user149: I am aware that moderators (and CMs) will not discuss why a user was suspended and I am totally not complaining about that right now, nor am I asking for details about what happened, but the user that was suspended for "plagiarism" is a total novice on SE, having only joined SE 3 months ago at around the time when the Cardano site was first proposed on Area51.

But you can see based on their Meta questions and Area51 activity that they are a total novice.
I once reached out to staff about a similar situation, and the CMs said in that support ticket that Meta would be the place to ask about this type of question, and the support tickets should only be used as a last resort, so that's why I'm asking here.
Considering that:

The user is brand new to the SE ecosystem and is still learning how to use the platform,
A 7-day suspension during Private Beta can be extremely impactful compared to, for example, a 1-year suspension on StackOverflow,

I wonder if some leniency could be offered to the user, such as giving them a warning, or a 24-hour suspension?
If the user was a repeated offender, then please forgive me for this request, but otherwise I think the suspension is too harsh.

user26: As you note in the question, it's not common for suspensions to be debated in Meta. And as animuson noted, warning was given before the suspension.
As harsh as a suspension during private beta may come across, this phase is instrumental in the site's lifecycle — and using it to fill the site with plagiarized content is more detrimental in the long run than a 7-day suspension (which, incidentally, can be used to passively learn what makes a good question by observing other on the site, even if one can't directly participate).

149: <p>I am aware that moderators (and CMs) <a href="https://quantumcomputing.meta.stackexchange.com/a/276/2293">will not discuss why a user was suspended</a> and I am totally not complaining about that right now, nor am I asking for details about what happened, but the user that was suspended for &quot;plagiarism&quot; is a total novice on SE, having only joined SE 3 months ago at around the time when the Cardano site was first proposed on Area51.</p>
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<p>But you can see based on their Meta questions and Area51 activity that they are a total novice.</p>
<p>I once reached out to staff about a similar situation, and the CMs said in that support ticket that Meta would be the place to ask about this type of question, and the support tickets should only be used as a last resort, <strong>so that's why I'm asking here.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Considering that:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The user is brand new to the SE ecosystem and is still learning how to use the platform,</li>
<li>A 7-day suspension <em><strong>during Private Beta</strong></em> can be <em><strong>extremely</strong></em> impactful compared to, for example, a 1-year suspension on StackOverflow,</li>
</ul>
<p>I wonder if some leniency could be offered to the user, such as giving them a warning, or a 24-hour suspension?</p>
<p>If the user was a repeated offender, then please forgive me for this request, but otherwise I think the suspension is too harsh.</p>
 26: <p>As you note in the question, it's not common for suspensions to be debated in Meta. And as <a href="https://cardano.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/18/could-we-have-some-leniency-to-this-new-user#comment29_18">animuson noted</a>, warning was given before the suspension.</p>
<p>As harsh as a suspension during private beta may come across, this phase is instrumental in the site's lifecycle — and using it to fill the site with plagiarized content is more detrimental in the long run than a 7-day suspension (which, incidentally, can be used to passively learn what makes a good question by observing other on the site, even if one can't directly participate).</p>
