Since when is saging considered flooding?

The spammers and trolls are taking over /s/ as of late and I can't sage more than once every 5 minutes.  What the fuck?  The text body is different, so why is it being detected as a flood?

>>20

Jesus christ on a cracker, you're a fucking moron.  Read, comprehend, post.  In that order or get the fuck off of my internets.