diff --git a/channel.js b/channel.js
index 6741b536..a2c6fe16 100644
--- a/channel.js
+++ b/channel.js
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ Channel.prototype.tryNameBan = function(actor, name) {
             break;
         }
     }
-    this.broadcastBanlist();
+    //this.broadcastBanlist();
     this.logger.log(name + " was banned by " + actor.name);
     if(!this.registered) {
         return false;
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ Channel.prototype.unbanName = function(actor, name) {
 
     this.namebans[name] = null;
     delete this.namebans[name];
-    this.broadcastBanlist();
+    //this.broadcastBanlist();
     this.logger.log(name + " was unbanned by " + actor.name);
 
     return Database.channelUnbanName(this.name, name);
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ Channel.prototype.tryIPBan = function(actor, name, range) {
             }
         }
         chan.ipbans[ip] = [name, actor.name];
-        chan.broadcastBanlist();
+        //chan.broadcastBanlist();
         chan.logger.log(ip + " (" + name + ") was banned by " + actor.name);
 
         for(var i = 0; i < chan.users.length; i++) {
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ Channel.prototype.banIP = function(actor, receiver) {
     catch(e) {
         // Socket already disconnected
     }
-    this.broadcastBanlist();
+    //this.broadcastBanlist();
     this.logger.log(receiver.ip + " (" + receiver.name + ") was banned by " + actor.name);
 
     if(!this.registered)
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ Channel.prototype.unbanIP = function(actor, ip) {
     if(!this.registered)
         return false;
 
-    this.broadcastBanlist();
+    //this.broadcastBanlist();
     // Update database ban table
     return Database.channelUnbanIP(this.name, ip);
 }
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ Channel.prototype.sendLoginHistory = function(user) {
     user.socket.emit("recentLogins", this.login_hist);
 }
 
-Channel.prototype.sendRankStuff = function(user) {
+Channel.prototype.sendBanlist = function(user) {
     if(this.hasPermission(user, "ban")) {
         var ents = [];
         for(var ip in this.ipbans) {
@@ -670,26 +670,10 @@ Channel.prototype.sendRankStuff = function(user) {
         }
         user.socket.emit("banlist", ents);
     }
-    // TODO get rid of this
-    if(Rank.hasPermission(user, "seenlogins")) {
-        var ents = [];
-        for(var ip in this.ip_alias) {
-            var disp = ip;
-            if(user.rank < Rank.Siteadmin) {
-                disp = "(Hidden)";
-            }
-            var banned = (ip in this.ipbans && this.ipbans[ip] != null);
-            var range = ip.replace(/(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/, "$1.$2.$3");
-            banned = banned || (range in this.ipbans && this.ipbans[range] != null);
-            ents.push({
-                ip: disp,
-                id: this.hideIP(ip),
-                names: this.ip_alias[ip],
-                banned: banned
-            });
-        }
-        user.socket.emit("seenlogins", {entries: ents});
-    }
+}
+
+Channel.prototype.sendRankStuff = function(user) {
+    this.sendBanlist(user);
     if(this.hasPermission(user, "filteredit")) {
         var filts = new Array(this.filters.length);
         for(var i = 0; i < this.filters.length; i++) {
@@ -806,10 +790,24 @@ Channel.prototype.broadcastNewUser = function(user) {
         meta: user.meta,
         profile: user.profile
     });
-    this.sendRankStuff(user);
+    //this.sendRankStuff(user);
     if(user.rank > Rank.Guest) {
         this.saveRank(user);
     }
+
+    var msg = user.name + " joined (aliases: ";
+    msg += this.ip_alias[user.ip].join(", ") + ")";
+    var pkt = {
+        username: "[server]",
+        msg: msg,
+        msgclass: "server-whisper",
+        time: Date.now()
+    };
+    this.users.forEach(function(u) {
+        if(u.rank >= 2) {
+            u.socket.emit("chatMsg", pkt);
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 Channel.prototype.broadcastUserUpdate = function(user) {
diff --git a/user.js b/user.js
index 22372bf9..3eeda81c 100644
--- a/user.js
+++ b/user.js
@@ -385,6 +385,12 @@ User.prototype.initCallbacks = function() {
         }
     }.bind(this));
 
