diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 3b38da7483..ca493da813 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -8559,3 +8559,9 @@ David  8 Aug 2006
 
     client/
         time_stats.C
+
+David  8 Aug 2006
+    - bug fix
+
+    html/user/
+        forum_moderate_post_action.php
diff --git a/html/user/forum_moderate_post_action.php b/html/user/forum_moderate_post_action.php
index e867c6342e..ccc3534f40 100644
--- a/html/user/forum_moderate_post_action.php
+++ b/html/user/forum_moderate_post_action.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if ($action=="hide"){
     $result = $post->move($destination_thread);
 } elseif ($action=="banish_user"){
     $userid = get_int('userid');
-    $user = lookup_user_id($userid);
+    $user = newUser($userid);
     if (!$user) {
         error_page("no user");
     }