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appeals: describe the routes that actually exist
Author: Max Johnson <me@maxj.phd> · 2026-08-08 20:33 UTC
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19 19
20 20 ## How to Appeal
21 21
22 - Submit an appeal from your account dashboard, or send an email to:
22 + Every appeal reaches the same person and gets the same review. How you send it
23 + depends on what you're appealing.
23 24
24 - **appeals@makenot.work**
25 + **Account suspension:** submit from your account dashboard. The form appears there
26 + while the suspension is active.
25 27
26 - Either way, include:
28 + **Content removal, account termination, and anything else:** email
29 + **appeals@makenot.work**. There is no dashboard form for these yet. If your account
30 + was terminated you are signed out and cannot reach the dashboard at all, so email is
31 + the only route, and it works.
32 +
33 + Include:
27 34
28 35 1. **Your username** or account email
29 36 2. **What action you're appealing** - What was removed or what restriction was applied
30 37 3. **Why you believe the decision was wrong** - Be specific
31 38 4. **Any relevant context** - Information we might have missed
32 39
40 + Emailed appeals are not second-class. The dashboard form exists for suspensions
41 + because that is where it was built first, and the rest are on the list.
42 +
33 43 ---
34 44
35 45 ## What Happens Next
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92 102
93 103 ## If You Disagree with the Appeal Outcome
94 104
95 - If your appeal is denied and you believe we made an error, you can request a second review (once per decision). Provide new information or arguments not considered the first time; your case will be re-examined from scratch.
105 + If your appeal is denied and you believe we made an error, you can appeal again after
106 + 30 days. Provide new information or arguments not considered the first time; your
107 + case will be re-examined from scratch.
96 108
97 - Beyond that, our decision is final.
109 + For suspensions the 30-day wait is enforced by the dashboard form, which will tell
110 + you how many days remain. One appeal is open at a time; submit again once the
111 + previous one has been decided.
112 +
113 + The wait exists so that a second look is a genuine second look rather than the same
114 + case resubmitted the same week. It is not a limit on how many times you can be heard.
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