diff --git a/src/commands.js b/src/commands.js
index deb9778..76b0705 100755
--- a/src/commands.js
+++ b/src/commands.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ global.commands = {
 		usage: "<name>",
 		description: "Creates a generic text channel in this server and gives you full permissions for it.",
 		exec: async function (msg) {
-			if (!msg.args[0]) return false;
+			if (!msg.args[0]) return "EBADUSG";
 			//var name = msg.txt(1).replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '-').substr(0,100).toLowerCase();
 			var name = msg.txt(1);
 			msg.guild.channels.create(name, {
@@ -145,35 +145,29 @@ dClient.on('message', message => {
 	if (!message.guild) message.guild = dClient.guilds.get(config.guildID);
 	if (!message.member) message.member = dClient.guilds.get(config.guildID).members.get(message.author.id);
 	
-	/*if (commands.hasOwnProperty(cmd)) {
-		var command = commands[cmd];
-		if (command.op && message.author.id !== op) return message.react('🚫');
-		try {
-			command.exec(message, args, txt);
-		} catch(e) {
-			message.reply(`:warning: An error occured while processing your command.`);
-			console.error(e.stack);
-		}
-	}*/
-	
 	Object.keys(commands).forEach(commandName => {
 		var command = commands[commandName];
 		if (!(commandName === cmd || (command.aliases && command.aliases.includes(cmd)))) return;
 		if (command.op && message.author.id !== config.opID) return message.react('🚫');
-		/*try {
-			var d = command.exec(message, args, txt);
-			if (d === false) message.channel.send(`**Usage:** \`!${commandName} ${command.usage}\``);
-		} catch(e) {
-			message.reply(`:warning: An error occured while processing your command.`);
-			console.error(e.stack);
-		}*/
-
 		command.exec(message, args, txt).then(
 			(res) => {
-				if (res === false) message.channel.send(`**Usage:** \`!${commandName} ${command.usage}\``);
+				switch (res) {
+					case "ENOTBRIDGE":
+						message.channel.send([
+							`This is not a bridged channel.`,
+							`You can only use this command in a bridged channel.`
+						].random());
+						break;
+					case "EBADUSG":
+						message.channel.send(`**Usage:** \`!${commandName} ${command.usage}\``);
+						break;
+				}
 			},
 			(err) => {
-				message.reply(`:warning: An error occured: \`\`\`\n${err.stack}\n\`\`\``);
+				message.reply(`:warning: An error occured: \`\`\`\n${err.stack}\n\`\`\`<@281134216115257344> ${[
+					'fix me pls',
+					// ran out of ideas
+				].random()}`);
 				console.error(err.stack);
 			}
 		)
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 3420dcf..42fc05f 100755
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require('./util');
 global.exitHook = require('async-exit-hook');
 global.Discord = require('discord.js');
 global.fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/src/mppbridger/commands/ban.js b/src/mppbridger/commands/ban.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be82c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mppbridger/commands/ban.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+module.exports = {
+    usage: "<MPP user id>",
+    description: "Adds a perma-ban on the user",
+    aliases: ["permaban"],
+    exec: async function (msg) {
+        if (!msg.args[1]) return "EBADUSG";
+        var res = await dbClient.query('SELECT * FROM bridges WHERE discord_channel_id = $1;', [msg.channel.id]);
+        if (!res.rows.length) return "ENOTBRIDGE"
+        var bridge = res.rows[0];
+        if (bridge.owner_discord_user_id != msg.author.id) return msg.reply(`You are not the owner of this bridge.`);
+        var _id = msg.txt(1);
+        await dbClient.query("UPDATE bridges SET bans = bans || $1 WHERE discord_channel_id = $2", [_id, msg.channel.id]);
+        await msg.reply(`OK, I'll ban anyone whose user ID equals or starts with \`${_id}\` from this room, whenever possible.`);
+
+        var client = clients.MPP[bridge.mpp_room]
+        for (let p in client.ppl) {
+            p = client.ppl[p]
+            if (p._id.startsWith(_id)) 
+                client.sendArray([{m:'kickban', _id, ms: 60*60*1000}])
+        }
+
+        if (_id.length != 24) await msg.reply(":warning: The ID you gave me does not look like a full user ID (it is not 24 chars long). If it's a truncated ID it will still work, however it could possibly ban someone else whose user ID starts with those chars.")
+
+    },
+}
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diff --git a/src/mppbridger/commands/bridge.js b/src/mppbridger/commands/bridge.js
index 07822fd..345bef9 100644
--- a/src/mppbridger/commands/bridge.js
+++ b/src/mppbridger/commands/bridge.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	exec: async function (msg) {
 		var site = 'MPP';
 		var room = msg.txt(1);
-		if (!room) return false;
+		if (!room) return "EBADUSG";
 		var existingBridge = (await dbClient.query('SELECT * FROM bridges WHERE mpp_room = $1;', [room])).rows[0];
 		if (existingBridge) {
 			if (!existingBridge.disabled) {
diff --git a/src/mppbridger/commands/chown.js b/src/mppbridger/commands/chown.js
index 815c260..236cc9e 100644
--- a/src/mppbridger/commands/chown.js
+++ b/src/mppbridger/commands/chown.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	description: "Changes the MPP or Discord owner of a private bridge. The first argument must be either `mpp` or `discord`.",
 	aliases: ['changeowner', 'setowner'],
 	exec: async function (msg) {
-		if (msg.args.length < 3 || !['mpp','discord'].includes(msg.args[1])) return false;
+		if (msg.args.length < 3 || !['mpp','discord'].includes(msg.args[1])) return "EBADUSG";
 		var res = await dbClient.query('SELECT * FROM bridges WHERE discord_channel_id = $1;', [msg.channel.id]);
 		if (res.rows.length == 0) return msg.react('🚫');
 		var bridge = res.rows[0];
diff --git a/src/mppbridger/index.js b/src/mppbridger/index.js
index d94d3fa..8eecb81 100755
--- a/src/mppbridger/index.js
+++ b/src/mppbridger/index.js
@@ -183,7 +183,16 @@ global.createMPPbridge = function createMPPbridge(room, DiscordChannelID, site =
 			}, minutes*60*1000+3000);
 			dSend(`**Attempting to rejoin in ${minutes} minutes.**`);
 		}
-    });
+	});
+	
+
+	// autoban perma-banned users
+	gClient.on("participant added", async part => {
+		var bridge = (await dbClient.query("SELECT bans FROM bridges WHERE discord_channel_id = $1", [DiscordChannelID])).rows[0];
+		for (let x of bridge.bans)
+			if (part._id.startsWith(x))
+				gClient.sendArray([{m: "kickban", _id: part._id, ms: 60*60*1000}]);
+	})
 	
 
 
diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a59d538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Array.prototype.random = function () {
+    return this[Math.floor(Math.random() * this.length)]
+}
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