any uninvolved admin has the authority to impose discretionary sanctions for misconduct in or related to the relevant topic area and we can act on our own initiative in this case i'd decided to block the editor before i saw your ae report so i closed it when i saw it because i thought it was redundant to the action i'd already taken it wasn't a comment on you there was sanctionable misconduct and ae is the place to report that bringing it to the attention of an individual admin is acceptable but ae is more transparent and it might be quicker the admin you alert might be asleep or eating their dinner or doing any number of things penny for your thoughts