i didn’t even think of the chat messages angle because we don’t use that component but now i see how that needs to be accounted for as well with any user status restriction options.
i may end up enabling the user status for all users. but as admin of a sports based forum with a user base made up almost entirely of men of a certain age-demographic (lol), i feel like they will find ways to use that feature to troll others or use it in ways it isn’t intended. one of my mods is already complaining because i enabled the updated avatar user menu. lol