Thread:Ahendra/@comment-10733658-20160114183507

Your concern and previously noted personal dislike for me is duly noted.

As I stated, there is considerable information which you are not aware or privy to concerning the situation. However, I do not appreciate your accusations of Ethics Violations and Abuse of Authority. It is extremely hurtful and insulting to me, in particular because you have no idea what is going on.

As I previously stated, this isn't simply a matter of me going after some poor Anon at random. They made several comments (which have been removed) that bare strong resemblance to comments made in the past by a particular Anon that has caused problems on the Wiki multiple times, and engaged in harassment across multiple platforms. Each time this Anon has shown up, they have used a fresh IP which is very typical of some of our repeat offenders. It is necessary with Troublemakers that use different IPs each time to learn to recognize their mannerisms, writing patterns, and other traits which help us to spot them because things escalate. We cannot always rely solely on a blank IP History, because those reset after a period of time and even the IP itself can change.

So no, this isn't simply "heavy handed warnings and uncommon paranoia". It is responding to a serial Troublemaker that has very distinct patterns of behavior that escalate if left alone. But rather than just Ban them, I spoke to them about and gave them a chance to not continue things. Now it's in their court what they do. The only reason I did so in Comments, rather than on a Wall, was because Anons often do not see messages on Walls.

In the future, instead of simply assuming that I'm being mean to people and acting like a tyrant, please remember that I am always working off information that you may not know about. 