User blog comment:TDI Uber Fan/I'm Sorry/@comment-1874924-20100417032803

Uber Fan, it takes longer to repair a reputation—or anything else in life, for that matter—than to damage it, so I’m afraid you will just have to accept that restoring your good name(s) will take time. In time, though, you CAN repair your image. If you behave respectably, sooner or later you will come to be respected.

I have seen no evidence that the admins “hate” you, but I can understand why they would be wary of forgiving you too quickly. It is said that a cat that has jumped onto a hot stove and been burned won’t jump onto a hot stove again, but won’t jump onto a cold stove, either. It is likewise said that a person who has been bitten by a snake is afraid not only of snakes, but also of sticks that look like snakes. This time, I’m afraid, you will have to earn the admins’ trust, and behaving yourself as TDI Uber Fan is the best way to do that.

While I can understand why you might have a sentimental attachment to your original username, I think it might be better to let the QOS name go, at least for now, and “build a new life”, as it were, with your current username. The QOS name has a lot of baggage right now.

I invite you to attend the Writer’s Workshop discussion that I plan to launch on Saturday. I expect that blog discussion to be well attended; so, in addition to possibly learning something about writing, it might be a good opportunity to show off your better nature.