Bans aren't threats you see. Threats would be stealing your DPs, demoting you, changing your name to something else, changing either your avatar or signature for you without your permission, changing your rank title to something inappropriate, editing your posts to our liking, locking your topics on purpose, constantly kicking you from the chatbox.
There is plenty to do if we're to abuse the powers given to us and presented to our staffers if we'd like to threaten you with something. Banning you would simply be not as entertaining.