User blog comment:DrCocktor/Goodbye Googology Wiki/@comment-37241193-20190312035403/@comment-37241193-20190313005920

@DrCocktor:

Yeah, the wiki is safer. The last time there was vandalism was... let me check the timeline... oh here it is! Well, there hasn't been malicious editing since at least November 27, 2018, when a confirmed Edwin sock-puppet Lepton Adapter joined the wiki.

Before that, the last account used was Wacky Wallace, whom did make some antagonistic comments but still no vandalism. The last account used for the intent of vandalism was AtruePsychopath who joined and was banned on November 12, 2018. This was a tad prior to when Edwin then momentarily reconciled on the Discord server (if my memory serves me correctly).

Between November 12, 2018 and today, March 11, 2018 there have been 119 days of no-vandalism (including today), which is actually greater than the first no-vandalism break that existed from Edwin's Vendellium account (joined June 4, 2018, and didn't even vandalize), to the D'Marcus Williums alias (joined September 24, 2018) - this was a period of 111 days!

This large gap of inactivity is evident in the block log. In fact, during this time Edwin had promised a now ex-friend he would not vandalize the wiki, as that would place his then-friendship in jeopardy. When the friendship ended due to the cumulative dishonesty of the other individual however, Edwin did not see any reasonable need to refrain from being himself, so he began the Second Wave, or Beta Accounts, which was started off with a slew of Key & Peele names taken from the comedy video entitled Key & Peele - East/West College Bowl.

The Beta Accounts continued until the prior-mentioned ex-friend partially DOXXED Edwin under the alias Redd Oxen by releasing the video entitled , as a final act of petty revenge. This subdued Edwin's attack on the wiki until a few days later when he resolved he would not be so weak as to let the actions of another person control him. It was then he resumed the Beta-Accounts, and the vandalism continued until Nathan contacted FANDOM to install a four-day "buffer" that would prevent all accounts registered less than four days ago on FANDOM from editing the googology wiki.

To my knowledge, this was a precaution that did deter Edwin, but merely because he was too lazy to make primed accounts that he could use in four-days, not because it was a precaution that is actually that effective.

A bit later, sometime in mid-November, Edwin contacted Nish in a DM on Discord and requested permission to post on the Counting Games Server, after which Nish also allowed him to post on the main Googology Discord server.

He was a frequent poster on both the Counting Games Server and the Googology Discord Server, mostly to be found posting in the #memes and #daily-challenge channels (the latter of which was named "#daily-challenge-but-its-actually-Edwin" and then "#daily-challenge-but-its-actually-Edwin-but-its-actually-not-sorry" after Edwin was banned).

On February 24, 2019, Edwin requested that Cloudy block him with the following messages:


 * Please ban me from the Googology Discord. I just am so sick of everything I can't take it, sorry. I didn't sleep all night, I didn't want to seem like I'm trying to evoke sympathy though so I didn't say that in the main chat, but I'm saying it in this PM.
 * * Ban me for good, forever. Ditto zilch and done.

After PsiCubed2, a user who joined the Discord, failed to let go of some silly past grudges, things became a bit much for Edwin, who also acted immaturely by just wanting to leave instead of handling things. Though, this was actually wise when you think about it, because it does take wisdom to know when to walk away from something.

A little later however, Edwin realized that walking away could have been taken as a sign of cowardice, and chose to avenge himself by posting the parody Puttin' On The Ritz by Taco he wrote, entitled On The Internet.

Having been satisfied that he went out with a bang, he would go on to make another sock-account by the name of RA27787, (whose name is taken from Rick Astley's initials followed by the release date of "Never Gonna Give You Up" - 27/7/87. In addition the profile picture is a sillouhette of Mr.Astley himself).

Since then, Edwin has made 11 accounts, mainly in a ploy to gain attention, yes, but also to send the message that he is going to stick around and frankly no-one can make him leave as long as he's being productive.

One user on the Discord, Cloudy176, has asked why Edwin won't use one account like a normal person. Well, that's what Edwin tried to do with the account RomanescoLover355, but this account was soon banned, despite an apology post. (Note that Wikity Split was the former moniker of the now-named "RomanescoLover355".) Since then there has never been an assurance that he could edit freely here, and as he has amassed over 700 accounts by this point, it is unlikely others will extend this privilege to him. It is out of necessity then that he uses multiple accounts, so he won't put his "eggs in one basket" only to have an account he's dedicated to get banned.

