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Panini! • 🥪 04:36, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Panini! Thanks a lot bro. I honestly could not have tried again without your support and mentorship. It truly means a lot. Shoot for the Stars (talk) 04:44, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Unban appeal

Deepfriedokra I have worked on my appeal. It is below.

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

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Request reason:

I am wanting to appeal my ban implemented in August 2021, nearly three years ago. At the time of my ban, I was still a teenager in high school. My main mistake was uploading low-quality images, many of which were mugshots. Despite repeated advice and warnings from different users, I ignored them and continued to upload these images. Almost three years later and through my current studies in the US criminal justice system at college, I realize that these mugshots can unjustly criminalize individuals, which can potentially damage their reputations (WP:MUG). Another significant factor in my ban was my behavior back in 2019, when I was just 16 years old. I repeatedly added fabricated music album covers to articles, again ignoring explicit instructions from editors not to do so. A lot of editors tried to (WP:assume good faith), but I consistently persisted my disruptive actions. My biggest problem was that I didn't have any (WP:COMPETENCE) when it came to Wikipedia's policies. And because of how uninitiated I was of the rules and couldn't accept them, I was banned by the community. Following my ban, instead of trying to stay away and contribute to other projects, I engaged in (WP:Sockpuppetry), using only these two accounts: user:TheCleanestBestPleasure and user:Beatlesfan210. I also engaged in sockpuppetry by using various IP addresses. During my previous unban request a year ago, it was pointed out by another user that I had created several articles on Simple Wikipedia that broke the (WP:BLP) policy. While I initially believed these individuals to be notable under (WP:Notability) based on the sources I found, I was told by Simple Wikipedia admin Ferien that they were not notable and didn't apply to (WP:BLP1E). I want to clarify that my intentions from creating these articles were never meant to be malicious; I was honestly unaware of these specific guidelines until they were explicitly explained to me. Additionally, the same user brought up that throughout late 2022 to early 2023, I submitted more than ten (WP:UTRS) appeals, highlighting a concern that my issues off-wiki were not resolved. I want to admit that during this period, I struggled significantly with impulse control, and instead of stopping and taking a (WP:Wikibreak), I continued to do these disruptive actions. Following that, the comments from opposers left me feeling very discouraged. I was so stressed from it I made the decision to request a self-block on both Simple Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, needing a break to focus on myself. During that time, I maintained communication with Panini! off-wiki. Panini! has served as a mentor to me, providing guidance, insight into what I did wrong that lead to my ban, and offered constructive feedback about what I should do. Panini! is an excellent editor and has truly helped me realize my mistakes. I then realized the user on my appeal last year was right. I truly didn't understand the extent of my disruptive behavior. I took a break from creating BLP articles until I truly knew the rules better and limited myself to submitting only one UTRS appeal in the past year, specifically to request access to my talk page for the purpose of this appeal. I want to acknowledge that my actions in the past were not in line with Wikipedia's policies and standards. At the time, I was a young, naive teenager not fully understanding just how disruptive my behavior was towards Wikipedia. My understanding was limited, and I failed to stop when others told me I was disruptive. Since then, with guidance from more experienced editors and a deeper dive into Wikipedia's policies, I continued to edit at Simple English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, learning way more about the guidelines, like what makes an article notable for BLP. I am open to any questions regarding my incompetency back then as well as what I can do to improve. Shoot for the Stars (talk) 04:43, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Accept reason:

Successful community ban appeal, showcasing an overwhelming consensus to unblock (AN permalink) — welcome back! El_C 14:26, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Hearty endorse, statement pending. Panini! • 🥪 05:11, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

@Panini!: Carrying over.-- Deepfriedokra (talk) 13:42, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Link to discussion -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 13:54, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

• Welcome back, and shoot for the stars! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:40, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt It's good to hear from you and good to be back! Crazy to think that it has been almost three years! Time flies by when you become an adult lol. Shoot for the Stars (talk) 17:06, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Welcome back to enwiki :) --Ferien (talk) 22:44, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks bro! It feels great to be back! Shoot for the Stars (talk) 23:00, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Good job

With the Elliot Rodger article. I feel like now it successfully justifies its own existence apart from the main page (and has improved the main one, which is now more focused). Good job :) PARAKANYAA (talk) 23:09, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

