# Strikes and escalation · Sift Mod

Source: https://siftmod.com/docs/guides/strikes-and-escalation

> The default timeout, kick and ban ladder, changing the points, and what happens when someone leaves and rejoins.

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# Strikes and escalation

The default timeout, kick and ban ladder, changing the points, and what happens when someone leaves and rejoins.

Blocked messages add strike points. Out of the box: 3 points → timeout, 14 → kick, 20 → ban, and points expire after 30 days. All of it lives in /settings.

## Custom ladders

Set a step to 0 to skip it. Zero all three if you'd rather Sift only delete and log, and your team picks the punishments.

## Rejoin after timeout

Leaving doesn't clear an active timeout. Sift puts it back on when they rejoin, so the clock doesn't reset.

## Relationship to cases

Review cases don't add strikes until a mod picks an action. Instant blocks, and smart-check blocks at your action threshold, add them right away.

More in this section

-   [How the pipeline works](/docs/guides/how-the-pipeline-works)
-   [Case cards and /modpanel](/docs/guides/case-cards-and-modpanel)
-   [Reading /data](/docs/guides/reading-data)

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