Sheldon Rampton wrote

During the course of his rise within the project, however, he would have become familiar with the policy and would have been more likely to bring himself into compliance with it before it blew up on him.

Actually the right thing to do, in case of a false start as editor, is a 'chrysalis move', if I could call it that. Shed the old account while bringing in a new one, dropping a note to the ArbCom about what you're doing and why. Not good for the edit count, maybe, but much better for the soul.

Charles

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