Are suspended users able to edit their profiles, or are they prohibited from doing so?
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A related older post: Why can't one update his own profile during a suspension period? – Martin Aug 14 '19 at 5:36
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See also animuson's answer to my older question Can a user in timed suspension edit their own posts? Mad Scientist's comment on the question itself is also relevant. – user Aug 14 '19 at 7:58
Yes and no. I just tested it with my sock puppet. I suspended it 'for science', and now it gets a 404 when trying to open the 'Edit profile and settings' tab on that site (this has been reported as a bug here):
However, it's possible to edit another profile on the network and have its changes apply everywhere, thereby bypassing this restriction. (This deleted answer which I discovered later, after @Martin linked to the question, mentions it as well.) So this could be considered another bug, though it's not particularly harmful.
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It doesn't make much difference - the links and all are still disabled. And any content that might be offensive would be offensive all over SE, and can be removed elsewhere. – muru Aug 14 '19 at 5:32
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3@Stormblessed His test account got suspended instead, for science. – Sonic the Curiouser Hedgehog Aug 14 '19 at 5:33
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1@Sonic but I'm curious what he did to get that account suspended for science. – Stormblessed Aug 14 '19 at 5:34
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1@Stormblessed He himself is a moderator there; he suspended his own test account. – Sonic the Curiouser Hedgehog Aug 14 '19 at 5:34
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1Worth noting that the 404 page behavior is considered a bug, but its fix has been delayed. – Sonic the Curiouser Hedgehog Aug 14 '19 at 5:35
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@Sonic oops I messed up: I edited in grace period what I meant to do, but didn't undo the bad part. – Stormblessed Aug 14 '19 at 5:38