Requesting information on a banned user Dear Mr Chapman I write to you to request information regarding the blocking banning of User Mr Spunky Toffee sockpuppet of User Brian G Crawford I ask because I had a run in with him a couple of months ago in which he attempted to delete a page I had written and insulted me repeatedly I was intrigued but not altogether surprised to discover a few days ago that he had been blocked as a sock puppet but I do know that he had a long history of personal attacks on other users What I would like to know is what was it that got Brian G Crawford banned from Wikipedia in the first place He is not listed on Wikipedia List of banned users nor is he included in the Category Banned Wikipedia users His user page states that This user is banned from all Wikimedia projects by order of the Foundation But the Wikipedia Banning policy page states that The Wikimedia Foundation has the authority to ban users though it has not exercised this authority on the English Wikipedia So frankly I am a bit confused as to what went on here which is why I am asking you as you are the one who discovered that Mr Spunky Toffee was Crawford s sockpuppet I will understand if this information is confidential or otherwise unavailable if this is the case please let me know on my talk page Or if you would rather talk to me in private by e mail or otherwise let me know and I would be happy to accommodate you I thank you in advance for your assistance