temporary suspension of users

Yes, right. Plus a hack would mean to much work for that effect...

BUT it would allow a much more efficient rule-based suspension mechanism.

Suspensions after the the 2 yellow/1 red card is intuitive as nearly everyone knows soccer.

As it is a rule, which works automatically on the board, the suspended ones couldn't blame moderator xy for effecting it - since it was done automatically.

So it takes the stress out of the situation...
but that's only my 2cents on that,
-Tom