# 2.4.3 Nicotine+ Settings: Ban/ignore

When you Ban or Ignore users via Chat room or Private chat they get listed here.

## Banned Users

List of banned users. Banned users are blocked from downloading from you and from viewing your shares

- Add allows you to add a new user by typing their name
- Remove allows you to remove a banned user from list (unbanning the user)
- Clear removes all users in ban list

## Ignored Users

List of ignored users. Ignored users will disappear from chat rooms and private chat

- Add allows you to add a new user by typing their name
- Remove allows you to remove an ignored user from list (you appear back in Chat room and Private chat)
- Clear removes all users in ignore list

## use custom ban message

Allows you to send a message
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