If you want anyone to take you seriously, please use the proper terms.
Band (banding)
–verb (used without object) to unite; confederate (often fol. by together): They banded together to oust the chairman.
Ban (banning)
–verb (used with object) 1. to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons; The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime.
One letter changes everything.