I did request an unblock, jpgordon declined it, and from what I recall here and there he's a pretty stand-up guy.  So what else is there to do; pull a nutty and put a big wall of text on the top of my user page about the evil admins and rant n' rave about the block and them at every opportunity in various venues? ) (The similarities between that example and anyone who we all may or may not know round here is purely coincidental, of course).
I see the AN/I now, did not notice it before.  If someone wants to reduce it, sure, I'd be accepting. If not, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da...  Thanks for the msg, and to Brothejr too.