# Strikes and Bans

## Slashing Strikes

Getting slashed means having [user quality](/the-network/reward-mechanism/technical-details/user-quality-uq-memagent.md) slashed by 1 point and receiving one strike.

After any slashing, the violation tolerance for the offense that triggered the slashing event will be set back to zero; but the strike count will increase by one.

If the user continues to misbehave and engage in dishonest behaviors, further slashes will lead to temporary bans and eventual permanent bans.

It follows this rule:

* **1st Strike:** Warning
* **2nd Strike:** 24-hour ban
* **3rd Strike:** 48-hour ban
* **4th Strike:** Permanent ban

The exception to this slashing strike system is the **Exact Duplicate Post** offense. This is covered in more detail in [Violation Tolerance](/the-network/slashing-mechanism/violation-tolerance.md).

#### Example

Say a user with user-quality `5` makes 5 non-original posts that are detected by the guardian system. At this point, the user has blown its tolerance for non-original posts. The user proceeds to upload another non-original post.

This would lead to the user's first slashing event. Their user quality drops to `4`. The next time they log into the app, they will see a warning modal like this:

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At this point, the user is given another chance to correct their behavior. The non-original violation count resets to `0` and the user may continue to use the app.

Say the user continues to engage in dishonest behavior by uploading 4 (one more than tolerated) AI-generated images. This would lead to the user's second slashing event. At this stage, the user will be locked out of their account for 24 hours. When they log back in, their user quality drops by one more point to `3` , their violation count for AI-generated content resets, and the user is given yet another chance to correct their behavior.

If bad behavior continues and results in further slashing, the user will be banned for 48 hours at the third offense, and permanently banned thereafter.

## Ban Notice

If you are banned, when you attempt to log into your account you will see a modal explaining to you the reason for banning and the time until your ban is lifted. It will look something like this:

<figure><img src="/files/aP8dcoijBVTrm9h9Mhtf" alt="" width="212"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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