I have been suspended last week. No reason or previous warning was given, but presumably it was because of my activity on [Tetsujin's answer][1] to "What to do when my Mac is frozen?". Since it states that forcing a power off is the only alternative when a computer is frozen for *almost* any OS, I added comments explaining that, in Linux, neither is that the only nor the best alternative as long as there is a Sysrq key. Being Linux one of the few major OSes around, I found the claim to be innacurate and that no harm could be done by leaving informational comments. After some exchanges, Tetsujin did not receive them politely anymore, claimed my point was an utter irrelevance and afterwards grew more offensive. Some of my (and possibly his) comments were deleted by moderators, but once I noticed the "cleanup" I have luckily registered the last ones: > (... Unregistered comments. Moderators, feel free to fill in this blank. ...) > > (1. Quasímodo) **Forcing a power off is not the best option for a Linux system** whose keyboard has a [SysRq key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key). For example, if the problem was caused by [memory exhaustion](https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/483704), the resource hog could be killed with `Alt+SysRq+F`, causing the system would come back to normal -- a reboot would not be needed at all -- and unsaved work not related to the killed process would not be lost. > > (2. Tetsujin) Jeezus f christ. Shut up about a key that doesn't exist in a Mac. Really. Stop it now! > > (3. Quasímodo) I have flagged your comment and I'll keep posting my warning. The question is about a Mac, but that does not give you any reason to say "so this is the same for almost any OS". > > (4. Tetsujin) I have flagged ALL your comments & all are gone except this latest swathe of attacks. You are now dipping into harassment territory. Go away. > > (5. Quasímodo) This is not an attack, this is information. Read these messages again to see who is harassing. Upon re-reading the comments, I am still surprised I was the one suspended. I had only added information in the comment 1 (and in previous ones that I could not register before being deleted), but in exchange received some harassment and gatekeeping. The comment section of a user answer is not his property, [it is meant for constructive criticism and minor/transient information][4]. Yes, comments may be deleted at any time, but that does not mean they should be deleted or that well-placed comments should trigger a 7-day suspension. Later, Gloria Gu posted a comment in the question: > (Gloria Gu) hi, see if it's helpful to you: [macworld.co.uk/how-to/frozen-macbook-3426075/…][2]. [wikihow.com/Fix-a-Frozen-Mac][3] > > (Tetsujin) @GloriaGu - Please don't put answers, or links to answers, in comments; especially when actual answers already exist. It signals "I can't be bothered to do the work, but I think my 'solution' should be promoted above any real answer & I am too important to be subjected to any voting or reputation process." Well, that is a passive attack to Gloria Gu. She kindly posted some links that may be helpful, that's all. Nothing in it conveys "my solution should be promoted above any real answer" etc. This is a very harsh comment to a new user and, again, essentially **gatekeeping**. Since the moderators ignored my now 7-days-old message requesting an explanation for the suspension, I would like to hear the community's opinion. Am I at fault? A fault which justified a suspension with *no warning*, and to not suspend someone who has harassed other users? To be honest, the punishment and comment deletion looks like shielding Tetsujin's answer from criticism, but I would prefer to hear from the moderator (I have tried) before jumping to a conclusion. [1]: https://superuser.com/a/1599622 [2]: https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/frozen-macbook-3426075/#:~:text=If%20you%20cannot%20interact%20with,until%20your%20Mac%20switches%20off [3]: https://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Frozen-Mac [4]: https://superuser.com/help/privileges/comment