I would suggest that since Alan makes so many edits when he gets going sometimes he ll not really click that he s violating his topic ban It would probably be beneficial to allow him the benefit of the doubt by at the least warning him and allowing him to undo his topic ban infringing edits before giving him a substantial block Speaking purely speculatively I imagine Alan has made 1000 good edits for every couple of bad ones lately The number of good edits was the reason I was sad to see the bad ones I appreciate the viewpoint about warnings but I personally think that the previous two week block after the ones before it was enough of a warning Moreover excessive warning before blocking has its own drawbacks Carl