It is not the same thing Matters such as this need to be open and transparent In such cases the user in question is notified that there is an ongoing discussion so that heshe can participate It is posted at some public forum like WPANI or Wikiquette Alerts so that the rest of the community can monitor the discussion in the interest of transparency and so that members may participate if they choose If a block is imposed a template notice is placed on the users talk page so that heshe can appeal if heshe chooses   None of this was done in this case   This is completely inappropriate and you think youre getting away with this youre mistaken