"peruse the relevant history a bit more" < More than what? At Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Pedant17, a page which you seem to suggest constitutes justification for  not discussing his grievance with Pedant17 on this page before going to the noticeboard, Ncmvocalist wrote: "In such a situation (of a content dispute), opening this Rfc on the concerned editor was not a preferrable solution". Please explain your purpose in pointing to that page as "justification" for Ncmvocalist not discussing his grievance with Pedant17 on this page.