# "Cool Down" Feature for Mods!
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cool-down-feature-for-mods/31583
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** planned
**Created:** [July 30, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cool-down-feature-for-mods/31583 "2015-07-30T23:14:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2016, 5:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cool-down-feature-for-mods/31583/21 "2016-03-01T05:11:52Z")
I keep wanting a feature in this department, and I am sure it was discussed elsewhere.
“Close discussion for N minutes (after which it is reopened)” … basically when tempers get a bit high, put a topic on hold for a bit so people can calm down and come back to the topic later after they take a fresh breath.
Also maybe the more sophisticated “Boot person out of topic for N minutes” that is less atomic.
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### Author:  [@mpalmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mpalmer)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2016, 5:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cool-down-feature-for-mods/31583/22 "2016-03-01T05:33:34Z")
Yeah, StackExchange has a feature like that, and it’s quite useful at taking some of the steam out of things when they get wild.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2016, 6:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cool-down-feature-for-mods/31583/23 "2016-03-01T06:29:17Z")
That is just timed open, we already have timed close. So not far in spirit.
edit: I have heard the request before and I think it’s a fine idea, but will probably need to wait for 1.6 or later. I’ll add it to long term todos in releases.
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2016, 8:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cool-down-feature-for-mods/31583/24 "2016-03-01T08:03:09Z")
A slight tangent from @sam’ idea, but inline with the original request - now that blocking can be done by a staff member, could blocking have an option (emphasis on option) for an automatic unblock, in increments as small as 1 hour. That lets you give a user a cool down, instead of a topic.
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cool-down-feature-for-mods/31583/25 "2025-12-04T11:36:52Z")
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