User talk:FourPaws

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St. Wikipe
I'd advise putting it off the Wikipedia essays template until it's finished. If you have anything to say about this, please do so, I'm not going to undo it yet.  ARandomPage  ( talk • contribs) 00:43, 9 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Undo it. FourPaws (talk) 22:14, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

RfA Comments
'''Content blanked as a courtesy. It is still available in the page history''' -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 15:02, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

August 2022
 You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abuse of editing privileges. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page:. GeneralNotability (talk) 18:48, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

FourPaws (talk) 19:25, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

'''Content blanked as a courtesy. Content is still availible in the page history'''-- Deepfriedokra (talk) 15:07, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

If permitted, here is my voluntary departure.
This is my farewell address. I will show myself out and have changed my talk page templates to reflect this. I leave in shame now. Maybe ToBeFree will pity me. Maybe in 10 years another admin will see my final pleas and lift my ban. I am deeply mentally ill and have been receiving treatment and medication. Maybe this is why I’m seen as a trolling clown. I'm not saying this to help my appeal, it's the confession I owe to observers and the people involved and I hope this can bring clarity to my behavior. Sadly, mental illness is often treated like it’s your own fault. I can't ask for anything if the community will never deem me worthy of forgiveness or be given a chance. I will accept my place and leave for better things. I do hope that someone will see the earnest problems I have made light on beyond all the heated discussion. And like I said multiple times these are my earnest beliefs even though incredulous ears hear me as just a troll. To all the people I have helped here, I'm sorry that you have to see this as my end. To the few and hidden editors who may understand my beliefs dismissed as trolling nonsense I leave you with what I said earlier “But for anyone who has read Kafka, Wikipedia is fitting the definition of tyranny without a tyrant.”

Further readings and essays: Why Wikipedia is not so great specifically Behavioral/cultural problems

Wikipedia is failing

Criticism of Wikipedia

Dying as a martyr, FourPaws (talk) 01:30, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Mental health issues
Sorry to hear that. Many Wikipedians have in the past experienced such issues, and/or experiencing them now. Myself included. User:Tamzin, who is familiar with these issues, has written User:Tamzin/Guidance for editors with mental illnesses. Please feel free to read, take what you need, and leave the rest. Best. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:38, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome
Seeing what's gone on with this page recently this feels a bit like that scene in Community but I wanted to say thank you for the welcome you left me even if I'm not really new. It was appreciated. --WhoIs 127.0.0.1 ping/loopback 13:20, 31 August 2022 (UTC)