PBLOG Ban

A PBLOG Ban is issued to any user who breaks a rule on a PBLOG site or subsite, and users can also be banned from individual site communities as well if they break their rules. The same thing happens when a user gets banned on PBLOG as they would be on ATBW Blog, but unlike the latter however, banned users are still able to view the site (but things such as uploading, commenting, or using the site's forum, is restricted, and if decided, the ability to post on your own discussion page or leave comments on your own videos can be revoked).

Community ban
A community ban prevents users from accessing the community for a set amount of time. Both moderators and owners can ban users from their community and they can choose how long the ban is in place. Site admins can also ban users from one or all communities on the site or subsite if they commit offenses on more than one community, or are abusing multiple accounts to get out of bans. (abusing multiple accounts violates PBLOG's terms of use).

Site ban
Site bans are similar to ATBW Blog bans on ATBW Blog, except being on a single PBLOG site. Any admin, including the founder, can ban any person breaking the site's rules, and it can be used to ban someone entirely if they spam multiple communities within the site.

Banned users have a blue message on their about page informing that the person is currently banned, and the latest ban history is also listed below it.

Subsite ban
Subsite bans are the same to Site bans, except applying on a subsite, rather than the whole site. This only applies to the individual sites and banned users can still access other subsites within the site and even the main site itself. However, the user will be banned from all subsites if they are banned on the main site.

Global ban
Global bans extend to all PBLOG sites instead of an individual one, and restrictions on the account that would apply on a banned person's account on a single site are implemented on all sites on PBLOG. Global bans also restrict logging out to prevent ban evasion, and the bans also apply to the person's IP address, unlike local bans, which only affect the individual account.

Globally banned users have a blue message on their about page informing that the person is currently banned across the PBLOG network. However, the ban history for it is not listed, and PBLOG staff are not permitted to discuss the reason with anyone other than that banned person for security reasons. Attempting to ask for the reason for the global ban is a violation of PBLOG's terms of use, and they can risk getting banned if they do so.

Account suspension
Account suspensions are implemented if the user breaks PBLOG Group's terms of use, rather than PBLOG's ToU itself, or if they continue to ban evade or commit severe violations or abuse. An account suspension is different from a global ban in that it completely restricts access to both PBLOG and ATBW Blog completely, and if the banned person attempts to access PBLOG, they will be redirected to the ban message. Attempting to access ATBW Blog with an account suspension will redirect to an error informing them that they do not have permission to view this page.

Additionally, suspended accounts also have a red message on their about page informing users that the account is temporarily suspended globally by PBLOG Group. As with global bans, PBLOG staff are not permitted to discuss the reason with anyone other than that banned person and attempting to ask can lead to a ban from PBLOG. Account suspensions can only be done by PBLOG Stewards, and not regular staff members. The CEO may also determine whether the user gets temporarily suspended from all of PBLOG Group.

Account termination
An account termination is when an account is deleted from PBLOG for continued violations. It is similar to ATBW Blog in which the entire account is deleted. PBLOG staff are not permitted to discuss the reason for it to anyone else except the person who's account was deleted, and attempting to ask for the reason can result in a ban from PBLOG.

IP Ban
If the user continues to ban evade, an IP ban may be implemented by staff at their descretion.