User:Pikachu~enwiki

I did what I could to keep this username, but apparently it will be given to the de.wiki account holder, despite that account being inactive for two years. I received no warning, via e-mail or talkpage, that my account was in danger of being taken for usurpation. Instead, I only got a notice that my account was to be taken after it was too late for me to save it.

True, I only have 150 edits with this account. I have 50,000+ with a previously-discontinued account. This was to be my WP:CLEANSTART account, if I ever got back into editing. That's why I kept it at zero edits. I never edited with both accounts at the same time, nor on the same topics, per the rules of WP:CLEANSTART and to ensure I was never in violation of WP:SOCK.

I guess if I ever do get back into editing, I will have to use some other Clean Start account. I suppose I could revive my old account - I don't really need a Clean Start account. I'll keep an eye on this account, and when it turns into Pikachu~enwiki, I'll scramble the password.

To be honest, I don't know if I'll ever come back, though. During my brief time editing again, after a hiatus of years, I felt like Wikipedia had gotten really bitey. People reverting me with no explanation, people with a sense of WP:OWN, etc. I did find the people at WP:TEAHOUSE, which was only created a few years ago and wasn't around when I was editing, to be quite pleasant.

Signing off -
 * Pikachu (talk) 21:02, 6 April 2015 (UTC)