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Look, Wikipedia, speaking as someone who’s been exactly where you are right now, I’d suggest reaching out to the moderators via private message to see what's actually going on. Just from what I saw the other day, watching you go head-to-head with one of the biggest drama queens and instigators on this site—and seeing how she brought someone else in just to stir the pot—it's pretty clear. It feels like things were set up against you, even if you did overstep the mark yourself. You know how it goes. It's not just on the person who talks someone into jumping off a bridge; it's also on the person who actually takes the leap. And you took that leap.
Your presence explains a lot. 😁
But I've learned that you have a poetic way of expressing yourself. 😢
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mistyhound94 said:Trying to do something and actually doing something concrete aren't the same thing. 😁
I have nothing against you, but I'll tell you why—at least in my opinion regarding these moderators—your request probably won't go through.
First off, the chat. You can "try" to fix yourself, but you're the type of user where 90% of your posts on this entire site are in the chat. I see you've passed the 80,000 mark, and I'm sure you realize those posts were almost certainly in the chat. If you look at your recent activity, it's still mostly chat, and very little actual participation in specific threads. 😁
Accordingly, and I believe the moderators will agree, placing a partial ban on your handle in those subforums is justified because you're still essentially chatting, just in threads located elsewhere on the forum instead of at the top. So, your "efforts" to reduce it don't really help your case.
Second, when I was more active on the US subforum, there were plenty of frictions and arguments, heated debates, and people bringing up private matters (not necessarily from your side), but the US subforum became a pretty unpleasant place to hang out back then. There were definitely reports and everything, since reporting is practically a way of life there. 😁
And your handle showed up in those discussions and arguments quite often, plus likely in reports, so it's easier for the moderators to just remove you than to constantly hover and watch to see if someone is going to start a fight, especially since the US subforum is like a powder keg; one tiny spark and everything goes to hell. 😁
Finally, since you've continued with the chat in other parts of the forum and your lifestyle stays the same, I think the partial ban won't be lifted, at least for the next 6 months, until things settle down. The users you talk to in the chats can just move over to Reddit and keep the same pace because, ultimately, it's just chat. 😁 I mean, if your profile looked different and you were a user who actively participated in all sorts of topics with a lower percentage of chat, your request would probably be taken much more seriously.
Just some friendly advice: maybe don't get so deep into arguments with completely irrelevant people on this site. It isn't worth it, and you really shouldn't feel the need to justify your actions. Doing that just drags you back into the fray, and then you end up right back where you started, begging for a partial ban. I guess it’s fine to clash during a debate and take the heat for it, but I’ve always felt like you have this compulsion to explain yourself and convince everyone that you aren't the person they're "accusing" you of being. Honestly, there probably wouldn't be so many fights if you just told them all to go screw themselves and focused on the people actually worth your time—whether that's here in the threads or in private messages. 😉
Your presence explains a lot. 😁
Keith Cox6 said:I really love this Wikipedia thread. If nothing else, it’s at least a place where I can actually vent. Not that I was ever holding back on the other boards, though I definitely went way off-topic in the Offtopic section.
And look at me now, acting all high and mighty, lecturing everyone and playing by the rules...
Honestly, Wikipedia, you’re like a tumor—spreading fast and just destroying everything in your path.
There isn't a single thread where your posts haven't completely taken over, which is honestly one of the main reasons I decided to leave the forum. Don't go thinking the site lost anything because I left, but it certainly gained something long-term once you were dealt with.
God, you even managed to spark a whole debate about romantic poetry just by constantly chiming in on everyone else's music taste. And don't get me started on how you dragged astrology into everything, or how you picked fights with people over their right to start chats, citing your post count like it actually matters...
In your defense, maybe the partial ban is a bit harsh. I’d love to see them lift it if you could just limit your posting to stuff that’s actually readable and interesting.
Otherwise—as mistyhound94 puts it—if your only goal here is to compulsively spam posts, then thank God you’re temporarily blocked from doing just that.
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But I've learned that you have a poetic way of expressing yourself. 😢
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