Of course the counter argument to this is that you are stopping a user participating in chat rooms linked to sites where they are not suspended. – ChrisF To which the counter-counter-argument is that if you don't do this, they can still participate in chat rooms linked to the site where...

In general, it is a private matter between the moderators and that particular user. Note that other moderators have access to annotations on the account that will provide more context for the suspension. I believe it is the reponsibility and right of the user who was placed in timed suspension t...

I came across [userX]'s account and noticed they were suspended. May I know why they were suspended? The suspension was certainly not discussed anywhere.

Whenever the topic of a suspended user crops up, there's often confusion about what information moderators ought to share and what they should keep private. Sometimes moderators are just as unsure as other users. This can cause all sorts of unnecessary problems. The immediate effect of a suspen...

To call the moderation on Stack Exchange Chat inconsistent would be somewhat of an understatement. A flagged message might be handled by any of the 300+ moderators, the result is highly variable. While there is a rather fuzzy line between acceptable and inacceptable behaviour in chat, in most ca...