The idea that sanctions are preventative and not punitive does not necessarily imply that once a person says I won t do that again honest we must unblock To do so we need to be sure that the appellant is actually able and willing to follow through on his commitment In this case despite previous assurances Mr T has shown that his conduct when editing Indian topics has been problematic For that I m hesitant to support an unblock for those wondering I was the other arb who voted to decline his appeal