thanks for the message i've always seen ban tagging more of a way to prevent time wasting rather than as a badge of shame although i can definitely see how it can be such if the editor was fairly active on wikipedia users unaware of the editor's editing status may continue to approach the editor for help i don't think this matter is a huge deal and in the future i'll defer to the blocking admin's discretion i generally have a mild curiosity in dispute resolution on wikipedia and this instance was a case of curiosity i couldn't overcome kind regards