I suppose... but remember, he wasn't banned or anything - he did it himself. I suspect, no matter what Tabke says, that he did this in a fit of pique or temper, or something along those lines, and that once he realized what he'd done he quickly regretted it. He then left things alone long enough to try to save face (like Pee Wee Herman flying through the air, landing on his butt, and getting up and say, "I meant to do that!") and then begged Google Guy to pull some strings to undo the damage.
I am also registered as a member in WMF, the daily posting in one of my frequent visit forum (Adsense) now is less than 20 per day. It's very quite down there right now.