You can kick people off your site when they break the rules really badly. The system lets you block them for a short time or forever. Anyone you ban sees an error message everywhere they go on your forum. The message tells them why they can't use the site and when they might come back. Look under Users and then User discipline to find these controls.
Banned members disappear from your site in many ways. They don't count in your total member numbers. Nobody finds them in member lists or searches. Regular people can't see banned profiles - only admins can look at those pages. The system doesn't automatically show others who got banned. You might want to make a special group just for banned people if you want everyone to know who received punishment.
Your helpers can ban troublemakers if you let them. Give mods the Ban users permission, and they help keep your community clean. They can also remove bans when someone deserves another chance. The system works both ways to manage problems and forgive mistakes when appropriate.
You can block entire ranges of Internet addresses instead of just single accounts. This stops people from making new accounts after you ban them. Anyone trying to visit from a banned address sees nothing but error messages. This works across your entire forum for every page they try to see.
Banned members disappear from your site in many ways. They don't count in your total member numbers. Nobody finds them in member lists or searches. Regular people can't see banned profiles - only admins can look at those pages. The system doesn't automatically show others who got banned. You might want to make a special group just for banned people if you want everyone to know who received punishment.
Your helpers can ban troublemakers if you let them. Give mods the Ban users permission, and they help keep your community clean. They can also remove bans when someone deserves another chance. The system works both ways to manage problems and forgive mistakes when appropriate.
You can block entire ranges of Internet addresses instead of just single accounts. This stops people from making new accounts after you ban them. Anyone trying to visit from a banned address sees nothing but error messages. This works across your entire forum for every page they try to see.
