Bans under the system will basically be as effective as bans unless they are unjust. So bans would not be bans but just flags that all a users further posts/comments are either hidden or collapsed. So depending on which moderator you select will depend on who is "banned".

Also I feel nonbanned users comments on banned posts should still have their comments shown. This will cause either questioning why something is hidden and then people to disable or switch moderation. And if more people engage with comments on banned posts it will force that moderator to either ban more users or unbanned the banned person, because if the ban is unreasonable it will cascade into people possibly abandoning the moderator. Hurrah!

I have come to this after much thought over many many years probably a decade. Having faced silent editing, deletion and the worst shadow banning. I have watched as moderators make up stories and slander, it disgusts me the power these people can wield. The thing is the main trouble I have faced with moderators is ones with with financial ties to their boards. It amazes me how groups end up with industry insiders running the moderation. :-O The financial benefit is obvious.

Having sad that I have seen like now with reddit some ridiculous moderation events. What is going on now is nothing short of a religious war, and during the current social crisis it is not what we need and it is probably a large cause of it.