diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index 585950f13..4a30d5e4e 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -923,9 +923,10 @@ class ApiController(RedditController):
                    lang = VLang("lang"),
                    over_18 = VBoolean('over_18'),
                    show_media = VBoolean('show_media'),
-                   type = VOneOf('type', ('public', 'private', 'restricted'))
+                   type = VOneOf('type', ('public', 'private', 'restricted')),
+                   ip = ValidIP(),
                    )
-    def POST_site_admin(self, form, jquery, name ='', sr = None, **kw):
+    def POST_site_admin(self, form, jquery, name ='', ip = None, sr = None, **kw):
         # the status button is outside the form -- have to reset by hand
         form.parent().set_html('.status', "")
 
@@ -959,7 +960,8 @@ class ApiController(RedditController):
         #creating a new reddit
         elif not sr:
             #sending kw is ok because it was sanitized above
-            sr = Subreddit._new(name = name, **kw)
+            sr = Subreddit._new(name = name, author_id = c.user._id, ip = ip,
+                                **kw)
             Subreddit.subscribe_defaults(c.user)
             # make sure this user is on the admin list of that site!
             if sr.add_subscriber(c.user):
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py b/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
index 70e44977f..378a708fa 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
@@ -248,10 +248,6 @@ def set_subreddit():
     if isinstance(c.site, FakeSubreddit):
         c.default_sr = True
 
-    # check that the site is available:
-    if c.site._spam and not c.user_is_admin and not c.error_page:
-        abort(404, "not found")
-
 def set_content_type():
     e = request.environ
     c.render_style = e['render_style']
@@ -482,6 +478,10 @@ class RedditController(BaseController):
         if not isinstance(c.site, FakeSubreddit):
             request.environ['REDDIT_NAME'] = c.site.name
 
+        # check that the site is available:
+        if c.site._spam and not c.user_is_admin and not c.error_page:
+            abort(404, "not found")
+
         # check if the user has access to this subreddit
         if not c.site.can_view(c.user) and not c.error_page:
             abort(403, "forbidden")
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/populatedb.py b/r2/r2/models/populatedb.py
index d4c454287..ec0d2fa8a 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/populatedb.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/populatedb.py
@@ -26,9 +26,13 @@ import random
 
 def populate(sr_name = 'reddit.com', sr_title = "reddit.com: what's new online",
              num = 100):
-    sr = Subreddit._new(name= sr_name, title = sr_title)
-    sr._commit()
     create_accounts(num)
+
+    a = Author._query(limit = 1)
+
+    sr = Subreddit._new(name = sr_name, title = sr_title,
+                        ip = '0.0.0.0', author_id = a._id)
+    sr._commit()
     create_links(num)
     
 def create_accounts(num):
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/report.py b/r2/r2/models/report.py
index d6af31990..978ebd01d 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/report.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/report.py
@@ -389,14 +389,11 @@ def unreport(things, correct=False, auto = False, banned_by = ''):
     things = tup(things)
 
     # load authors (to set the spammer flag)
-    try:
-        aids = set(t.author_id for t in things)
-    except AttributeError:
-        aids = None
+    aids = set(t.author_id for t in things
+               if hasattr(t, 'author_id'))
 
     authors = Account._byID(tuple(aids), data=True) if aids else {}
 
-
     # load all reports (to set their amount to be +/-1)
     reports = Report.reported(things=things, amount = 0)
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py b/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
index 51d9b8b65..2792ac578 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Subreddit(Thing, Printable):
     sr_limit = 50
 
     @classmethod
-    def _new(self, name, title, lang = 'en', type = 'public',
+    def _new(self, name, title, author_id, ip, lang = 'en', type = 'public',
              over_18 = False, **kw):
         try:
             sr = Subreddit._by_name(name)
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ class Subreddit(Thing, Printable):
                            lang = lang,
                            type = type,
                            over_18 = over_18,
+                           author_id = author_id,
+                           ip = ip,
                            **kw)
             sr._commit()
             clear_memo('subreddit._by_name', Subreddit, name.lower())
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/subredditinfobar.html b/r2/r2/templates/subredditinfobar.html
index 2d267a461..eca007b19 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/subredditinfobar.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/subredditinfobar.html
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@
    from r2.lib.utils import timesince
    from r2.lib.strings import strings
    %>
-<%namespace file="printable.html" import="ynbutton, toggle_button"/>
+<%namespace file="printable.html" import="ynbutton, toggle_button, state_button"/>
+<%namespace file="printable.html" import="thing_css_class" />
+
 %if not isinstance(c.site, FakeSubreddit):
-  <div class="raisedbox subreddit-info">
+  <div class="raisedbox subreddit-info ${thing_css_class(c.site)}">
     <h3>${c.site.name}</h3>
         %if c.user_is_loggedin:
            ${toggle_button("subscribe-button", 
@@ -51,16 +53,28 @@
                             _("you are a contributor of this reddit. (%(leave)s)"),
                             _("stop being a contributor?"),
                             _("you are no longer a contributor"))}
-     %endif
+        %endif
 
-     %if c.user_is_loggedin and c.site.is_moderator(c.user):
+        %if c.user_is_loggedin and c.site.is_moderator(c.user):
           ${moderate_button("leave_moderator",
                             _("you are a moderator of this reddit. (%(leave)s)"),
                             _("stop being a moderator?"),
                             _("you are no longer a moderator"))}
                            
-     %endif
+        %endif
       </div>
+    %if c.user_is_admin:
+      %if c.site._spam:
+        ${state_button("unban", _("unban"),
+          "return change_state(this, 'unban');", _("unbanned"))}
+        %if hasattr(c.site, 'banner'):
+          <div>${strings.banned_by % c.site.banner}</div>
+        %endif
+      %else:
+        ${state_button("ban", _("ban"),
+          "return change_state(this, 'ban');", _("banned"))}
+      %endif
+    %endif
     <div class="spacer">  
     %for n in thing.nav():
       ${n.render()}