# Discourse Shadowban

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-shadowban/85041>\
**Category:** Plugin\
**Created:** [April 11, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-shadowban/85041 "2018-04-11T00:59:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![omppatil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/omppatil/32/359876_2.png) [@omppatil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omppatil)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-shadowban/85041/7 "2023-11-02T08:00:54Z")

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So, basically, a shadowbanned user’s post is invisible to all other users, but not to themselves. From their perspective, they are participating normally in the forum, but nobody ever responds to them. Is that correct? Can admins/moderators see their posts and reply to them privately within the forum, without needing to send a private message?

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