diff --git a/scripts/register/ban.py b/scripts/register/ban.py
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+++ b/scripts/register/ban.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import MySQLdb
+import sys
+
+dbname=sys.argv[1]
+db=MySQLdb.connect(db=dbname)
+
+cursor=db.cursor()
+bans = cursor.execute("select user, users.email, users.status, userips.ip from bannedips, users, userips where users.status!='BANNED' and users.id=userips.user and userips.ip=bannedips.ip")
+bc = db.cursor()
+while bans:
+    bans=bans-1
+    user, email, status, ip = cursor.fetchone()
+    if status!='ACTIVE':
+	bc.execute("update users set status='BANNED' where id="+str(int(user)))
+    else:
+	print email + " is active, and playing from banned ip "+ip
diff --git a/scripts/register/getfactions.py b/scripts/register/getfactions.py
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index 000000000..59825e8c3
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+++ b/scripts/register/getfactions.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import MySQLdb
+import sys
+
+dbname=sys.argv[1]
+maxnum=int(sys.argv[2])
+
+query = "select distinct u.email, s.race, u.locale from users u, subscriptions s left join userips i on u.id=i.user left join bannedips b on i.ip=b.ip where s.user=u.id and b.ip is NULL and u.status='CONFIRMED' order by u.id"
+db=MySQLdb.connect(db=dbname)
+cursor = db.cursor()
+num=cursor.execute(query)
+if num>maxnum:
+    num=maxnum
+while num:
+    num=num-1
+    email, race, locale = cursor.fetchone()
+    print email+" "+race+" "+locale+" 0"
diff --git a/scripts/register/waiting.sql b/scripts/register/waiting.sql
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index 000000000..936d1d234
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+++ b/scripts/register/waiting.sql
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+select distinct u.email, s.race, u.locale from users u, subscriptions s left
+join userips i on u.id=i.user left join bannedips b on i.ip=b.ip where
+s.user=u.id and b.ip is NULL and u.status='CONFIRMED' order by u.id;