diff --git a/board/templates/board/ban_success.html b/board/templates/board/ban_success.html
index ded270f..c242e70 100644
--- a/board/templates/board/ban_success.html
+++ b/board/templates/board/ban_success.html
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 {# Body #}
 {% block content %}
 <div class="row" id="message">
-    {% translate "A ban has been created. This window will close in 1 second." %}
+    {# We do not use pluralize filter for "seconds" because it's a pain to get it to translate. #}
+    {% blocktranslate %}A ban has been created. This window will close in {{window_timeout}} second(s).{% endblocktranslate %}
 </div>
 
 <script>
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ setTimeout(function() {
     } else {
         window.close();
     }
-}, 1000);
+}, 1000 * {{window_timeout}});
 
 </script>
 {% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/board/templates/board/report_success.html b/board/templates/board/report_success.html
index 43fd361..8efe714 100644
--- a/board/templates/board/report_success.html
+++ b/board/templates/board/report_success.html
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 {# Body #}
 {% block content %}
 <div class="row" id="message">
-    {% translate "Post reported. This window will close in 1 second." %}
+    {# We do not use pluralize filter for "seconds" because it's a pain to get it to translate. #}
+    {% blocktranslate %}Post reported. This window will close in {{window_timeout}} second(s).{% endblocktranslate %}
 </div>
 
 <script>
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ setTimeout(function() {
     } else {
         window.close();
     }
-}, 1000);
+}, 1000 * {{window_timeout}});
 
 </script>
 {% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/board/urls.py b/board/urls.py
index 55bb1af..fa10d8c 100644
--- a/board/urls.py
+++ b/board/urls.py
@@ -1,32 +1,22 @@
 from django.urls import path
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls.static import static
-from django.views.generic.base import TemplateView
 from board.views import *
 
 
 app_name = "board"
 urlpatterns = [
+    # Board views
     path("<slug:url>/", BoardView.as_view(), name="board_detail"),
     path("<slug:url>/page/<int:page>/", BoardView.as_view(), name="board_detail"),
     path("<slug:url>/post/<int:id>/", PostView.as_view(), name="post_detail"),
+    # Reports
     path("report/<slug:url>/<int:id>/", ReportView.as_view(), name="report_form"),
-    path(
-        "report/success/",
-        TemplateView.as_view(template_name="board/report_success.html"),
-        name="report_success",
-    ),
+    path("report/success/", ReportSuccessView.as_view(), name="report_success"),
+    # Bans
     path("ban/<slug:url>/<int:id>/", BanCreateView.as_view(), name="ban_create"),
-    path(
-        "ban/success/",
-        BanSuccessView.as_view(),
-        name="ban_success",
-    ),
-    path(
-        "banned",
-        BannedView.as_view(),
-        name="banned",
-    ),
+    path("ban/success/", BanSuccessView.as_view(), name="ban_success"),
+    path("banned", BannedView.as_view(), name="banned"),
 ]
 # TODO - make this conditional so we can serve images up with whatever server we want
 urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
diff --git a/board/views.py b/board/views.py
index 50eb9e0..2ac99c2 100644
--- a/board/views.py
+++ b/board/views.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ __all__ = (
     "BoardView",
     "PostView",
     "ReportView",
+    "ReportSuccessView",
 )
 
 
@@ -145,9 +146,6 @@ class ReportView(CreatePostView):
     form_class = ReportForm
     success_url = reverse_lazy("board:report_success")
 
-    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
-        return super(ReportView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
-
     @property
     def board_url(self) -> str:
         return self.kwargs["url"]
@@ -164,6 +162,15 @@ class ReportView(CreatePostView):
         return kwargs
 
 
+class ReportSuccessView(TemplateView):
+    template_name = "board/report_success.html"
+
+    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
+        context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
+        context["window_timeout"] = settings.REPORT_WINDOW_CLOSE_TIMEOUT
+        return context
+
+
 class BanCreateView(PermissionRequiredMixin, CreateView):
     model = Ban
     form_class = BanForm
@@ -209,3 +216,8 @@ class BanCreateView(PermissionRequiredMixin, CreateView):
 class BanSuccessView(PermissionRequiredMixin, TemplateView):
     permission_required = "ban.create"
     template_name = "board/ban_success.html"
+
+    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
+        context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
+        context["window_timeout"] = settings.BAN_WINDOW_CLOSE_TIMEOUT
+        return context
diff --git a/threadchat/settings.py b/threadchat/settings.py
index ccd4860..3bea1b7 100644
--- a/threadchat/settings.py
+++ b/threadchat/settings.py
@@ -137,13 +137,26 @@ MEDIA_ROOT = "media/"
 # Media URL - the URL where media is served from
 MEDIA_URL = "media/"
 
+# Thumbnail size in pixels.
 THUMB_SIZE = (200, 200)
 
+# Max upload size in bytes.
 MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE = 25 * 1024**2
 
+# Whether to use HCAPTCHA or not.
 USE_HCAPTCHA = False
 
 if USE_HCAPTCHA:
     INSTALLED_APPS += ["hcaptcha"]
     HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY = env("HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY")
     HCAPTCHA_SECRET = env("HCAPTCHA_SECRET")
+
+# How many seconds to wait before closing the report window after a report is
+# created.
+# By default, wait 5 seconds. This should give users plenty of time to read it.
+REPORT_WINDOW_CLOSE_TIMEOUT = 5
+
+# How many seconds to wait before closing the ban window after a ban is created.
+# By default, wait 0 seconds and close immediately. It is assumed that the ban
+# is created successfully, and if an error occurs, the window won't close anyway.
+BAN_WINDOW_CLOSE_TIMEOUT = 0