diff --git a/code/modules/admin/player_notes.dm b/code/modules/admin/player_notes.dm
index 3a74da5fca..25f6638ee0 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/player_notes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/player_notes.dm
@@ -27,26 +27,6 @@ datum/admins/proc/notes_gethtml(var/ckey)
 			. += "<a href='?src=\ref[src];notes=show;ckey=[dir]'>[dir]</a><br>"
 	return
 
-
-//handles adding notes to the end of a ckey's buffer
-//originally had seperate entries such as var/by to record who left the note and when
-//but the current bansystem is a heap of dung.
-/proc/notes_add(var/ckey, var/note)
-	if(!ckey)
-		ckey = ckey(input(usr,"Who would you like to add notes for?","Enter a ckey",null) as text|null)
-		if(!ckey)	return
-
-	if(!note)
-		note = html_encode(input(usr,"Enter your note:","Enter some text",null) as message|null)
-		if(!note)	return
-
-	var/savefile/notesfile = new(NOTESFILE)
-	if(!notesfile)	return
-	notesfile.cd = "/[ckey]"
-	notesfile.eof = 1		//move to the end of the buffer
-	notesfile << "[time2text(world.realtime,"DD-MMM-YYYY")] | [note][(usr && usr.ckey)?" ~[usr.ckey]":""]"
-	return
-
 //handles removing entries from the buffer, or removing the entire directory if no start_index is given
 /proc/notes_remove(var/ckey, var/start_index, var/end_index)
 	var/savefile/notesfile = new(NOTESFILE)
@@ -85,7 +65,7 @@ datum/admins/proc/notes_gethtml(var/ckey)
 
 //Hijacking this file for BS12 playernotes functions. I like this ^ one systemm alright, but converting sounds too bothersome~ Chinsky.
 
-/proc/notes_add(var/key, var/note, var/mob/usr)
+/proc/notes_add(var/key, var/note, var/mob/user)
 	if (!key || !note)
 		return
 
@@ -111,9 +91,9 @@ datum/admins/proc/notes_gethtml(var/ckey)
 	var/day_loc = findtext(full_date, time2text(world.timeofday, "DD"))
 
 	var/datum/player_info/P = new
-	if (usr)
-		P.author = usr.key
-		P.rank = usr.client.holder.rank
+	if (user)
+		P.author = user.key
+		P.rank = user.client.holder.rank
 	else
 		P.author = "Adminbot"
 		P.rank = "Friendly Robot"
@@ -123,8 +103,8 @@ datum/admins/proc/notes_gethtml(var/ckey)
 	infos += P
 	info << infos
 
-	message_admins("\blue [key_name_admin(usr)] has edited [key]'s notes.")
-	log_admin("[key_name(usr)] has edited [key]'s notes.")
+	message_admins("\blue [key_name_admin(user)] has edited [key]'s notes.")
+	log_admin("[key_name(user)] has edited [key]'s notes.")
 
 	del info
 
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
index 750af5e4d9..3f6e3242ad 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 		banreason = "(MANUAL BAN) "+banreason
 
 		DB_ban_record(bantype, playermob, banduration, banreason, banjob, null, banckey)
+		notes_add(playermob.ckey,banreason,usr)
 
 	else if(href_list["editrights"])
 		if(!check_rights(R_PERMISSIONS))
@@ -757,7 +758,7 @@
 							msg = job
 						else
 							msg += ", [job]"
-					notes_add(M.ckey, "Banned  from [msg] - [reason]")
+					notes_add(M.ckey, "Banned  from [msg] - [reason]", usr)
 					message_admins("\blue [key_name_admin(usr)] banned [key_name_admin(M)] from [msg] for [mins] minutes", 1)
 					M << "\red<BIG><B>You have been jobbanned by [usr.client.ckey] from: [msg].</B></BIG>"
 					M << "\red <B>The reason is: [reason]</B>"
@@ -778,7 +779,7 @@
 							jobban_fullban(M, job, "[reason]; By [usr.ckey] on [time2text(world.realtime)]")
 							if(!msg)	msg = job
 							else		msg += ", [job]"
-						notes_add(M.ckey, "Banned  from [msg] - [reason]")
+						notes_add(M.ckey, "Banned  from [msg] - [reason]", usr)
 						message_admins("\blue [key_name_admin(usr)] banned [key_name_admin(M)] from [msg]", 1)
 						M << "\red<BIG><B>You have been jobbanned by [usr.client.ckey] from: [msg].</B></BIG>"
 						M << "\red <B>The reason is: [reason]</B>"
@@ -832,25 +833,7 @@
 			message_admins("\blue [key_name_admin(usr)] booted [key_name_admin(M)].", 1)
 			//M.client = null
 			del(M.client)
-/*
-	//Player Notes
-	else if(href_list["notes"])
-		var/ckey = href_list["ckey"]
-		if(!ckey)
-			var/mob/M = locate(href_list["mob"])
-			if(ismob(M))
-				ckey = M.ckey
 
-		switch(href_list["notes"])
-			if("show")
-				notes_show(ckey)
-			if("add")
-				notes_add(ckey,href_list["text"])
-				notes_show(ckey)
-			if("remove")
-				notes_remove(ckey,text2num(href_list["from"]),text2num(href_list["to"]))
-				notes_show(ckey)
-*/
 	else if(href_list["removejobban"])
 		if(!check_rights(R_BAN))	return
 
@@ -885,6 +868,7 @@
 					return
 				AddBan(M.ckey, M.computer_id, reason, usr.ckey, 1, mins)
 				ban_unban_log_save("[usr.client.ckey] has banned [M.ckey]. - Reason: [reason] - This will be removed in [mins] minutes.")
+				notes_add(M.ckey,"[usr.client.ckey] has banned [M.ckey]. - Reason: [reason] - This will be removed in [mins] minutes.",usr)
 				M << "\red<BIG><B>You have been banned by [usr.client.ckey].\nReason: [reason].</B></BIG>"
 				M << "\red This is a temporary ban, it will be removed in [mins] minutes."
 				feedback_inc("ban_tmp",1)
@@ -917,6 +901,7 @@
 				else
 					M << "\red No ban appeals URL has been set."
 				ban_unban_log_save("[usr.client.ckey] has permabanned [M.ckey]. - Reason: [reason] - This is a permanent ban.")
+				notes_add(M.ckey,"[usr.client.ckey] has permabanned [M.ckey]. - Reason: [reason] - This is a permanent ban.",usr)
 				log_admin("[usr.client.ckey] has banned [M.ckey].\nReason: [reason]\nThis is a permanent ban.")
 				message_admins("\blue[usr.client.ckey] has banned [M.ckey].\nReason: [reason]\nThis is a permanent ban.")
 				feedback_inc("ban_perma",1)