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I've decided that even when my ban expires, I won't be returning to edit Wikipedia. The trust that I've lost is something I cannot ever regain, I see no reason to return. To the people who, in my time on Wikipedia, have helped me, Tiptoety, Alison, Coffee, PeterSymonds, Malinaccier, Vassyana, Xavexgoem, SeanMooney, Durova, and so on, thanks for your help. I've learnt a lot from Wikipedia, some things that I can use in real life.

I am scrambling my password, and disabling my email, thereby locking myself out of the account, as well as asking for a rename.

I regret that things turned out how they did, if I could turn back the clock, I would. The worst thing that came out of all of this, was not the fact I was caught out, or banned, but the trust, respect, and friends that I lost. The community would be better off without me.

For the last time, farwell. Steve Crossin ^Contact 04:46, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Update: I've had a think recently, and had discussion with several people. Originally, I thought I'd never return to Wikipedia, then, I thought, I'd return, albeit under a new identity. I've had time to think, and I feel that I should be accountable for what I've done, as well as have the opportunity to fix my mistakes. I also haven't locked myself out of my account, a user I trust is safeguarding it. Upon expiration of my ban, I will request a rename, which I hope would be granted. I'd then resume editing as normal, but I feel that mentorship of some sort would be a wise idea. Six months without editing is a long time, and more than enough to forget a lot of things, and as some users have pointed out, like Durova pointed out on AN, my editing got worse over time. I think these are issues I can fix, with time, and some help from a mentor. I feel the best thing for now is to wait out my ban. I just wanted to make my intentions clear, as there's been some doubt recently.

And thanks to the admin who posted this on my behalf :)

Steve