Protection · Step
Escalate by rule
Count a break of one of your rules for a member and do what that count calls for: warn, time out, kick or ban. Each rule has its own ladder, and each step is a moderation case.
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In a flow
“When a button is clicked, escalate by rule.”
Find links Blocked → Delete message → Escalate by rule links: 1 warn, 3 time out 10 min, 5 kick.
What it does
Count a break of one of your rules for a member and do what that count calls for: warn, time out, kick or ban. Each rule has its own ladder, and each step is a moderation case. It's a step: it runs when the white wire reaches it, then the flow carries on from its Then pin. It gives 2 values later steps can use. Find it under Protection in the palette.
When to use it
Give each of your own rules its own ladder (links, caps, spam): the first break warns, later ones time out or kick.
When not to
For one ladder across every rule, the moderation system's strike ladder (Warn member) already does it.
Typical wiring
Sockets: settings you can wire
- Who Member
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Who broke the rule, like the one who posted.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in a member. e.g. @Alex
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, the step runs without it.
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- Counts for (hours) Number
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How long a break of the rule counts, like 24.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in a number. e.g. 42
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, it uses 24.
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- Reason Text
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For the case, like Posting links. Variables allowed.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in text. e.g. Hello there
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, the step runs without it.
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Values it gives
- Count Number
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Their breaks of this rule in the window, this one included. e.g. 3
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- Did Text
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What it did this time: nothing, warn, timeout, kick or ban. e.g. timeout
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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