function notifications_pause() {
		global $current_user;

		// No user? Pause.
		if ( empty( $current_user ) ) {
			return true;
		}

		$archived_notifications = get_user_meta( $current_user->ID, "{$this->prefix}_archived_notifications", true );
		if ( ! is_array( $archived_notifications ) ) {
			// If the user has not yet archived a notification, assume that this is a new install or that they are a new admin.
			// Either way, we want to delay their first notification.
			// We can do this by creating a "delay" archived notification with an archive day 7 days in the future.
			update_user_meta( $current_user->ID, "{$this->prefix}_archived_notifications", array( 'initial_notification_delay' => date_i18n( 'c', strtotime( '+7 days' ) ) ) );
			return true;
		}
		$archived_notifications = array_values( $archived_notifications );
		$num                    = count( $archived_notifications );
		// TODO: Switch as current_time( 'timestamp' ) is deprecated.
		$now = current_time( 'timestamp' );

		// No archived (dismissed) notifications? Don't pause.
		if ( empty( $archived_notifications ) ) {
			return false;
		}

		// Last notification was dismissed < 12 hours ago. Pause.
		$last_notification_date = $archived_notifications[ $num - 1 ];
		if ( strtotime( $last_notification_date, $now ) > ( $now - 3600 * 12 ) ) {
			return true;
		}

		// If we have < 3 archived notifications. Don't pause.
		if ( $num < 3 ) {
			return false;
		}

		// If we've shown 3 this week already. Pause.
		$third_last_notification_date = $archived_notifications[ $num - 3 ];
		if ( strtotime( $third_last_notification_date, $now ) > ( $now - 3600 * 24 * 7 ) ) {
			return true;
		}

		// If we've gotten here, don't pause.
		return false;
	}