Anthony wrote:
Your "understanding...that the user in question did not edit inappropriately" appears to be incorrect.
I'm referring to the rationale behind the ban (and unless I've missed something, Ryan hasn't cited past on-wiki issues as a factor).
It appears that the user has not edited Wikipedia in a manner advocating pedophilia and was not engaged in disruptive editing at the time of the ban (apart from the belief that editing by a known pedophile is inherently disruptive).