def check_suggestion_limit(bot, update, user):
    cid = update.effective_chat.id
    if Suggestion.over_limit(user):
        bot.formatter.send_failure(
            cid,
            "You have reached the limit of {} suggestions. Please wait for "
            "the Moderators to approve of some of them.".format(
                settings.SUGGESTION_LIMIT))
        Statistic.of(update, 'hit the suggestion limit')
        return True
    return False