diff --git a/contrib/static/mod.js b/contrib/static/mod.js
index 0fcaae6..506fafd 100644
--- a/contrib/static/mod.js
+++ b/contrib/static/mod.js
@@ -18,20 +18,63 @@ function get_longhash(str) {
   return str;
 }
 
+// handle ban command
+function nntpchan_ban() {
+  nntpchan_mod({
+    name: "ban",
+    handle: function(j) {
+      if (j.banned) {
+        return document.createTextNode(j.banned);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+
 // handle delete command
 function nntpchan_delete() {
+  nntpchan_mod({
+    name: "del",
+    handle: function(j) {
+      var elem = document.createElement("div");
+      if (j.deleted) {
+        for ( var idx = 0 ; idx < j.deleted.length ; idx ++ ) {
+          var msg = "deleted: " + j.deleted[idx];
+          var e = document.createTextNode(msg);
+          var el = document.createElement("div");
+          el.appendChild(e);
+          elem.appendChild(el);
+        }
+      }
+      if (j.notdeleted) {
+        for ( var idx = 0 ; idx < j.notdeleted.length ; idx ++ ) {
+          var msg = "not deleted: " + j.notdeleted[idx];
+          var e = document.createTextNode(msg);
+          var el = document.createElement("div");
+          el.appendChild(e);
+          elem.appendChild(el);
+        }
+      }
+      return elem;
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+
+function nntpchan_mod(mod_action) {
+
   // get the element
-  var input = document.getElementById("nntpchan_mod_delete");
+  var input = document.getElementById("nntpchan_mod_target");
   // get the long hash
   var longhash = get_longhash(input.value);
-  // TODO: check long hash
-
 
   var elem = document.getElementById("nntpchan_mod_result");
   // clear old results
   while( elem.firstChild ) {
     elem.removeChild(elem.firstChild);
   }
+
+
   // fire off ajax
   var ajax = new XMLHttpRequest();
   ajax.onreadystatechange = function() {
@@ -46,29 +89,33 @@ function nntpchan_delete() {
           var e = document.createTextNode(j.error);
           elem.appendChild(e);
         } else {
-          if ( j.deleted ) {
-            for ( var idx = 0 ; idx < j.deleted.length ; idx ++ ) {
-              var deltxt = "deleted " + j.deleted[idx];
-              var e = document.createTextNode(deltxt);
-              elem.appendChild(e);
-            }
-          }
-          if ( j.notdeleted ) {
-            for ( var idx = 0 ; idx < j.notdeleted.length ; idx ++ ) {
-              var deltxt = "failed to delete " + j.notdeleted[idx];
-              var e = document.createTextNode(deltxt);
-              elem.appendChild(e);
+          if (mod_action.handle) {
+            var result = mod_action.handle(j);
+            if (result) {
+              elem.appendChild(result);
+            } else {
+              // fail
+              alert("mod action failed, handler returned nothing");
             }
+          } else {
+            // fail
+            alert("mod action has no handler");
           }
         }
-      } else {
-        // nah
-        // http error
-        elem.innerHTML = "error: HTTP "+status;
       }
-      input.value = "";
+    } else {
+      // nah
+      // http error
+      elem.innerHTML = "error: HTTP "+status;
     }
+    // clear input
+    input.value = "";
+  }
+  if (mod_action.name) {
+    var url = mod_action.name + "/" + longhash;
+    ajax.open("GET", url);
+    ajax.send();
+  } else {
+    alert("mod action has no name");
   }
-  ajax.open("GET", "del/"+longhash);
-  ajax.send();
 }
diff --git a/contrib/templates/default/modpage.mustache b/contrib/templates/default/modpage.mustache
index 3cd6437..1a933d3 100644
--- a/contrib/templates/default/modpage.mustache
+++ b/contrib/templates/default/modpage.mustache
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@
       <div> post actions </div>
       <hr />
       <div>
-        <label for="nntpchan_mod_delete">delete by url</label>
-        <input id="nntpchan_mod_delete" type="text" />
+        <label for="nntpchan_mod_target">url</label>
+        <input id="nntpchan_mod_target" type="text" />
       </div>
-      <button id="nntpchan_mod" onclick="nntpchan_delete()">go</button>
-      <span id="nntpchan_mod_result"></span>
+      <button onclick="nntpchan_delete()">delete</button>
+      <button onclick="nntpchan_ban()">ban</button>
     </div>
+    <div id="nntpchan_mod_result"></div>
     <noscript>
       <b>enable js to use the mod panel kthx</b>
     </noscript>