diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index 57a6bceb8..dad061af2 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -1026,11 +1026,11 @@ def ban_user(user_id, v):
 			user.ban(admin=v, reason=passed_reason, days=days)
 
 	if days:
-		if reason: text = f"Your account has been suspended for {days} days for the following reason:\n\n> {reason}"
-		else: text = f"Your account has been suspended for {days} days."
+		if reason: text = f"Your account has been banned for **{days}** days for the following reason:\n\n> {reason}"
+		else: text = f"Your account has been banned for **{days}** days."
 	else:
-		if reason: text = f"Your account has been permanently suspended for the following reason:\n\n> {reason}"
-		else: text = "Your account has been permanently suspended."
+		if reason: text = f"Your account has been permanently banned for the following reason:\n\n> {reason}"
+		else: text = "Your account has been permanently banned."
 
 	send_repeatable_notification(user.id, text)
 	
diff --git a/files/routes/awards.py b/files/routes/awards.py
index b5555e2c7..e0ae4d5b4 100644
--- a/files/routes/awards.py
+++ b/files/routes/awards.py
@@ -240,10 +240,10 @@ def award_post(pid, v):
 
 		if not author.is_suspended:
 			author.ban(reason=f"1-Day ban award used by @{v.username} on /post/{post.id}", days=1)
-			send_repeatable_notification(author.id, f"Your account has been suspended for a day for {link}. It sucked and you should feel bad.")
+			send_repeatable_notification(author.id, f"Your account has been banned for **a day** for {link}. It sucked and you should feel bad.")
 		elif author.unban_utc:
 			author.unban_utc += 86400
-			send_repeatable_notification(author.id, f"Your account has been suspended for yet another day for {link}. Seriously man?")
+			send_repeatable_notification(author.id, f"Your account has been banned for **yet another day** for {link}. Seriously man?")
 	elif kind == "unban":
 		if not author.is_suspended or not author.unban_utc or time.time() > author.unban_utc: abort(403)
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def award_post(pid, v):
 		author.ban_reason = f"grass award used by @{v.username} on /post/{post.id}"
 		author.unban_utc = int(time.time()) + 30 * 86400
 		link = f"[this post]({post.shortlink})"
-		send_repeatable_notification(author.id, f"Your account has been suspended permanently for {link}. You must [provide the admins](/contact) a timestamped picture of you touching grass to get unbanned!")
+		send_repeatable_notification(author.id, f"Your account has been banned permanently for {link}. You must [provide the admins](/contact) a timestamped picture of you touching grass to get unbanned!")
 	elif kind == "pin":
 		if post.stickied and post.stickied_utc:
 			post.stickied_utc += 3600
@@ -473,10 +473,10 @@ def award_comment(cid, v):
 
 		if not author.is_suspended:
 			author.ban(reason=f"1-Day ban award used by @{v.username} on /comment/{c.id}", days=1)
-			send_repeatable_notification(author.id, f"Your account has been suspended for a day for {link}. It sucked and you should feel bad.")
+			send_repeatable_notification(author.id, f"Your account has been banned for **a day** for {link}. It sucked and you should feel bad.")
 		elif author.unban_utc:
 			author.unban_utc += 86400
-			send_repeatable_notification(author.id, f"Your account has been suspended for yet another day for {link}. Seriously man?")
+			send_repeatable_notification(author.id, f"Your account has been banned for **yet another day** for {link}. Seriously man?")
 	elif kind == "unban":
 		if not author.is_suspended or not author.unban_utc or time.time() > author.unban_utc: abort(403)
 
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ def award_comment(cid, v):
 		author.ban_reason = f"grass award used by @{v.username} on /comment/{c.id}"
 		author.unban_utc = int(time.time()) + 30 * 86400
 		link = f"[this comment]({c.shortlink})"
-		send_repeatable_notification(author.id, f"Your account has been suspended permanently for {link}. You must [provide the admins](/contact) a timestamped picture of you touching grass to get unbanned!")
+		send_repeatable_notification(author.id, f"Your account has been banned permanently for {link}. You must [provide the admins](/contact) a timestamped picture of you touching grass to get unbanned!")
 	elif kind == "pin":
 		if c.is_pinned and c.is_pinned_utc: c.is_pinned_utc += 3600
 		else:
diff --git a/files/routes/comments.py b/files/routes/comments.py
index 81a84dd76..63f9f6ef3 100644
--- a/files/routes/comments.py
+++ b/files/routes/comments.py
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ def api_comment(v):
 			threshold *= 2
 
 		if len(similar_comments) > threshold:
-			text = "Your account has been suspended for 1 day for the following reason:\n\n> Too much spam!"
+			text = "Your account has been banned for **1 day** for the following reason:\n\n> Too much spam!"
 			send_repeatable_notification(v.id, text)
 
 			v.ban(reason="Spamming.",
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ def api_comment(v):
 
 			v.ban(reason="White people nonsense.", days=0.007)
 
-			text = "Your account has been suspended for 10 minutes for the following reason:\n\n> Unsanctioned NWord"
+			text = "Your account has been banned for **10 minutes** for the following reason:\n\n> Unsanctioned NWord"
 			send_repeatable_notification(v.id, text)		
 
 			n = Notification(comment_id=c_jannied.id, user_id=v.id)
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ def edit_comment(cid, v):
 				threshold *= 2
 
 			if len(similar_comments) > threshold:
-				text = "Your account has been suspended for 1 day for the following reason:\n\n> Too much spam!"
+				text = "Your account has been banned for **1 day** for the following reason:\n\n> Too much spam!"
 				send_repeatable_notification(v.id, text)
 
 				v.ban(reason="Spamming.",
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ def edit_comment(cid, v):
 
 			v.ban(reason="White people nonsense.", days=0.007)
 
-			text = "Your account has been suspended for 10 minutes for the following reason:\n\n> Unsanctioned NWord"
+			text = "Your account has been banned for **10 minutes** for the following reason:\n\n> Unsanctioned NWord"
 			send_repeatable_notification(v.id, text)		
 
 			n = Notification(comment_id=c_jannied.id, user_id=v.id)
diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index 0574e42e6..c8ffa1e63 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -602,8 +602,8 @@ def edit_post(pid, v):
 
 			v.ban(reason="White people nonsense.", days=0.007)
 
-			text = "Your account has been suspended for 10 minutes for the following reason:\n\n> Unsanctioned NWord"
-			send_repeatable_notification(v.id, text)		
+			text = "Your account has been banned for **10 minutes** for the following reason:\n\n> Unsanctioned NWord"
+			send_repeatable_notification(v.id, text)
 
 			n = Notification(comment_id=c_jannied.id, user_id=v.id)
 			g.db.add(n)
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ def submit_post(v, sub=None):
 
 	if max(len(similar_urls), len(similar_posts)) >= threshold:
 
-		text = "Your account has been suspended for 1 day for the following reason:\n\n> Too much spam!"
+		text = "Your account has been banned for **1 day** for the following reason:\n\n> Too much spam!"
 		send_repeatable_notification(v.id, text)
 
 		v.ban(reason="Spamming.",
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ def submit_post(v, sub=None):
 
 		v.ban(reason="White people nonsense.", days=0.007)
 
-		text = "Your account has been suspended for 10 minutes for the following reason:\n\n> Unsanctioned NWord"
+		text = "Your account has been banned for **10 minutes** for the following reason:\n\n> Unsanctioned NWord"
 		send_repeatable_notification(v.id, text)		
 
 		n = Notification(comment_id=c_jannied.id, user_id=v.id)