I absolutely agree that if someone was as abrasive and toxic as has been suggested then they should have been dealt with long ago. However, if Wikimedia feel th

I absolutely agree that if someone was as abrasive and toxic as has been suggested then they should have been dealt with long ago. However, if Wikimedia feel that the community has failed to do so, then why not seek to address that failing to fix this case and others in the future rather than taking unilateral action? It doesn't make long term sense unless the message is that Wikimedia will be taking a larger role in moderating the community.