# Suspend Indefinitely

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspend-indefinitely/31404>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [July 24, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspend-indefinitely/31404 "2015-07-24T19:37:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![AdamCapriola](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/adamcapriola/32/5192_2.png) [@AdamCapriola](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AdamCapriola)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspend-indefinitely/31404/4 "2015-07-25T17:15:45Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Well it depends. If you use the suspension length days entry as…
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> I will now enter a number that represents how much I hate this user
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> Then they will treat it like that. So .. don’t do that? Always suspend everyone for the same amount of non-ridiculous time, say 5 years. Don’t put them in a cannon and launch them 9999 years in the future.

I enter a large number only because I don’t want to worry about the user again – not to show on a grand scale how much I dislike them.

I guess something like 3-5 years sounds better. My intention is mainly to make and convey a firm decision (this user is – for the foreseeable future – gone) but leave the option that perhaps down the road if the user matures and reaches out to the administration they could come back. Setting a specific date clouds the message but I’ll roll with it for now.

> [@Mittineague](#):
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> eg. don’t enter this member ■■■■ unless you are willing to have others see it when they go looiking for it.

■■■■ = ?

I give pretty straightforward reasons (user spammed, user continually pushed discussions off topic, et cetera).

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