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RE: We all believe in second chances, but a second chance does not exist here on Steemit
OK. Take a deep breath and we'll see what we can do to repair this . . . .
First, let's look at what is going on . . . .
Mistake 0. You didn't edit "EQ vs IQ" heavily enough
- You got flagged for "EQ vs IQ". Your later comment "I could not leave the post as it is, as it was indeed plagiarism." makes it appear as if you agree that the flag was justified . . . .
Note: Throughout this series of events, pfunk is being really good about telling you why you are being flagged.
Mistake 1. You didn't clearly mark the post as edited and why you edited it - You posted "So I got flagged"
Mistake 2. See l0k1's comment starting with Taking a knife to a gunfight... you should read this: https://steemit.com/howto/@papa-pepper/how-to-commit-steemicide-suicide-on-steemit-and-how-not-to-if-you-prefer-to-avoid-it - You got flagged by pfunk for "So I got flagged" because he disagreed with your claim "So did I copy someones work? No! Did I steal someone else' s work? No I did not." He clearly demanded a reply . . . .
Note: Other flaggers didn't have the courtesy to tell you whether they flagged for that reason or simply because you only had a knife.
Mistake 3: You don't reply - After 10 hours of not receiving a reply, pfunk flagged "We all have to die" that you posted well after pfunk requested a reply (important because it showed that you were on Steem and ignored him). His comment points back to "So I got flagged". He then commands cheetah to ban you.
Probable Mistake 4: You don't understand exactly what a cheetah ban is and how it works. In particular, it seems as if you may not understand that steemit.chat is a totally separate program -- not just using the steemitabuse flags on steemit. - Your wrote this post. It has not been flagged (yet). Everyone seems sympathetic.
Mistake 5. You panicked and again brought a knife to a gun fight. You continue to blame pfunk as a villain.
CURRENT STATUS:
- Your reputation is 55 (no reason for complaints there)
- You lost money due to flags on posts (bummer but not as if you didn't make mistakes that caused it).
- You believe that pfunk is targeting you. I don't see any evidence of that.
- You are banned by cheetah. Learn about steemit.chat and go to the steemitabuse channels there and plead your case. Actually, now that williambanks has taken up your cause, I suspect that that will prove unnecessary -- but you really want to know about steemit.chat anyways.
Personally, it doesn't look as if you have any reason to panic. Just take a deep breath, realize that "internet time" (asynchronous events) is a really fluid and funky thing and trust that this will quickly resolve itself.
SUMMARY: Second chances do too exist on Steemit -- and you aren't helping the community by screaming otherwise. Please stop before you continue to get flagged for doing so.
Hehe... kicking a hornet's nest AND taking a knife to a gunfight. I been there and done that. Whether you have a second chance depends on whether you are repentant and/or have a motivation to make one for yourself. I was highly motivated because I had already at that point decided that I had to make a success of my work here. The blockchain never forgets but people do forgive, if you stop making the mistakes. Otherwise they will hit you harder next time when you do it again wrong.
I felt and still feel justified in what led me to kick a hornets' nest, and the flag-fighting nonsense, it was stupid. But I don't care anymore, I say, if someone's behaviour really is flag-worthy, that eventually they will get flags, from someone whose comparative power and reputation makes them into the hornets nest kickers and knife fighters in gun battles. After I let the sting and indignation subside, now I just don't care.
I just look at some of the discussions that I see the person who provided my first experience now, and I didn't even particularly look for it, it popped up in a witness thread I was looking at. The sense of indignation is now mute, but the reason I had it, is still valid.
Take a deep breath, walk away, do some dreaming, find a way to integrate the lesson, then express it, and people will respect you for recognising that you did not make the requisite effort previously and deserved it.
In your case, you have got yourself tangled up with the 'hall monitor' brigade, and they are quite a zealous bunch. Just write your stuff clean-room style. If you can't express it in your own words, you don't really understand it. If you are too lazy to write it, you probably don't need to, and nobody will appreciate you copying large volumes of text from other people without at least reprocessing it and presenting it in a different order and structure, to add value to it. 'translating' from English to English is not appreciated.