Maybe I'm emphatically naive, but I think Lir can still be a valuable contributor. I believe that so much that I've unblocked Lir--or tried to, anyway. There are two entries about Lir [in the block list], and only one of them disappeared. Anyway, I'd rather be wrong about something generous than right about something cynical.

The other was the block by user name; there's no interface for doing that yet, so only developers can do it. But since you chose to unblock the IP, I've unblocked the user name on your behalf.

I happen to agree that Lir might be a valuable contributor when she grows up. I just don't think we need to waste /our/ time being her nanny.