Suspend a participant from a forum

If a participant is being abusive or posting offensive content, you can suspend that participant from the forum.

To perform this task, you must be an admin user.

Only forum participants can be suspended; you cannot suspend an admin user.

Note: This task cannot be performed in mobile view.

1. Sign in to the forum.
2. Locate a post from the participant whom you want to suspend.
3. In the post, click the participant's screen name link.
   The participant's user profile appears.
4. Click Suspend.
   The user profile displays the status Suspended and the suspension takes effect immediately. If the suspended participant tries to sign in to the forum, or is already signed in and tries to perform a task, a message about the suspension appears. The participant is unable to access the forum until the suspension is lifted. The suspended participant's posts, replies, and votes remain; they are still counted in forum participation data, and included in CSV file exports.

   If you invite a suspended participant to a different forum, they will receive the email. When the participant clicks the forum link, a message about the suspension appears.

5. To undo a suspension, in the suspended participant's user profile, click Re-Activate.
   The Suspended status disappears and the suspension is lifted immediately. The participant is able to sign in during the next attempt to access the forum. The participant's posts, replies, and votes are still there.

Parent topic: Moderation