It is only fair
Well, I had asked that the going back and forth be stopped, and I see that the least-restrictive method has not worked. As I wrote to someone earlier today, my style has always been to make suggestions, thus giving people the power to decide on their own what to do. Like most doctors try (I think) to do with prescriptions, I want to start with the lightest, least-invasive technique first, and only get more serious if that fails. I am still very reluctant to take steps than only an administrator can take, so I will ask once again that this be stopped.
I will, however, respond, since I am making a post anyway. As I posted before, I will do my best to do what Anu has asked me to do: return this board to the kind and gentle place it used to be. And if, in that attempt, I am unfair, then so be it. I do indeed take this job very seriously, and will carry it out to the best of my ability despite the rather high personal cost. Anu has indicated that he trusts my judgment in this matter.