Would something like this work?

[InsaneCanadian]

I apologize if someone has already mentioned this, or the server already uses it (I have a crappy connection for a bit, and I can't connect), but this seems like a decent idea:

https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=160049

It blocks anybody who doesn't have a premium account, basically. Seeing as F2P people only waste slots on the trading post, as they can't trade, I don't think it has any real downsides.

[VoltySquirrel]

I apologize if someone has already mentioned this, or the server already uses it (I have a crappy connection for a bit, and I can't connect), but this seems like a decent idea:

https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=160049

It blocks anybody who doesn't have a premium account, basically. Seeing as F2P people only waste slots on the trading post, as they can't trade, I don't think it has any real downsides.

I brought up something about this in another thread and people generally agreed it's a good idea. Really, the only thing they can do in a trade server is beg for shit, which is against server rules, and take up space. So, I say exclude from teh trade server.

[Vivi Hill]

Yeah for our normal servers it's not a good idea but for trade where they can't actually trade it's perfectly reasonable. I'm going to install it right now.

If it doesn't show a message on kick I will mod it to as I'd like to be as polite as possible about it. I'm sure some FTPers don't understand they can't trade.

EDIT: It is done. They get a friendly message informing them of their folly. Let me know how it works out.