Then how about using that black star for banned guys? That way people knows inmediately who's banned and they don't write or answer them in threads.
Can you guys put something on the banned people so we know they are banned? I remember in the past we had lights to show the status of the people (Warned/ moderated/ Banned). Maybe something like that for the people who are temporarily AND permanently banned?
As you've said, that implies going there to see it. But why would I even check its profile? I don't go around checking other people profiles.I think adding a member group for Banned would be cool, since it would tell you inmediately about that. If you want an example, it should do like the Muted status from MI.
What exactly is the scenario where you need to see if they're banned but don't have time to click on their name?