Quote Originally Posted by taylovesthebeatles View Post
Hey NDN, just a question- why does this member still show a user profile like the rest of us, with normal headings on all his posts with the rep boxes and everything, just no chips, while other users who have been banned in the past only have their old posts show up as Guest? Is there a difference in the banning of these members?
It basically depends on how active the person has been in the past.

If someone joins the forum and makes a post about Viagra or something along those lines, then they have joined with ill intent and I can simply delete them and any trace of them from the system.

If a member has made 3,000 posts and I want to make sure the member can't come back as the same member, I place a ban on them so their account exists but they can't gain access to it.