For as long as I’ve been playing, crouch walking was always when you HOLD crouch down and you walk. I see a lot of noobs do this around the corner cuz they think they’re being sneaky and end up getting a facial. However, I know that lately it’s been turning into when you walk and TAP crouch. I don’t see what advantages you get by doing this. It annoys the hell out of me, though.
Once upon a time, I warned a regular to stop crouch running, so he did the crouch walk instead. I asked Major if that’s allowed and he said no, it’s not (and it’s stated in the rules here, too). Major told me the reason, even though it seemingly does nothing, is to leave no gray areas. Crouch running isn’t allowed because it gives you an unfair advantage, so we ban it. If people were allowed to crouch walk, it could lead to problems like people asking why they can do one, but not the other. Or people might try to slip a couple of seconds of running and then start doing the crouch walk again. Just an example. To avoid ANY kinds of problems, we just prohibit the use of either.
It’s kinda like this situation I experienced recently pertaining to being an admin and following rules. Someone removed me from his friends list because I wouldn’t let him camp spawn and he was trying to use the excuse that we’re friends to have me bend the rules for him. I told him no. Obviously, if I let one do it, someone else will do it, too, if he thinks he meets the same conditions (that he’s my friend). It’s pretty black and white for me. I might warn them a few more times than some random person in the server (that’s as much leeway they get from me), but in the end, they all end up slain/kicked/banned. Don’t leave anything open to interpretation; no gray areas.