Could all bans on the old forums be lifted?

I greatly appreciate the new board's clean slate approach as-is, but I feel like it could be improved a bit further. Right now, people who went way out of line in the past and earned a ban from the old forums need to log out if we wish to view the archives. I suppose it serves as a reminder to keep behaving well or else it will happen again, but I don't feel that's the best way to get the reminder across.