I recently got my first infrac and i want to know what it is/means. Please say it in sentences please. Thanks

they're negative ponts.get twenty are you're permanently banned.

Ok when it expires does it mean im back to 0?

Yeah, infractions are like points towards a ban.
If you get too many infraction points it could add to a ban.
Once it expires, your points go back to 0 but the infraction stays on your account forever.
That is to say, staff can see all your past infractions, whether they've expired or not.

Correct. Typically an infraction will have an expiration date. Rarely will you receive one that doesn't expire.

How many infracts have? i think it was alot.

Wait you need twenty to get banned?! I thought you only needed three.

they're easy to get.useless post,get two probably.bother a mod,get 5.spam alot,get warned,get 4.adds up to twenty,get banned.if they choose them to not expire,you will be perma-banned if ten infracts are added.you are allowed to ask where or how much infracts you have.

Incorrect.


5 = 1 day ban
10 = 5 day ban
15 = month ban
18 = 6 month ban
20 = permaban.

Moderators with access to the modcp can also ban you for custom lengths of time, I believe.

Correct, I've received 3 day and 3 month bans. Bans can also be issued independently of infractions, for example I received a 1 week + 5 point ban.

In the past a ban would earn you points too, for example a 1 day ban may earn 1 point, so if you have 4 points then receive a 1 point infraction, you will move to 9 points and get a 1 day ban, then your points will increase to 10, and you will get a 5 day ban as well.


To expand on Hyde's "incorrect";
Staff don't have regulations as to when and why they can issue infractions, they have relative freedom to simply infract as much as they want for whatever reason. Sometimes they will follow the global or local rules, but a lot of rules aren't listed. Often they will ignore the rules entirely, or simply say it's because of personal reasons or because someone told them to.

There's no set list. If a mod doesn't like you he could give you a 20 point infraction with the reason "Gorman clone" if he wanted to. It doesn't have to make sense nor do they ever have to defend or justify it, so why bother.