"Banned"

[divinedi]

What does it mean if it says 'banned' under a persons online name? I know it was answered here before, but I can't find it at the moment. I thought it meant that they would be banned from this site, but I see one on one of the discussion boards, and was just curious.

[kakn7294]

That's exactly what it means - the person with "banned" under their name is no longer allowed access to Intercot and shouldn't be able to access their account and post on the boards.

[dpamac]

If a user has been banned it means their posting and PM privileges have been removed. However, all of their previous posts remain on the boards. Odds are you're seeing activity from a member that occurred prior to, or independent from, whatever the offense that caused the banning took place.

[kakn7294]

Very true. Their profile remains as does any previous posts that haven't been removed for violation of TOS.

[divinedi]

Okay, I see now. I figured the moderators would remove all the posts from this person. It must have happened recently, this person just posted on the 27th, just thought it was odd.

Thanks!

[Figment!]

To eleaborate, accounts are generally locked for one of two reasons:

1) Severe and/or repeated violation of the INTERCOT Terms of Service (http://www.intercot.com/disclaimer/boards.asp) .

2) Violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by opening message board account while under the age of 13.