Requesting information on a banned user   Dear Mr Chapman  I write to you to request information regarding the blockingbanning of  sockpuppet of   I ask because I had a runin 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 sockpuppet 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 WikipediaList of banned users nor is he included in the CategoryBanned Wikipedia users  His user page states that This user is banned from all Wikimedia projects by order of the Foundation  But the WikipediaBanning 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 Crawfords sockpuppet  I will understand if this information is confidential or otherwise unavailable if this is the case please let me know on   Or if you would rather talk to me in private by email or otherwise let me know and I would be happy to accommodate you  I thank you in advance for your assistance