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===Punishments=== | ===Punishments=== | ||
There are in general two types of punishments than can be handed out — those that affect your ability to use the chatting software, and those that impair your ability to use the wiki as a whole. | There are in general two types of punishments than can be handed out — those that affect your ability to use the chatting software, and those that impair your ability to use the wiki as a whole. | ||
*Violations of rule 1 will result in | *Violations of rule 1 will result in your chatting rights being revoked. | ||
*Violations of rule 2 will immediately result in a complete ban from this site. | *Violations of rule 2 will immediately result in a complete ban from this site. | ||
*Violations of rule 3 will certainly result in the revocation of your chatting rights, but it could easily lead to a complete ban, especially if it is not your first offense. | *Violations of rule 3 will certainly result in the revocation of your chatting rights, but it could easily lead to a complete ban, especially if it is not your first offense. | ||
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The software does not currently allow moderators to set a length of chat ban; you're either banned or you're not. Chat bans must be manually lifted, unlike bans administrators can place on your ability to edit on the site. You may need to politely inquire about the length of your ban, get an agreement in writing on your talk page, then — again, '''politely''' — remind the moderator or administrator when your time has been served. | The software does not currently allow moderators to set a length of chat ban; you're either banned or you're not. Chat bans must be manually lifted, unlike bans administrators can place on your ability to edit on the site. You may need to politely inquire about the length of your ban, get an agreement in writing on your talk page, then — again, '''politely''' — remind the moderator or administrator when your time has been served. | ||
Until the software is improved with some automation, it might be that you inadvertently get a harsher sentence than you thought. Do not construe this as maliciousness or carelessness on the part of the admin or moderator. It's just an odd quirk of the technology. | Until the software is improved with some automation, it might be that you inadvertently get a harsher sentence than you thought. Do not construe this as maliciousness or carelessness on the part of the admin or moderator. It's just an odd quirk of the technology. | ||
===How do I know I've been chat banned?=== | ===How do I know I've been chat banned?=== | ||
If you attempt to join the chat and you instead get the message, "Permission Error: You do not have permission to access this page", you may safely assume you've been chat banned. [[Special:Logs]] will provide you with details of who banned you. You can attempt to talk to them about why they took their stance. | If you attempt to join the chat and you instead get the message, "Permission Error: You do not have permission to access this page", you may safely assume you've been chat banned. [[Special:Logs]] will provide you with details of who banned you. You can attempt to talk to them about why they took their stance. | ||
