If you look at the list of names of those opposing Ben's anti-bullying petition from 2 1/2 years ago, the same names show up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Benapgar...y_FeloniousMonkFeloniousMonk
Jim62sch
KillerChihuahua
dave souza
Guettarda
Freakofnurture (is that Odd Nature?)
As Ben explains, when he took the bullying to Arbcom, Raul - the "fixer" of the group - dismissed the claims and encouraged FeloniousMonk to keep it up. This poor attitude of condoning obviously appalling behavior has led to the mess we now see on WP.