After recent events and the many suggestions about how to stop privileged users from repeatedly abusing their powers before an admin has the chance, we've added the method described repeatedly by several users.

Member accounts can now be hobbled to prevent the misuse of star powers by privileged accounts. What happens to a hobbled member is they can not:

1. post private profile comments
2. down vote comments
3. down vote videos
4. execute any comment invocations (they will simply be completely ignored by siftbot)
5. Edit their posts or comments

Diamond members have the ability to hobble a member by using the new "hobble" icon () on a starred (and above) member's profile.

Additionally, whenever a new Siftquisition is started, the accused member's account is automatically hobbled. This is so they can be stopped immediately if they're in the middle of an assault on the site.

The only way for the handcuffs to be removed is for an admin to do so manually.