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Back from another year ban. What are the rules for the penalty box?
Mithical's answer is a good general overview, but let me give some slightly more specific comments.
There's no strict algorithm for determining ban length; it's at the discretion of the suspending ...
Rand al'ThorMod
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first who, second why
You were suspended for posting inappropriate content by a mod who has been entrusted by the powers that be (read: the community team) to make that judgment.
In my opinion, it was merited. And for ...
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Back from another year ban. What are the rules for the penalty box?
The general escalation of suspensions goes one day > one week > one month > one year. Continued infractions will earn another one-year suspension, or, in some cases, a ten- or twenty-year ...
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Do suspended moderators regain their moderator privileges?
As this is not the current situation, I will answer this hypothetical situation - Moderator powers are unrelated to being suspended.
If said hypothetical moderator were to have taken actions worthy ...
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Why can't I ask a question on meta after a ban?
I think as is often to blame... the issue is caching...
It takes about 10 minutes for reputation to catch back up.
It seems this has now been resolved as you have posted a question both on the ...
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Profile on meta does not show why a user is suspended
This (probably) isn't a bug.
This issue was raised recently on MSE; in a comment on one of the answers, animuson said:
The message didn't change. You were probably looking at your profile on Meta, ...
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Is a photo that answers a question on the main site grounds for suspension in chat?
I've been around SE long enough to know that my current situation is absurd and uncalled for. – Wad Cheber
I'm glad you brought that up, your history. It's the reason I'd give both of you a pass and ...
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Is a photo that answers a question on the main site grounds for suspension in chat?
You have been around SE long enough now that you should know that moderation/flagging on Chat is different - it's easier. Anyone with enough rep anywhere on SE can act on Chat flags and in my ...
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