User talk:Shoot for the Stars

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You can do it!

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

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)[reply]

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.

Shoot for the Stars (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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: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)[reply
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Accept reason:

Hearty endorse, statement pending. Panini! • 🥪 05:11, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Panini!: Carrying over.-- Deepfriedokra (talk) 13:42, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Link to discussion -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 13:54, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]
Welcome back to enwiki :) --Ferien (talk) 22:44, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks bro! It feels great to be back! Shoot for the Stars (talk) 23:00, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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