I really appreciate it. I made sure to find the highest quality sources and information for the Elliot Rodger article. The main page was also just missing a lot of important info. Shoot for the Stars (talk) 02:27, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

I read the whole article, which I rarely do because they're boring. Great work here! Fascinating to see the deep film affiliation his story is involved, and also the fact that one of my favorite musicians went to the same school as him. A really good read overall. I don't have too many comments, mainly just recommendations for puffery that can be easily swooped up in a copyedit. I recommend WP:GOCE if you go any further (not that it's needed per se, but I always go the GOCE route for any article I have big plans for).

I'm impressed you were able to pull this one off! This is not only a difficult subject matter, but it also seems to be quite volatile among editors in the background. Don't be afraid to reach out to me in the future if you receive pushback you feel is unjust; remember, it's best to avoid as much general debate as possible, and it's best to formalize it right away. Panini! • 🥪 00:25, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Panini! I really appreciate the feedback! To be honest, being part of Gen Z, everyone around my age or younger started doing these weird trends like mewing. I looked it up and saw that people my age were saying Incel slang, so I researched further and saw that all of this happened because of Elliot Rodger and his killings. Being a criminal justice major, Rodger and the reasons for killing 6 innocent people just made me very intrigued and I never knew someone could go that far like he did. I have been seeing boys as young as in Elementary school children say and incel things. It's a really scary thing honestly. Shoot for the Stars (talk) 19:27, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Also, thanks for the suggestion on GOCE! I completely forgot about that. Shoot for the Stars (talk) 19:30, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Mary Scheer photo

Just wanted to thank you for changing the lead image at Mary Scheer. That picture of her was really awful and I'm glad someone took the initiative to change it. <3 benǝʇᴉɯ 22:20, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

DYK for You Are Here (song)

On 1 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article You Are Here (song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the music video for John Lennon's "You Are Here", issued half a century after the song was released, shows previously unseen footage of Lennon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/You Are Here (song). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, You Are Here (song)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

FOIA

If it was you who FOIA'd the Santa Barbara sheriff's office and got all those unseen photos, you are an absolute legend. If it wasn't you, you're still an absolute legend for all those additions to the article. Cheers, Plectiscus (talk) 21:10, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Plectiscus I appreciate the kind words. I am the one who requested the photos and got them through my email. I honestly did not know it was this easy to request them. Shoot for the Stars (talk) 05:01, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Sorry if this seems like a strange request, but could you possibly email the photos? I've got a ton of morbid curiosity laying around about this case, as it's very interesting, and I am curious to see what new things they sent you since all content appears to be unseen and original! All the best, Guppler (talk) 09:46, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Guppler: Most of the images I uploaded are all the ones I have. The other ones are of the deceased victims and out of respect for them and their families, I will not upload them. Shoot for the Stars (talk) 02:02, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

That is understandable, and I am pleased to know that you have uploaded all appropriate images of which you received, as it not only made the article more appealing and informative but it also added onto the community that is interested in this case. Last question and possible inquiry, but when you say deceased victims, you mean the people Elliot unalived, correct? If that's the case, are there any photos of Elliot in a deceased state? If there are, I would only be interested in those and NOT the victims. Guppler (talk) 14:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

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Elliot Rodger

Have you considered WP:GAN? If you do nominate it I'll help out as best I can during the process. TarnishedPath^talk 13:42, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

TarnishedPath I have considered it but just never had the time do it. I haven't brought an article to GA status for almost four years. It made me nervous to nominate it by myself. I have seen you bring numerous articles to GA status, and I would honestly be on board to bring this article to GAN if you help out. You're a way better editor than I am so your assistance would definitely help bring the article to GAN. Let me know if you are down and I will nominate it. Shoot for the Stars (talk) 01:59, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

I'll be going up to Sydney for a couple of weeks next weekend. If you were to nominate it in the new year I'm willing to help out. TarnishedPath^talk 07:49, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

TarnishedPath Sounds good. Shoot me a message when you're back from vacation and I'll start setting it up for nomination. Shoot for the Stars (talk) 04:09, 16 December 2024 (UTC)