Illustrator Width Tool Problem CS6

I am having a problem with the Width Tool where it won't allow me to edit an existing anchor point. I noticed this threat http://forums.adobe.com/message/4806542#4806542 but it has been marked as answered, however I saw no solution.
Illustrator CS6
Version 16.0.0
Mac OS X
Version 10.7.4

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******BUG******
Concise problem statement:
I was told to by Neeraj N(staff) to report this issue based on this link : (http://forums.adobe.com/message/6065706).
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i looked up everywhere now, but it seems, the problem hasnt solved yet. A Bug? No way, not with that great tool, they would update it, right?
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I try to use the width tool, and in most of my cases it works perfectly.
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» I've been trying out the new Illustrator CS6 and while using the Variable Width Tool I found it is not accurate, at least the anchors appear somewhere else from where I am clicking...
I've uploaded a pic. and a videoto clarify.
This is a line with no other 'width anchors', after pulling the handle, the anchor appears in another place from where I was editing the width... «
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Hi Mike, thanks for your Reply!
Acctually I allready tried to turn that off. Nothing Changes.
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I'm making an infographic and as I was working with the width tool I've noticed some strange thing: I set a couple of anchor width points precisely, but for some reason there's a thinner part all the time:
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> it is supposed to to go back to 6pt and keep that width until another point...
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Width tool possible bug?

Hi there,
I'm making an infographic and as I was working with the width tool I've noticed some strange thing: I set a couple of anchor width points precisely, but for some reason there's a thinner part all the time:
From 30pt (wide green part) it supposed to to go back to 6pt (top left width tool point) and keep that width until another point, and it eventually does, but with a thinner part between. No matter how many points I add the little curve stays there.
The stroke line is set to one side only (inside the width tool options). Maybe that is what causing the problem?
I'm using Illustrator CC 2014.0.0
Thanks for the help!
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> it is supposed to to go back to 6pt and keep that width until another point...
That is a false assumption. It seems that Illustrator is trying to preserve the smoothness of the curve by making the line thinner in between two points of the same width, but I agree, they should rework the algorithm to make it work more intuitively.

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