diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 06811c67f0..b212ddb130 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -4787,3 +4787,13 @@ David  10 May 2007
 
     lib/
         boinc_cmd.C
+
+Rom    10 May 2007
+    - Add a project config.xml option to allow moderators to ban
+        accounts.
+        
+      <moderators_allowed_to_ban>1</moderators_allowed_to_ban>
+      
+    html/inc/
+        forum.inc
+        forum_moderators.inc
diff --git a/html/inc/forum.inc b/html/inc/forum.inc
index ce51d5dd01..f74065d58c 100644
--- a/html/inc/forum.inc
+++ b/html/inc/forum.inc
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ function show_posts($thread, $sort_style, $filter, $logged_in_user, $show_contro
 function show_post($post, $thread, $logged_in_user, $n, $controls=FORUM_CONTROLS, $filter=true) {
     $user = $post->getOwner();
     global $no_forum_rating;
+    global $config;
 
     if ($logged_in_user) {
         $tokens = url_tokens($logged_in_user->getAuthenticator());
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ function show_post($post, $thread, $logged_in_user, $n, $controls=FORUM_CONTROLS
 
     if ($post->getParentPostID()) echo " - in response to <a href=\"forum_thread.php?id=".$thread->getID()."&nowrap=true#".$post->getParentPostID()."\">Message ID ".$post->getParentPostID()."</a>.";
     if ($can_edit && $controls != NO_CONTROLS) echo "&nbsp;<a href=\"forum_edit.php?id=".$post->getID()."$tokens\">[Edit this post]</a>";
-    if ($logged_in_user && $logged_in_user->isSpecialUser(S_MODERATOR)) echo post_moderation_links($post,$logged_in_user->isSpecialUser(S_ADMIN),$tokens); //If user is moderator, show links
+    if ($logged_in_user && $logged_in_user->isSpecialUser(S_MODERATOR)) echo post_moderation_links($config,$logged_in_user,$post,$tokens); //If user is moderator, show links
     if ($post->getModificationTimestamp()) echo "<br>Last modified: ", pretty_time_Str($post->getModificationTimestamp());
     if ($rated_below_threshold && $filter){
         if ($user_is_on_ignorelist) $andtext=" and the user is on your ignore list";
diff --git a/html/inc/forum_moderators.inc b/html/inc/forum_moderators.inc
index 450a7c9ff5..16e0ff674f 100644
--- a/html/inc/forum_moderators.inc
+++ b/html/inc/forum_moderators.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 /** 
  * Show the links for possible moderation actions related to a single post 
  **/
-function post_moderation_links($post,$admin=0,$tokens){
+function post_moderation_links($config,$logged_in_user,$post,$tokens){
+    $moderators_allowed_to_ban = parse_bool($config, "moderators_allowed_to_ban"); 
 
     if ($post->isHidden()){
         $x = " - <a href=\"forum_moderate_post_action.php?action=unhide&id=".$post->getID()."$tokens\">[undelete post]</a>";
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ function post_moderation_links($post,$admin=0,$tokens){
         $x = " - <a href=\"forum_moderate_post.php?action=hide&id=".$post->getID()."$tokens\">[delete post]</a> ";
     }
     $x.= " - <a href=\"forum_moderate_post.php?action=move&id=".$post->getID()."$tokens\">[move post]</a>";
-    if ($admin == 1) {
+    if ($logged_in_user->isSpecialUser(S_ADMIN) || ($logged_in_user->isSpecialUser(S_MODERATOR) && $moderators_allowed_to_ban)) {
       $x .= " - <a href=forum_moderate_post.php?action=banish_user&id=".$post->getID()."&userid=".$post->getOwnerID()."$tokens>[banish author]</a>";
     }
     return $x;