Thread:Mira Laime/@comment-252417-20200208141657/@comment-38078079-20200209162036

If I'm playing Devil's advocate?

Users are told to appeal bans using the message wall of the person who blocked them, via Community Central, and they are generally allowed to ask for advice in the forum. This would mean he didn't technically break any rules by contacting you. The second attempt to speak to you on your wall crossed a line, and his messages on other people's threads is also a bit much.

If they contact you again, the best thing to do is clearly state: "I do not want you to contact me again". If they continue after this, it is a form of harassment. It would also be harassment if they contact you on multiple wikis about the same issue, too.

I'm not saying I agree with Mendes' decision, but just that I can see - according to rules - how it can be argued that the user hasn't crossed the line into harassment (as opposed to the other user, which was more cut-and-dry). I skimmed though again, and I can only say you closing the first thread on you message wall (and them just starting a new one) is probably a case of harassment, because you basically said "enough, don't talk to me" by closing the thread, and he ignored that.

It's an argument I'd make in defence of harassment to Mendes, and also point out how the user still left messages on other threads after the debacle in the forum thread (and after the warning left, too). I'm not going to say that will be enough for a ban, but it's certainly something for admins to consider in their decisions (assuming they may have missed it).