Fixes #181.

src/forum.nim

@@ -769,7 +769,6 @@ routes:
             from thread t, category c, person u
             where t.isDeleted = 0 and category = c.id and
                   u.status <> 'Spammer' and u.status <> 'Troll' and
-                  u.status <> 'Banned' and
                   u.id in (
                     select u.id from post p, person u
                     where p.author = u.id and p.thread = t.id

src/frontend/post.nim

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ proc lastEdit*(post: Post): PostInfo =
   post.history[^1]
 
 proc isModerated*(post: Post): bool =
-  ## Determines whether the specified thread is under moderation.
+  ## Determines whether the specified post is under moderation
+  ## (i.e. whether the post is invisible to ordinary users).
   post.author.rank <= Moderated
 
 proc isLikedBy*(post: Post, user: Option[User]): bool =

src/frontend/threadlist.nim

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type
 
 proc isModerated*(thread: Thread): bool =
   ## Determines whether the specified thread is under moderation.
+  ## (i.e. whether the specified thread is invisible to ordinary users).
   thread.author.rank <= Moderated
 
 when defined(js):
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ when defined(js):
     ##
     ## The rules for this are determined by the rank of the user, their
     ## settings (TODO), and whether the thread's creator is moderated or not.
+    ##
+    ## The ``user`` argument refers to the currently logged in user.
     mixin isModerated
     if user.isNone(): return not thread.isModerated
 
@@ -108,20 +111,19 @@ when defined(js):
 
   proc genThread(thread: Thread, isNew: bool, noBorder: bool): VNode =
     let isOld = (getTime() - thread.creation.fromUnix).weeks > 2
-    let isBanned = thread.author.rank < Moderated
+    let isBanned = thread.author.rank.isBanned()
     result = buildHtml():
       tr(class=class({"no-border": noBorder, "banned": isBanned})):
         td(class="thread-title"):
           if thread.isLocked:
             italic(class="fas fa-lock fa-xs",
                    title="Thread cannot be replied to")
+          if isBanned:
+            italic(class="fas fa-ban fa-xs",
+                   title="Thread author is banned")
           if thread.isModerated:
-            if isBanned:
+            italic(class="fas fa-eye-slash fa-xs",
-              italic(class="fas fa-ban fa-xs",
+                   title="Thread is moderated")
-                     title="Thread author is banned")
-            else:
-              italic(class="fas fa-eye-slash fa-xs",
-                     title="Thread is moderated")
           if thread.isSolved:
             italic(class="fas fa-check-square fa-xs",
                    title="Thread has a solution")

src/frontend/user.nim

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ type
   # If you add more "Banned" states, be sure to modify forum's threadsQuery too.
   Rank* {.pure.} = enum ## serialized as 'status'
     Spammer          ## spammer: every post is invisible
-    Troll            ## troll: cannot write new posts
-    Banned           ## A non-specific ban
     Moderated        ## new member: posts manually reviewed before everybody
                      ## can see them
+    Troll            ## troll: cannot write new posts
+    Banned           ## A non-specific ban
     EmailUnconfirmed ## member with unconfirmed email address. Their posts
                      ## are visible, but cannot make new posts. This is so that
                      ## when a user with existing posts changes their email,
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ proc canPost*(rank: Rank): bool =
   ## Determines whether the specified rank can make new posts.
   rank >= Rank.User or rank == Moderated
 
+proc isBanned*(rank: Rank): bool =
+  rank in {Spammer, Troll, Banned}
+
 when defined(js):
   include karax/prelude
   import karaxutils