Thread:Shockstorm/@comment-1192804-20170820162207/@comment-1282799-20170821210606

Alex,

In acknowledgement of the fact that you do make a number of good contributions when you aren't overzealously defending your personal theories, I'm going to offer a legitimate piece of advice.

The only way you're ever going to be able to bounce back is by looking at the past events, the ones which have unified pretty much the entire internet community against you, and owning what is legitimately yours to own. The moment you sidestep accountability in the genital mutilation debacle of the SH wiki -- by projecting any blame greater than 0% onto the SH admins without a big fat disclaimer regarding your own -- is the moment your credibility drops back to zero and has to be re-earned all over again. The event has become the primary reference material that everyone uses in order to weigh your interaction and intent on other wikis.

Don't get me wrong. It's a given that there's some dirty laundry on both sides of every major emotionally charged disagreement on something, and I'm not saying that other people treat you unfairly in many scenarios. What I am saying is that you can't earn your respect back until there is a strong perception of accountability.