It was kind of you to think of me Tutelary.
I should let Mr. Matetsky speak for his own actions, but I will just say that I have found, over many years of editing Wikipedia via IP, that most administrators feel very comfortable taking harsh action against IP editors.  I don't mean that cynically or hyperbolically - there is really a large group of administrators who believe that any process-oriented or mildly-negative comment by an IP is evidence of "suspicious" or "trolling" behavior. I don't know why it came to be that way, but I am used to it.  2601:7:1980:BF6:7440:4B16:768B:EE69