Broadcast ban (publicly to users)

[darkcarnage22]

Have a "-p" or a broadcast ban option so whenever a player gets banned the server is alerted. By default this can be hidden but if the -p is used then its public.

Obviously when an IP is banned then it shouldn't blurt out the ip but the user's name.

[Hopefuls]

That can be done by giving the default group (or any preferred group) the notify permission. ab.notify.<punishment>. More on the spigot page.

[stonegray]

Litebans implements this in the opposite way, you can specify -s to perform a silent ban.

I think it's helpful to be able to change the visibility on a case-by-case basis as opposed to with permissions. For example you'd likely want to announce banning a player for PVP hacks, and may prefer to handle more sensitive issues like doxxing silently without leaving the community wondering what happened and sparking more discussion.

[DevLeoko]

AdvancedBan also has -s which will not notify players (even the ones with permissions). This user is asking for an additional -p to notify all users (even the ones without the permissions).