Currently people get "ban warnings" for losing on time, for losing in too few moves, etc.. Why not handle draw spamming in a similar manner (with warnings and temporary playbans)?
@Toadofsky Inability to offer draw of one player, who did that before the last time, most likely won't change the result of the game. Annoying the opponent by the infinite draw offers can. Playbans are a bad policy as they don't prevent this in some certain games that a dirty player would consider "critical".
On the contrary, in time scrambles draw offers are most likely to change the result of a game. But also people seem hesitant to offer draws because opponents are unlikely to reciprocate (because the draw button is rate-limited and therefore counter-offers would be rate-limited and ineffective).

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