Silence Penalty

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This article concerns content exclusive to Legion.

The Silence Penalty is the result of any player who is reported multiple times under the Spam or Abusive Chat categories will, after investigation by Blizzard Entertainment, receive an account-wide penalty to their ability to chat. It is not clear when this feature will be enabled.

During silence period

Silenced players cannot:	Silenced players can:
Talk in Instance Chat (Raid, Party, and Battlegrounds) Talk in global channels that are auto joined (such as General or Trade) Create Calendar Invites/Events Send in-game mail Send Party Invitations Send War Game Invitations Send Invitations to Duel Update a Premade Group Listing Create a New List for a Premade Group	Whisper to friends (both WoW friends and Battle.net Friends) Reply to Whispers from Non-friends Party/Raid Chat (with Invited Players) Create Parties and Raids Talk in Global Channels that have a moderator Share Quests Sign up for a pre-made group

Increasing silence periods

The initial silence penalty is 24 hours. This duration will double for each silence penalty received after the first (48 hrs, 96 hrs, etc.), and there is no maximum. This means that players who receive multiple silence penalties may be effectively unable to chat forever.

Notification

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Silenced players will be receiving a notification when attempting to send a message to a channel in which they have been restricted.

Reporting

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Use the in-game report tool (right-click on portrait with player selected) to identify players who may be engaging in inappropriate interactions within the various channels.

See also

• World of Warcraft: Legion

External links

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Official WoW Site (US) New Silence Penalty Coming to World of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment 7/12/2016

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