+    this.socket.on("requestBanlist", function() {
+        if(this.channel != null) {
+            this.channel.sendBanlist(this);
+        }
+    }.bind(this));
+
     this.socket.on("requestAcl", function() {
         if(this.channel != null) {
             this.channel.sendACL(this);
diff --git a/www/assets/css/ytsync.css b/www/assets/css/ytsync.css
index 22252ebe..beb002b6 100644
--- a/www/assets/css/ytsync.css
+++ b/www/assets/css/ytsync.css
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ html, body {
     color: #888888;
 }
 
+.server-whisper {
+    font-style: italic;
+    color: #888888;
+    font-size: 8pt;
+}
+
 .spoiler {
     color: #000000;
     background-color: #000000;
diff --git a/www/assets/js/channelsettings.js b/www/assets/js/channelsettings.js
index 7c0f507c..77927d05 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/channelsettings.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/channelsettings.js
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
     clickHandler("#show_cssedit", "#cssedit");
     clickHandler("#show_jsedit", "#jsedit");
     clickHandler("#show_banlist", "#banlist");
+    $("#show_banlist").click(function() {
+        socket.emit("requestBanlist");
+    });
     clickHandler("#show_loginhistory", "#loginhistory");
     $("#show_loginhistory").click(function() {
         socket.emit("requestLoginHistory");
diff --git a/www/assets/js/util.js b/www/assets/js/util.js
index 66bbda4a..3192b993 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/util.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/util.js
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ function handlePermissionChange() {
     }
 
     if(CLIENT.rank >= 2) {
+        $("#channelsettingswrap3").show();
         if($("#channelsettingswrap").html() == "")
             $("#channelsettingswrap").load("channeloptions.html");
         /* update channel controls */
@@ -661,11 +662,12 @@ function handlePermissionChange() {
     }
     else {
         $("#channelsettingswrap").html("");
+        $("#channelsettingswrap3").hide();
     }
 
-    setVisible("#userpltoggle", CLIENT.rank >= 1);
+    setVisible("#userpltogglewrap", CLIENT.rank >= 1);
 
-    setVisible("#playlisttoggle", hasPermission("playlistadd"));
+    setVisible("#playlisttogglewrap", hasPermission("playlistadd"));
     $("#queue_next").attr("disabled", !hasPermission("playlistnext"));
     setVisible("#qlockbtn", CLIENT.rank >= 2);
 
@@ -937,6 +939,9 @@ function formatChatMessage(data) {
     if(data.msgclass == "drink" || data.msgclass == "shout") {
         skip = false;
     }
+    if(data.msgclass == "server-whisper") {
+        skip = true;
+    }
     LASTCHATNAME = data.username;
     LASTCHATTIME = data.time;
     var div = $("<div/>");
@@ -944,6 +949,8 @@ function formatChatMessage(data) {
         var time = $("<span/>").addClass("timestamp").appendTo(div);
         var timestamp = new Date(data.time).toTimeString().split(" ")[0];
         time.text("["+timestamp+"] ");
+        if(data.msgclass != "greentext" && data.msgclass != "drink")
+            time.addClass(data.msgclass);
     }
     var name = $("<span/>");
     if(!skip) {
diff --git a/www/channel.html b/www/channel.html
index ec4d2849..a9509272 100644
--- a/www/channel.html
+++ b/www/channel.html
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
               </div>
               </div>
               <!-- user playlists -->
-              <div class="well well-small span12 row-fluid">
+              <div class="well well-small span12 row-fluid" id="userpltogglewrap">
               <div class="span12 pointer" id="userpltoggle">
                 <i class="icon-plus pull-left"></i>
                 <p>Show Playlist Manager</p>
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
               <!-- electric boogaloo -->
               <div class="span12" id="queue_align2"></div>
               <!-- playlist controls -->
-              <div class="well well-small span12 row-fluid">
+              <div class="well well-small span12 row-fluid" id="playlisttogglewrap">
               <div class="span12 pointer" id="playlisttoggle">
                 <i class="icon-plus pull-left"></i>
                 <p>Show Playlist Controls</p>