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+//ban people from using custom names and appearances. that'll show 'em.
+
+var/appearanceban_runonce	//Updates legacy bans with new info
+var/appearance_keylist[0]	//to store the keys
+
+/proc/appearance_fullban(mob/M, reason)
+	if (!M || !M.key) return
+	appearance_keylist.Add(text("[M.ckey] ## [reason]"))
+	appearance_savebanfile()
+
+/proc/appearance_client_fullban(ckey)
+	if (!ckey) return
+	appearance_keylist.Add(text("[ckey]"))
+	appearance_savebanfile()
+
+//returns a reason if M is banned, returns 0 otherwise
+/proc/appearance_isbanned(mob/M)
+	if(M)
+		for(var/s in appearance_keylist)
+			if(findtext(s, "[M.ckey]") == 1)
+				var/startpos = findtext(s, "## ") + 3
+				if(startpos && startpos < length(s))
+					var/text = copytext(s, startpos, 0)
+					if(text)
+						return text
+				return "Reason Unspecified"
+	return 0
+
+/*
+DEBUG
+/mob/verb/list_all_appearances()
+	set name = "list all appearances"
+
+	for(var/s in appearance_keylist)
+		world << s
+
+/mob/verb/reload_appearances()
+	set name = "reload appearances"
+
+	appearance_loadbanfile()
+*/
+
+/proc/appearance_loadbanfile()
+	if(config.ban_legacy_system)
+		var/savefile/S=new("data/appearance_full.ban")
+		S["keys[0]"] >> appearance_keylist
+		log_admin("Loading appearance_rank")
+		S["runonce"] >> appearanceban_runonce
+
+		if (!length(appearance_keylist))
+			appearance_keylist=list()
+			log_admin("appearance_keylist was empty")
+	else
+		if(!establish_db_connection())
+			world.log << "Database connection failed. Reverting to the legacy ban system."
+			diary << "Database connection failed. Reverting to the legacy ban system."
+			config.ban_legacy_system = 1
+			appearance_loadbanfile()
+			return
+
+		//appearance bans
+		var/DBQuery/query = dbcon.NewQuery("SELECT ckey, job FROM erro_ban WHERE bantype = 'APPEARANCE_BAN' AND isnull(unbanned)")
+		query.Execute()
+
+		while(query.NextRow())
+			var/ckey = query.item[1]
+
+			appearance_keylist.Add("[ckey]")
+
+/proc/appearance_savebanfile()
+	var/savefile/S=new("data/appearance_full.ban")
+	S["keys[0]"] << appearance_keylist
+
+/proc/appearance_unban(mob/M)
+	appearance_remove("[M.ckey]")
+	appearance_savebanfile()
+
+
+/proc/appearance_updatelegacybans()
+	if(!appearanceban_runonce)
+		log_admin("Updating appearancefile!")
+		// Updates bans.. Or fixes them. Either way.
+		for(var/T in appearance_keylist)
+			if(!T)	continue
+		appearanceban_runonce++	//don't run this update again
+
+
+/proc/appearance_remove(X)
+	for (var/i = 1; i <= length(appearance_keylist); i++)
+		if( findtext(appearance_keylist[i], "[X]") )
+			appearance_keylist.Remove(appearance_keylist[i])
+			appearance_savebanfile()
+			return 1
+	return 0
+
+/*
+proc/DB_ban_isappearancebanned(var/playerckey)
+	establish_db_connection()
+	if(!dbcon.IsConnected())
+		return
+
+	var/sqlplayerckey = sql_sanitize_text(ckey(playerckey))
+
+	var/DBQuery/query = dbcon.NewQuery("SELECT id FROM erro_ban WHERE CKEY = '[sqlplayerckey]' AND ((bantype = 'APPEARANCE_BAN') OR (bantype = 'APPEARANCE_TEMPBAN' AND expiration_time > Now())) AND unbanned != 1")
+	query.Execute()
+	while(query.NextRow())
+		return 1
+	return 0
+*/
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