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+title: "Why was my account limited for inactivity?"
+date: 2026-06-18
+description: "yttrx limits accounts that have been inactive for a long time. Here's what that means and how to get yours back."
+---
+
+If you've landed here, your yttrx account was **automatically limited because it
+looked inactive** — no logins, app activity, or posts for well over a year.
+This is routine housekeeping, **not** a punishment, and **nothing has been
+deleted**. Getting it back takes one short email.
+
+## What "limited" means
+
+A limited (also called *silenced*) account is **not deleted and not banned**.
+Your posts, follows, and data are all still there. While the limit is in place,
+your account is just held back from public and federated timelines so a parked,
+forgotten account can't quietly be used for spam. It's fully reversible.
+
+## Why it happens
+
+yttrx is a small, human-run community. Over the years a lot of accounts sign up
+and then go quiet for good. To keep the instance tidy and to shrink the surface
+that spammers can hijack, we periodically limit accounts that show **no sign of
+life for well over a year** — meaning all of:
+
+- no web login,
+- no activity from a mobile app or API client, and
+- no posts.
+
+If you were active by *any* of those, you would not have been caught. If you
+were, it just means you've been away for a while — welcome back.
+
+## How to get your account back
+
+**The reliable way: email [admin@yttrx.com](mailto:admin@yttrx.com)** from, or
+mentioning, the address on your account. Include:
+
+1. **Your full handle** (e.g. `@you@yttrx.com`).
+2. A line letting us know you're back and want the limit lifted.
+
+A real person reads that inbox and will restore you, usually quickly.
+
+**In-app appeal.** When you log back in, your account settings list this as a
+moderation strike with an **Appeal** option — submitting it sends your request
+straight to our moderators and works just as well.
+
+**A note on DMs.** You *can* still log in and post while limited, but because a
+limited account's mentions are held back from people who don't already follow
+you, a direct message to [@waffles](https://yttrx.com/@waffles) may not reach
+them reliably until the limit is lifted. **Email is the dependable route** —
+once you're un-limited, messaging `@waffles` works normally again.
+
+Thanks for being part of yttrx. We kept your account safe for you. 💜