The main source of irritation for Edwin through the year-long saga that has been his existence in the Googological Community has primarily been when people suggest things which are unreasonable, or hypocritical.

For instance, Edwin did not because upset with Psi simply because Psi did not like him, it was because Psi insisted Edwin had more accounts than he admitted to at the time (which were Lepton Adapter, ZürichZZ, and Jellio175), and asked for "conclusive" proof these were the only accounts, while there was no way to offer such proof! If you're going to ask a question make it answerable. In addition, since when is the accusation “he might have more accounts” - a “what if” statement - equal to “he has more accounts”? If this was to be taken to a court of law, the burden of proof would lie with Psi to prove Edwin had more accounts, not Edwin.

Not much is known about PsiCubed2, but he certainly is not a lawyer.

It is this sort of behavior that irritated Edwin the most.

Nonetheless, he has recently been enjoying his life and enjoying conversing with individuals who have nothing to do with the Googology Community at the moment, building up friendships in other realms. He says he will still edit the googology wiki, but not destructively.

So yes, to make a very very long dissertation short; this wiki is safe.

'''@Naruyoko:’’’

Ah, okay, just making sure. You know since it’s the internet it’s pretty hard to tell people’s inflections based on mere words lol. I could tell you weren’t being mean though, which is appreciated.

@GamesFan2000:

YES! I guess people really like drama or whatever, because EVERYTHING has been blown out of proportion since this started.

Edwin is not the most socially ept, and as such may not be able to as smoothly integrate into a collective of other humanoid beings as easily as others - which explains why he may come across as rude or “uncaring” at times. I feel, from my own observations, Edwin is a really sensitive and emotional individual who just needs others to understand him. In a world where so few people actually listen to each other, Edwin feels displaced and like a stranger among the throngs of humanity that have turned this planet south. Edwin does not fully identify as human (on account of a host of factors, but mainly because he does not see how it’s possible to belong to the same species that kills each other for stupid reasons) - well, he believes he’s human in DNA, sure, but inside Edwin can not identify himself with the same people who are so backwards in development, that they have turned the planet in a patch-quilt of countries, all of whom feel they are right, and kill innocent civilians in pursuit of selfish gain. These are not “animalistic” people, because that would be an affront to the animals. Yes, animals have a code of instinct which is neither good nor bad, but simply is. Humans are consciously entrenched in wickedness. Humans are evil and corrupt, and as Edwin wishes to be a good and noble person, he cannot be human. He is - in his own words: human by birth but not by nature.

(And before you ask, no this is not the same as that other-kin nonsense. It is an admittance to something higher, that is superior to human reasoning, which Edwin has tapped into to see things as they really are, and view the world anew, which is both horrifying but also enlightening.)

So in conclusion, this is really why he likely too has fallen prey to blowing things OUT OF PROPORTION, because he hates the way people act and just wants people to get along, if that wasn’t clear enough. If what he says runs in the face of conventional wisdom, question the conventional wisdom. Granted, Edwin frequently makes mistakes - we all know this - but he has a vision of order that causes him to often make rash decisions. He’s at the same time very logical and very illogical, if that makes sense.

Part of that vision of order and balance is to restore the deficit of edits that occured when his main account Edwin Shade was banned, along with scores of his sock-puppets. This has created a deficit of edits of over 20,000, which must be corrected through over 20,000 edits of unbanned accounts.

Until this order is restored Edwin can not stop contributing here, but hopes others will also not blow things OUT OF PROPORTION by unreasonably getting upset with him for this. His sense of order is very strong.

Besides, this isn’t really such a big deal in the grand scheme of things. I mean, I am sure this website won’t be here in a century so it’s really only an infinitesimal bubble that forms for a split second in just a single eddie in the river of time, which brings us “by a commodius vicus of recirculation” back to opportunities which arise and fall, and arise, and fall, and loop back again and again endlessly.

But hey, that also goes for everything, so you might as well enjoy what narrow piece of time you have!

Wooowweeeee I’m on a sugar-high right now! I must have typed a lot, right? I apologize, I can ramble if I’m not careful.

Ah well.