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-[[File:3D-printed-ban-hammer.jpg|thumb|upright|A physical [[3D printing|3D-printed]] "banhammer".<ref>Thompson, Chris, [http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/01/3d-printed-ban-hamme.html "3D printed ban-hammer"], Boing Boing, URL retrieved 2009-10-02.</ref>]]
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-The term '''banhammer''' (sometimes referred to as the '''banstick''' or '''banbomb''') began as a satirical term for the power wielded by an [[Forum administrator|administrator]] to [[Ban (law)|ban]] or [[Block (Internet)|block]] users of [[internet forum]]s, wikis, [[online games]], or other internet media.
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-The term is often used as a nickname for the actual anti-[[Cheating in online games|cheating]] software in [[video game]]s that performs the banning action.
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-==Banning==
-Punishment is usually a form of ban from the service, either by deleting the guilty party's account or suspending it for a period of time. In extreme cases, the person's [[IP address]] may be blocked from the server to prevent them from simply creating another account, sometimes indefinitely; however, this particular action is rarely taken, as most [[Internet service provider|Internet Service Providers]] allocate dynamic IPs to their customers which can change from time to time.<ref name='PC World 2005-05-23'>{{cite news | first=Michael | last=Lasky | coauthors= | title=AT&T's CallVantage: Excellent Phone Service on the Cheap | date=2005-05-23 | publisher=[[IDG]] | url =http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,120900-page,1/article.html | work =[[PC World (magazine)|PC World]] | pages = | accessdate = 2007-06-07 | language = | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070602154101/http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,120900-page,1/article.html| archivedate= 2 June 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> These actions are usually invoked for such offenses as violating the website's [[Terms of service|Terms of Service]], [[Troll (Internet)|trolling]], promoting [[prejudice]], disrespect of [[Internet forum#Moderators|moderators]], or promoting [[Law|illegal]] acts.
-==Gaming usage==
-The term originated in 1996 from MSN Chat where administrator's ban icon was a hammer. The term has become commonplace now in the game sales community and among game forums. The name has been used in more mainstream venues, such as ''[[Halo 2]] and [[Halo 3]]'' video game for the [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] console. Developers [[Bungie]] used the term "banhammer" when describing a July 2005 patch that scanned the user's hard drive and summarily restricted him or her from joining [[Xbox Live]] without possibility of appeal or leniency if it was determined that his or her copy had been [[Mod (computer gaming)|modded]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Games/Halo2/page.aspx?section=FAQInfo&subsection=cheat&page=cheat "HALO 2 & CHEATING: How does the Bungie "Banhammer" actually work?"], ''[[Bungie.net]]'', 2005-06-10, URL retrieved 2006-12-29.</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080630072604/http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=46969 "Halo 2 and Halo 3 Online Cheaters Get Smashed by Bungie's Banhammer"] ''[[GamePro]]'', 2006-01-13, URL retrieved 2006-12-29.</ref> News site [[Slashdot]] began using the term at that point and has subsequently applied it to multiple instances of similar housecleaning occurring on ''[[World of Warcraft]]''.<ref name="Slashdot">[http://slashdot.org/search.pl?query=banhammer "Searching For: banhammer"], ''[[Slashdot]]''.</ref>
-In other games such as [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard]]'s ''[[StarCraft]]'', the host has a hammer [[icon]] next to his or her name and is able to boot people from the chat along with the ability to ban people from the channel for a specified time period.  The banhammer has even made an appearance in the [[Role-playing video game|RPG]] ''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]'', where it can be found on the corpse of an [[Non-player character|NPC]].<ref>Velvin, Sinder, [http://www.imperial-library.info/content/morrowind-easter-eggs#Arlowe,%20Kyanka%20And%20The%20Banhammer "Morrowind Easter Eggs"], The Imperial Library fansite, URL retrieved 2006-12-29.</ref>
-[[Valve]] CEO [[Gabe Newell]]'s inventory in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', when examined using a third-party inspection tool, displays only one item, a Vintage Ban Hammer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tf2items.com/id/gabelogannewell|publisher=TF2 Backpack Examiner|title=TF2 Backpack|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref> While the item's description claims it is merely a joke, the item is listed as equipped, and an in-game model for the weapon exists.
-==See also==
-*[[Social rejection]]
-*[[Hellban]]
-*[[Exploit (online gaming)]]
-===Specific websites===
-*[[LiveJournal#Account suspension controversy|LiveJournal]]
-*[[Stack Overflow (website)#User suspension|Stack Overflow]]
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Internet slang]]
-[[Category:Internet memes]]
-[[Category:Punishments]]
-[[Category:Internet censorship]]
-[[ru:Бан (Интернет)#Банхаммер]]
-[[simple:Banhammer]]