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Bans and appeals
Accounts have a standing: active, suspended, terminated, or ended. Anything but active bounces every console route to the standing screen, which states the account, the reason, and exactly how long or that it never lifts.
The four standings #
| Standing | What it means | How it lifts |
|---|---|---|
| Suspended | Locked out for a set day count | On its own at the date shown |
| Terminated | Locked out permanently | Only by a successful appeal |
| Ended | A demo that ran its course, not a violation | It does not. Ask for full access. |
| Active | Good standing | Already there |
Expired suspensions lift themselves: a suspension past its date counts as active even before anyone tidies the row. Ended demos show a blue screen that names no violation, because none happened, and carry no appeal button.
Appeals #
Suspended and terminated accounts appeal from the ban screen at /appeal, which exists only for banned accounts and 404s for everyone else. Say what was missed rather than that it feels unfair. Overturning lifts the ban and raises the welcome-back screen on the next visit; upholding keeps it.
Appeals do not pause bans, most bans stand, and there is no tracker. The reference id is the only receipt.