I’ve never been suspended, but I’m a mod, so I have an idea of what goes on.
Hate speech gets you banned, or suspended if you’re really apologetic or used the words in a context that doesn’t really warrant a true ass kicking.
People are typically warned several times for not meeting Fluther’s stringent writing requirements. Then suspended. If they come back and still cant rite relly gud or caplize there leters, then they are banned.
Spammers are almost invariably perma-banned on sight, but there are actually two kinds of spammers, and they are dealt with differently. Dedicated spammers are usually users from India, China, or Pakistan who run several profiles on the same IP address and simply spam up as many questions as they can. They also work in spam teams where one user will ask a spammy question, and another one will answer the question by plugging a site or product they are trying to sell. These types of spammers have their IP addresses carpet-bombed permanently. Mundane spammers, like a girl who posts “hay gaize, cum give me tumblr followrs and ill follow u! <3 <3” are usually warned.
If you are a belligerent asshole, you can be warned several times before being suspended or banned.
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