sitefaqlet SiteDocClan <h1><tt>/borg</tt></h1> If someone is being excessively offensive and disruptive in the [id://236794|Chatterbox], some measure of peace can be restored by sending that person to the "time-out box" to cool off. This function is called borging a user. It is invoked by the <tt>/borg</tt> command, so that is how it is often written in conversation. For obvious reasons, not everybody can invoke this command. It is reserved for a specially deputized group of monks known as [Power Users]. These are monks of impeccable integrity and reputation (we mean real reputation, not XP); they are expected to be extremely judicious in their use of this power, erring always on the side of [wp://laissez-faire]. A user who has been <tt>/borg</tt>ed is said to be "in the belly of the borg". A list of all currently <tt>/borg</tt>ed users can be seen in the [id://56087] node. The amount of time one remains in the [id://56087] is determined by the person who executes the <tt>/borg</tt> command. The default duration is 10 minutes, so that is the typical stay. Otherwise, if the [power users|power user] gives a value for this duration, it is usually quite high — on the order of 1 to 7 days. (You also occasionally see someone <tt>/borg</tt>ed for a very short period of time — mere seconds — just for comical effect.) Normally, when someone is <tt>/borg</tt>ed, a message is sent to the Chatterbox saying <blockquote> [NodeReaper] has swallowed (so-and-so) </blockquote> This merely indicates that a [Power Users|Power User] has executed judgement on that monk. It has nothing to do with the fact that [id://409197|reaped] nodes become the possession of the [NodeReaper].