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Mr. Shaggnificent Feb 22, 2016 @ 9:00am
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I keep seeing "(Banned)" after peoples names in various forums. What exactly does it mean? Are the banned from that thread? That forum? All forums?


Not talking about VAC ban.
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gwait Feb 22, 2016 @ 9:01am 
That forum.
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Alexalmighty502 Sup Acc Feb 22, 2016 @ 9:03am 
depends my main account was banned and i was unable to chat in any steam forum (don't post a code that can cripple computers instantly even with clear warning of what it will do mods dont like it)
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Mr. Shaggnificent Feb 22, 2016 @ 9:07am 
Originally posted by gwait:
That forum.
Originally posted by Alexalmighty502 Sup Acc:
depends my main account was banned and i was unable to chat in any steam forum (don't post a code that can cripple computers instantly even with clear warning of what it will do mods dont like it)
Interesting. It seems there are degrees based on the severity of the violation.
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gwait Feb 22, 2016 @ 9:08am 
The main forum (this one and its sub-sections) is a single forum, others are game-based discussion hubs if I remember correctly.
Last edited by gwait; Feb 22, 2016 @ 9:09am
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Alexalmighty502 Sup Acc Feb 22, 2016 @ 9:10am 
Originally posted by Mr.Shaggnificent:
Originally posted by gwait:
That forum.
Originally posted by Alexalmighty502 Sup Acc:
depends my main account was banned and i was unable to chat in any steam forum (don't post a code that can cripple computers instantly even with clear warning of what it will do mods dont like it)
Interesting. It seems there are degrees based on the severity of the violation.
yeah the ban was annoying i love everything about computers (hardware software malware viruses) so i just found it very interesting and wanted to share gow such a small program could destroy a whole computer thinking about it i can see why i was banned but i still think it was overkill :steamsalty:
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J4MESOX4D Feb 22, 2016 @ 9:10am 
(banned) means the user is banned from the forum either temporaily or permanently.
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Alexalmighty502 Sup Acc Feb 22, 2016 @ 9:10am 
Originally posted by gwait:
The main forum (this one and its sub-sections) is a single forum, others are game-based discussion hubs if I remember correctly.
yes i was not banned on game forums
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Mr. Shaggnificent Feb 22, 2016 @ 9:18am 
Originally posted by Alexalmighty502 Sup Acc:
Originally posted by gwait:
The main forum (this one and its sub-sections) is a single forum, others are game-based discussion hubs if I remember correctly.
yes i was not banned on game forums
This is mostly what I was thinking about. I see it quite often in Off Topic, usually for people trying to be clever/edgy/funny, so I was wondering how far the ban went.
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Max Feb 22, 2016 @ 9:55am 
There are different types of bans that are handed out depending on the severity of the violation. Users that wear a red '(banned)' tag are currently banned from the hub the tag is showing up in.
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gwait Feb 22, 2016 @ 9:57am 
Originally posted by Max:
There are different types of bans that are handed out depending on the severity of the violation. Users that wear a red '(banned)' tag are currently banned from the hub the tag is showing up in.

And any sub-section (Help & Tips, VAC Discussion, etc) is considered as a single forum, correct? Other than that, it's just single game hubs.
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Max Feb 22, 2016 @ 9:59am 
Originally posted by gwait:
Originally posted by Max:
There are different types of bans that are handed out depending on the severity of the violation. Users that wear a red '(banned)' tag are currently banned from the hub the tag is showing up in.

And any sub-section (Help & Tips, VAC Discussion, etc) is considered as a single forum, correct? Other than that, it's just single game hubs.
All the main forums (Help & Tips, Off-Topic, the language forums, etc.) all belong to the Steam hub, so a ban from the Off-Topic forum will also block you from posting in the Help & Tips sub-forum.
Same goes for any hub: A ban from one sub-forum affects your posting privileges for the whole hub.
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Mr. Shaggnificent Feb 22, 2016 @ 10:02am 
Originally posted by Max:
Originally posted by gwait:

And any sub-section (Help & Tips, VAC Discussion, etc) is considered as a single forum, correct? Other than that, it's just single game hubs.
All the main forums (Help & Tips, Off-Topic, the language forums, etc.) all belong to the Steam hub, so a ban from the Off-Topic forum will also block you from posting in the Help & Tips sub-forum.
Same goes for any hub: A ban from one sub-forum affects your posting privileges for the whole hub.
Groovy.
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