Stoooopid question I know-but what is the difference between suspended and banned?

KikiTiger | 19:07 Sat 30th Oct 2010 | ChatterBank

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Reading some threads it seems people have been suspended and banned. Does this happen much?

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NoMercy

Suspended means being given time on the naughty step, or the account "paused" pending further investigation. Banned is having one's account deleted.

Mamyalynne

It happens now and then but as long as you are generally not nasty you will be fine.

KikiTiger

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No Mercy-are those Laboutins?

NoMercy

They are indeed! I've never actually owned a pair. I've had Guccis, D&Gs and various others, but never a pair of Louboutins. I think Louboutin heels are a tad vertiginous, even for me!

NazNomad

Banned = not allowed back.

Suspended = Hung over a pit of alligators by the nadgers.

Not sure if banning isn't the best of the two?

boxtops

...but you can always tell 'em by their scarlet soles, very desirable!

NoMercy

I bought a pair of Massimo Dutti shoes late last year which were very similar to Louboutins. I only wore them once - I nearly broke my neck.

KikiTiger

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I bought 2 pairs for £250, turned out to be fake;(

Buenchico

There are currently 5 moderators who attempt to keep an eye on things around here. (That number is likely to more than double in the very near future). Moderators can suspend any member (except fellow moderators, or editors) if their behaviour falls below acceptable standards. When that happens, the member's posts remain on this site but they can't submit any further posts.

When a moderator suspends someone they have to submit an explanation to the editors. If it says something like "Just giving them time to calm down - or to sober up!" an editor might then choose to reinstate the member after a short while. (Moderators can also reinstate suspended members). However if the reason was more serious, the editor will ban the member. That means that all of the members posts will completely disappear from this site. (Only editors can ban people. Moderators can't).

There are (I believe) three 'duty editors' who're watching the site most of the time. One works 'office hours', one covers Monday to Thursday evenings and one is the 'weekend ed'. As well as responding to submissions from moderators, the editors can also act directly to suspend or bar a member.