What is Probation?

Probation is an implicit usergroup used to significantly restrict a member's privileges on Midwest Nudists. Since our software does not utilize suspensions / temporary bans, probation is used instead.

Probation is mainly used for problematic members who need to be kept under close supervision for a temporary time. 

When a member is issued probation,  the following happens until probation ends:

• If the member was a staff member, they lose their staff roles. They are not returned automatically when probation ends; the member is deemed unfit to be a staff member for a long while.
• The member loses all of the privileges they earned via rank usergroups until their probation ends.
• The member loses any and all exclusive access privileges they had from any of the usergroups or clubs they joined until probation ends.
• All content the member submits during probation will require validation by staff before it goes public.
• The member is subject to a flood limit: they cannot submit a form any less than 15 seconds after loading it, and they cannot jump between pages any faster than every 3 seconds.
• The member cannot create new Private Topics nor edit existing Private Topic posts.
• The member cannot influence the karma of other members.
• The member cannot edit any of their own content.
• The member cannot send or escrow points to other members.
• The member cannot vote in polls.
• The member cannot upload any attachments or change their avatar.
• The member cannot download files.
• The member cannot use a signature.
• The member cannot rate content (but they can still submit comments, though they will require staff validation).