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== Background ==
== Background ==
Law began editing as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:The_Undertow The_Undertow] in August 2006 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stewie_Griffin&diff=prev&oldid=71979754], mostly reverting vandalism[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&dir=prev&offset=20070131055234&target=The+undertow]. Undertow was blocked by Raul654 on 16 June 2008 with an expiry time of 9 months "Per discussion on the arbcom mailing list" [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&user=&page=User:The+undertow&year=&month=-1&tagfilter=]
The reason for the block was never made public, but an ex-member of the Arbitration committee has claimed that Undertow " threatened to (and possibly did) file a lawsuit against another editor, also starting a revenge biography on the person. He made various statements, then excused them as mental health issues. ArbCom decided, in essence, that Wikipedia was not therapy". [http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=26748&view=findpost&p=197595]
The reason for the block was never made public, but an ex-member of the Arbitration committee has claimed that Undertow " threatened to (and possibly did) file a lawsuit against another editor, also starting a revenge biography on the person. He made various statements, then excused them as mental health issues. ArbCom decided, in essence, that Wikipedia was not therapy". [http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=26748&view=findpost&p=197595]