diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 47a7ae6..0e28b76 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ conf.registerChannelValue(ChanTracker, 'keepOp',
 
 conf.registerChannelValue(ChanTracker, 'kickMode',
     registry.CommaSeparatedListOfStrings(['b'], """bot will kick affected users when mode is triggered,
-        use with caution, if an op bans *!*@*, bot will kick everyone on the channel"""))
+        use with caution, if an op bans *!*@*, bot will kick everyone on the channel - see kickMax"""))
 
 conf.registerChannelValue(ChanTracker, 'kickOnMode',
-    registry.Boolean(False, """bot will kick affected users when kickMode is triggered, use with caution"""))
+    registry.Boolean(False, """if the bot isn't the kickMode issuer it will still kick. use with caution"""))
 
 conf.registerChannelValue(ChanTracker, 'kickMax',
     registry.Integer(-1, """if > 0, disable kick if affected users > kickMax, avoid to clean up entire channel with ban like *!*@*"""))
@@ -197,11 +197,18 @@ conf.registerChannelValue(ChanTracker, 'kickMessage',
 
 conf.registerChannelValue(ChanTracker, 'quietMessage',
     registry.String("", """leave empty if you don't want the bot to tell something to the user when they have been quieted (by/via the bot);
-        in any case, if channel is under attack, bot will not send message"""))
+        in any case, if channel is under attack, bot will not send message, if filled, the operator nick will be given for accountability"""))
 
 conf.registerChannelValue(ChanTracker, 'quietNotice',
     registry.Boolean(False, """if False, private message is used, if quietMessage is not empty"""))
 
+conf.registerChannelValue(ChanTracker, 'banMessage',
+    registry.String("", """leave empty if you don't want the bot to tell something to the user when they have been banned (by/via the bot);
+        in any case, if channel is under attack, bot will not send message, if filled, the operator nick will be given for accountability"""))
+
+conf.registerChannelValue(ChanTracker, 'banNotice',
+    registry.Boolean(False, """if False, private message is used, if banMessage is not empty"""))
+
 conf.registerChannelValue(ChanTracker, 'trackAffected',
     registry.Boolean(True, """bot tracks affected users by mode change; if you encounter too much lag or cpu usage, you could disable this feature,
         but bot will never kick again affected users or remove voice/op/exempt etc of affected users"""))
diff --git a/plugin.py b/plugin.py
index aa2c760..5f93577 100644
--- a/plugin.py
+++ b/plugin.py
@@ -1969,6 +1969,8 @@ class ChanTracker(callbacks.Plugin, plugins.ChannelDBHandler):
         chan = self.getChan(irc, channel)
         if not reason:
             reason = msg.nick
+        else:
+            reason = reason + ' (by ' + msg.nick + ')'
         chan.action.enqueue(ircmsgs.IrcMsg('REMOVE %s %s :%s' % (channel, nick, reason)))
         self.forceTickle = True
         self._tickle(irc)
@@ -1981,6 +1983,8 @@ class ChanTracker(callbacks.Plugin, plugins.ChannelDBHandler):
         chan = self.getChan(irc, channel)
         if not reason:
             reason = msg.nick
+        else:
+            reason = reason + ' (by ' + msg.nick + ')'
         chan.action.enqueue(ircmsgs.kick(channel, nick, reason))
         self.forceTickle = True
         self._tickle(irc)
@@ -4254,10 +4258,33 @@ class ChanTracker(callbacks.Plugin, plugins.ChannelDBHandler):
                                                 or len(item.affects) < self.registryValue(
                                                 'kickMax', channel=channel):
                                             if nick in irc.state.channels[channel].users and nick != irc.nick:
-                                                chan.action.enqueue(ircmsgs.kick(channel, nick, random.choice(
-                                                    self.registryValue('kickMessage', channel=channel))))
+                                                kickMessage = random.choice(self.registryValue('kickMessage', channel=channel))
+                                                if msg.nick == irc.nick or msg.nick == 'ChanServ':
+                                                    if len(self.registryValue('banMessage', channel=channel)):
+                                                        hk = '%s%s' % (m,value)
+                                                        if hk in chan.update:
+                                                            if len(chan.update[hk]) == 4:
+                                                                if ircutils.isUserHostmask(chan.update[hk][3]):
+                                                                    (nn, ii, hh) = ircutils.splitHostmask(chan.update[hk][3])
+                                                                    kickMessage = kickMessage + ' (by ' + nn + ')'
+                                                chan.action.enqueue(ircmsgs.kick(channel, nick, kickMessage))
                                                 self.forceTickle = True
                                                 kicked = True
+                                elif m == 'b' and not kicked:
+                                    if msg.nick == irc.nick or msg.nick == 'ChanServ':
+                                        if len(self.registryValue('banMessage', channel=channel)):
+                                            bm = self.registryValue('banMessage', channel=channel)
+                                            hk = '%s%s' % (m,value)
+                                            if hk in chan.update:
+                                                if len(chan.update[hk]) == 4:
+                                                    if ircutils.isUserHostmask(chan.update[hk][3]):
+                                                        (nn, ii, hh) = ircutils.splitHostmask(chan.update[hk][3])
+                                                        bm = bm + ' (by ' + nn + ')'
+                                            log.info('[%s] warned %s by pm' % (channel, nick))
+                                            if self.registryValue('banNotice', channel=channel):
+                                                irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.notice(nick, bm))
+                                            else:
+                                                irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.privmsg(nick, bm))
                                 if not kicked and m in self.registryValue('modesToAsk', channel=channel) \
                                         and self.registryValue('doActionAgainstAffected', channel=channel):
                                     if msg.nick == irc.nick:
@@ -4271,6 +4298,12 @@ class ChanTracker(callbacks.Plugin, plugins.ChannelDBHandler):
                                         if m == 'q' and not (chan.attacked or value == '$~a'):
                                             qm = self.registryValue('quietMessage', channel=channel)
                                             if len(qm):
+                                                hk = '%s%s' % (m,value)
+                                                if hk in chan.update:
+                                                    if len(chan.update[hk]) == 4:
+                                                        if ircutils.isUserHostmask(chan.update[hk][3]):
+                                                            (nn, ii, hh) = ircutils.splitHostmask(chan.update[hk][3])
+                                                            qm = qm + ' (by ' + nn + ')'
                                                 log.info('[%s] warned %s by pm' % (channel, nick))
                                                 if self.registryValue('quietNotice', channel=channel):
                                                     irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.notice(nick, qm))