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Appeal a ban
If your account has been restricted and you can't log in, sign in here to see the reason and file an appeal for staff review. Signing in here does not log you into the site. It only unlocks viewing and appealing your own restriction.
Your appeal
Sign in with the account that was restricted.
What happens next
A person reads every appeal. Your username and password are used only to confirm this is your account, over a secure connection. They are not stored and do not start a login session. You can appeal only your own account, and repeated failed attempts from one address are temporarily rate-limited.