Although I don't agree with the "Banning" feature I understand it isn't going away. But would you consider programming any of the following added features for it?...
a) A "counter" which shows how many times a member has hit the ban button, or even better how many times person A has banned person B, C, etc.
b) A "single rebuttal" feature, which allows the person just banned the ability to write a single response back to the fact they were just banned.
c) A "veto over-ride", meaning if enough other members in a debate hit a button to lift a ban then it gets suspended.