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How do you get your account suspended?

How do you get your account suspended

  • http://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/5640/rich-b has a message at the top of his profile that his account is suspended and that there is 22 hours left. I tried to click on the link http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/04/a-day-in-the-penalty-box/ that points to blog question, but the page will not open for me for some reason. What is the deal behind getting your account suspended?

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    See the Penalty box blog post http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/04/a-day-in-the-penalty-box/ Edit: The main rule about the penalty box is "Don't be a jerk" some examples of being a jerk are: Other users react negatively to your posts, posting negative responses and generally causing a commotion. There is a broad sense of community resentment over your behavior, and you are frequently cited in discussion about the community. The moderators get regular email complaints about your behavior. You make snide or rude comments “behind people’s backs”, in public places. The consequences are: Your account will be locked at 1 reputation. Your user page will have a visual indication that you are in timed suspension, and for how long. You will be unable to ask or answer questions.

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From http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/04/a-day-in-the-penalty-box/: If a moderator has warned you several times via email about behavior, and that behavior continues, for a period of 2 to 7 days, your account will be in timed suspension. Your account will be locked at 1 reputation. Your user page will have a visual indication that you are in timed suspension, and for how long. You will be unable to ask or answer questions. At the end of this period, your reputation will be recalculated, and your account will resume as normal. As I said, we don’t hold grudges; the point of all this is to address the behavior. If the behavior improves, we’re cool.

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