Questions tagged [account-suspension]
User accounts can be temporarily banned ("suspended") by ♦ moderators for violation of the site rules. Use this tag for any questions related to user suspensions. Do not use this tag to appeal a suspension. Read the full tag wiki for information on how to appeal a suspension
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How is the period of suspension for suspended accounts determined? [duplicate]
I happened to come across the (suspended) account of former Stack Exchange contributor Ron Maimon. The header to his user page reads: “This account is temporarily suspended network-wide. The ...
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Received response clearly meant for someone else to a support ticket; what happened? [closed]
My profile was suspended on Math Stack Exchange for voting to close questions that lacked context and didn't show any attempt. Other users who also voted to close those questions were not suspended.
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What is this string in the translation DB that refers to moderators accepting bribes to be unsuspended?
Just found an interesting string on translation DB:
A moderator has unsuspended this user for good behavior (or bribe)
This string appears on user history page visible to site moderators.
I'm merely ...
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How should I handle a valid chat flag when a suspension isn't warranted?
I've already read through A guide to moderating chat, and this isn't covered there.
For example, a user might post something slightly over the line that ought to go, but has now returned to productive ...
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I wanted to give a bounty to an answer, but it was deleted by CommunityBot, and the author is temporarily suspended. What should I do?
I wanted to give a bounty to an answer to my question. But the answer was unexpectedly deleted by CommunityBot. Its author is temporarily suspended.
What should I do?
The answer looks excellent and ...
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Can mods see a tally of the warnings and suspensions a user has received, and is there a way for the user to see the same tally?
In a discussion in chat, a mod said
Phil is really not helping you - he had various warnings and suspensions for failing to follow site guidelines." (ref)
My question is about what a mod can ...
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Contact form ticket to appeal suspension was closed without any response by Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow moderators banned me for a year. I appealed the account suspension. The reply to my appeal makes no sense:
RE: 126302 - Appeal of temporary account suspension
We've closed this ticket ...
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How can I view the list of my suspensions on a given SE site?
I know that past suspensions aren't public information (aside from using e.g. archive.org), but I wonder how I can view the list of my own suspensions on a given SE site. Assume that I can't use my ...
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Incorrect displayed reputation difference after suspension/unsuspension [duplicate]
Bug: the displayed reputation difference on a user profile page is sometimes (always?) incorrect after an account suspension/unsuspension, e.g.:
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How should a user who writes a chat message that is deemed in violation of the Code of Conduct be disciplined? [duplicate]
If a user writes a chat message that is deemed a violation of the code of conduct, should they receive a chat suspension, an account suspension, or both?
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What recourse does a (mistakenly?) deleted spam account have? [duplicate]
There is of course a specific post that prompted this, but I'm not going to link it unless necessary.
Anyway, to the point; under the idea that a user's account is destroyed because it was labeled a ...
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Why were yesterday’s answers from me deleted and my account blocked? [closed]
I subscribed yesterday to address two unresolved threads about incremental site build technologies, for which I have subject matter experience in the field.
Can someone help me understand why my ...
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Can we actually suspend accounts excessive discussion?
Yes, you read that right, but no, we cannot. Yet here it is:
This account is temporarily suspended excessive discussion in comments.
I think the "due to" was skipped, and it should read &...
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Will a user still be punished if their historical bad behaviour/sock-puppeting is later discovered? [duplicate]
Imagine a user has two accounts on the same site. But after a while, they remove one of the accounts.
I don't know if it's still discoverable that a user once had a second account on a site but if the ...
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The "Ask Question" page shows a "question ban" page to suspended users instead of showing that the user is suspended [duplicate]
When I was suspended on MSE, I tried to ask question while being suspended. The page showed:
I think it should show the "You are suspended" page or something like that. Currently this page ...
