Automatic Sanctions

Set up automatic sanctions that trigger when members accumulate too many warnings or strikes. Create a progressive discipline system that escalates punishments for repeated offenses.

Access: Dashboard → Moderation → Sanctions (for Warns) or Strikes (for Strikes)

What are Automatic Sanctions?

Automatic sanctions punish members when they reach specific thresholds.

Based on warnings:

For example, 3 warnings = Tempmute 1 hour, 5 warnings = Kick, 10 warnings = Tempban 7 days.

Based on strikes:

For example, 3 strikes = Tempmute 12 hours, 5 strikes = Tempban 3 days, 10 strikes = Permanent Ban.

Benefits:

Consistent enforcement, fair and transparent system, progressive discipline, and reduced moderator workload.

Warnings vs Strikes

Warnings

Warnings can be issued manually by moderators with /warn or automatically by auto-moderation. They are permanent (unless deleted), serve for official rule violations, and are recorded and tracked.

Strikes (Automatic)

Strikes are earned via the heat system (auto-moderation), are temporary (expire over time), serve for progressive auto-mod punishment, and are tracked separately from warnings.

Use both systems

Configure sanctions for warnings AND strikes for complete coverage. Warnings handle manual moderation, strikes handle auto-moderation.

Configuring Warning-Based Sanctions

Create a Sanction Level

Step 1: Go to Dashboard → Moderation → Sanctions

Step 2: Click "Create Level"

Step 3: Configure threshold

Define how many warnings trigger this sanction (e.g., 3, 5, 10 warnings).

Step 4: Choose action

Select the punishment to apply: Tempmute (with duration), Timeout (with duration), Kick, Tempban (with duration), or Permanent Ban.

Step 5: Automatic reason

Add a reason that will be recorded in the infraction (e.g., "Automatic sanction: 3 warnings reached").

Step 6: Save

Click "Apply" to activate the sanction level.

Configuring Strike-Based Sanctions

Create a Strike Level

The process is identical to warnings, but in the "Strikes" tab of the dashboard.

Step 1: Dashboard → Moderation → Strikes

Step 2: Click "Create Level"

Step 3: Define how many strikes trigger this sanction

Step 4: Choose action (Tempmute, Timeout, Kick, Tempban, Ban)

Step 5: Save

How Strikes are Earned

Strikes are automatically given by the Heat system of auto-moderation.

When a member reaches 100% heat in a rule configured in Heat mode, they receive a temporary strike. The strike automatically expires after a defined duration (e.g., 7 days).

To configure how strikes are earned, go to Auto-Moderation and use Heat mode.

Exceptions

You can exempt certain roles from automatic sanctions.

By role groups:

Select role groups that won't be affected (e.g., Staff, Moderators).

By specific roles:

Select individual roles to exempt.

Monitoring Sanctions

Via Dashboard

Go to Overview → Infractions to see all automatic sanctions triggered with the number of warnings/strikes that caused it.

Via Discord

Use /infractions list @Member to see how many warnings a member has and which sanctions were triggered.

Via Logs

Configure infraction logs in Systems → Logs to receive a Discord notification for each automatic sanction.

Resetting Counters

Warning counters don't reset automatically. To reset:

Option 1: Delete warnings individually with /infractions delete <id>

Option 2: Delete all warnings for a member with /infractions clear @Member warn

Strikes, however, automatically expire after the configured duration.

Next Steps

• Auto-Moderation: Configure the heat system for strikes
• Moderation commands: Issue manual warnings
• Infractions: Manage sanction history

Progressive discipline

Start with light sanctions and gradually increase severity. Give members chances to improve before permanent sanctions.