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People on 4chan these days who whine about bans really don't know how bad it used to be. In the past, if you were banned, you couldn't even view the site. There were also "special bans" that were given out that were like ISP range bans, but more powerful since it affected a certain cookie setting that wouldn't be deleted even if you completely cleared all your cookies. Top this all off with bans that happened "just because", and you had a ban system that was very unfair.
As much as people whine about bans today, the banning system is the most fair it has ever been.