FourPaws

Retired

This user is no longer active on Wikipedia as of August 2022 due to public disapproval of behaivor.

Welcome!

Hello, FourPaws, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:

• Introduction and Getting started
• Contributing to Wikipedia
• The five pillars of Wikipedia
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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or , and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! ℯxplicit 05:37, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

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: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  GeneralNotability (talk) 18:48, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

FourPaws (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

1. Admit to it. I do admit to all of my well documented edits. 2. Give people a reason to trust you again. I will follow the proper avenues when petition issues and heed the advice and warnings of others. I will not be willfully ignorant. I will no involve myself in sensitive proceedings such as admin crat voting. And agree to remain strictly silent with a personal block on voting if needed.

3. Don't do it again. I will hope that my 1000 edits plus my few created article would give some evidence that I was never here to hurt the project with what other's perceived as "trolling". If possible I would like to genuinely prove to the community that these are beliefs I hold earnestly with no trolling intent though I am clearly not ready. I do realize I was stubborn, immature, and my rhetoric could be interpreted as trolling. I will voluntarily remain silent. I would hope I have some freedom to say what I want deem it "trolling" or not in my own talk page or at least profile but if not then I will voluntarily delete all my "trolling" edits and apologize to all parties with an olive branch and cuppa tea. I apologize to the community.

4. Tell us why you are here. I've been reading Wikipedia as my go to overview and the linking system made it very easy to learn new things. When I made this account back in 2017 I did not have the intention to troll, which I hope those old edits reflect. I was only "trolling" because of my rhetorical nature of sarcasm and social commentary. I understand that the community clearly disapproved of my behavior with this ban. I would hope that in some years time the community will allow me to return with a second chance at proving I have grown up and become more mature. But I understand if the project doesn't wish to forgive me and is better off without someone like me. I will nonetheless accept if my appeal will be rejected and leave Wikipedia. Thank you/farewell depending on the outcome. FourPaws (talk) 19:25, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Unblock withdrawn by the user, claiming incapacity due to mental health issues. God speed them in their recovery. FourPaws, please feel free to request unblocking once things are better.-- Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:53, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

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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:

Wikipedia:Why Wikipedia is not so great specifically Behavioral/cultural problems

Wikipedia: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)