User blog comment:Keplers/I'm so Sick of This I'll Make a Blog/@comment-5772846-20130728182725/@comment-4845243-20130730012546

Legally? Don't even get me started on "legally".

Although precedent is given a fair amount of respect and is often used as a guideline, it is not binding. LMBW is not a binding precedent-based system. Technically, we have all authority to ban whomever we want for any infraction, no matter what severity. We don't do this however, but largely rely on admin consensus to decide block lengths, whilst bans are usually moderator's prerogative (not unbanning, however). In your case, a large number of community members clamored for your ban (and some wanted much longer...). The admins present agreed, and no admin consensus has been made to overturn the decision.