Just tagging onto this thread...
What if I want to eliminate the staff banner? Is there an admin option to turn it off, or should I just use CSS (visibility: hidden) to ditch it? I keep thinking I'd seen an option for it somewhere, but, no such luck. I realize that "show user as staff" also relates to showing up in certain forum listings of staff members, does it not?
We are supposed to have Moderator and Admin banners. Having a staff banner is redundant in that case. However, while I've created banners for these usergroups, the banners are not appearing. Do I have to set a custom title also, or can it still be the default user title ladder? In essence, I want to get the "moderator" thing out of user titles so my staff an customize, and have the banners show their moderator/admin affiliation (without the redundant "staff" banner).