How do people get suspended.

[Luke_King-kong]

Hello IFC. I have seen people suspended for 100 years and I am like, how did they get suspended. What did they do wrong. And who suspended them.
Thanks😁

I am also worried if I get suspended, over the past 48HRS, I have had about 5 different things flagged. I’m scared I get suspended.

[Marc]

Read this post 😊

Forum Suspension Table

Hi Everyone As part of our continuing strive to make communication and openness as widespread as possible, it is time that the forum, with regards to suspension and warnings, is brought up to speed with this policy. As of now, suspension times are largely varied, and, to a significant extent, down to moderator discretion. We realise from a community member perspective this appears hidden and hard to understand. To change this, we have a new suspension table, made to be both simple to read an…

There you’ll find an overview

[Plane-Train-TV]

As for who and how, that is only for the direct violator and staff to know. All you will know is how long and whatever description is added to the suspension. If you are, or seem to be getting a lot of unfriendly flags, don’t be afraid to reach out to a moderator for assistance to better improve and reduce the amount of flags you receive. Trust me, they don’t bite😊

Adding on, Matt made a fantastic post just a few weeks ago about flagging on another topic, feel free to check it out:

About suspensions

One of the best ways to avoid a flag that I’ve seen is: Try your best to remain on topic. Don’t make unnecessary comments on topics such as “I don’t think this topic was necessary” or other similar comments. It might be challenging at first, but if you focus and think carefully what you plan to post, you shouldn’t be getting flags. From a personal perspective I’ve seen an improvement. Some improvement is better than none. If we see improvement from before your suspension, the chances of you g…

[Ondrej]

This is between the suspended user and the moderation team. Please see above for relevant links

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What did they do wrong

Didn’t abide by FaQ, ToS

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And who suspended them.

Anyone from the moderation team.

[Luke_King-kong]

Ok, thanks

[Vinne]

It’s usually someone from the mod team who suspends people. I’ve been suspended once by accident and luckily got my account back a few hours later…