User talk:Alison

Thank you!

Well .... where to start?

I just want to thank everyone - I can't possibly reply to everybody :) - for being so loving and supportive over the last few days. I said what I had to say and left for a few days, just to get some breathing space. I'd actually been thinking seriously about leaving over the last few weeks, as the unwanted attentions from certain people and the pressures of the current ArbCom case were beginning to wear me down. I truly wasn't expecting the kind of responses that came flooding in. I really don't know what to say. I've archived everything, my original message and all your responses, as well as a message to others at the top, at User:Alison/Depression. As I said, I hope others in a similar situation can read this, understand it, and take some comfort from it all.

Love you all, friends :)

-- Alison ^❤

PS: I guess I'd better get back to work, then! WP:RPP is calling out to me :)

PPS: Amit, it's lovely to see you back on here, too, with job intact!

Please take my hand

My dear, dear Alison. You do not know me and only found out about you, and the troubles you have faced, in the course of a discussion with Rockpocket on my talk page. Anyway, my name, my real name, is Anastasia, though I sign here as Clio the Muse. I am English and in my early twenties, currently based at the University of Cambridge. I am a historian and recently completed my doctoral dissertation, which will be turned into a book-my first-in the course of this coming year. The work I do here on Wikipedia, for casual amusement in the main, is on the Humanities Desk, where I answer any history-related questions. I mention all this just by way of general introduction.

Shortly after I joined Wikipedia last October I, too, was the subject of bullying and harrassment by a user who became increasingly obsessive in his behaviour towards me. He is now banned, though he carried his campaign on for a time at Wikiversity with an almost complete, no, sorry, a complete lack of restraint. To begin with his 'attentions' upset me to the point where I considered giving up altogether, especially as one or two other little 'jackels' started to snap at my heels. But I am bloody-minded and I am stubborn. I decided that being here, not retreating, not giving way was the best victory I could ever have. I have no wish to go into details but I treated the person in question, whom I would rather not even name, with silent contempt, driving him even madder in the process. I did not, though, have the additional burden with which you have struggled so bravely. I do not think I have ever felt such depth of admiration for another woman that I feel for you at this point in time. I'm sorry if that sounds a bit gushing; but for once the cool, the icey Clio, Clio the intellectual and the dragon slayer, is giving way to her deepest feelings.

At first I wasn't sure if I should contact you at all simply because we have never come across one another, and I know nothing of the particular background. I only know now because of Rockpocket's involvement in the ArbCom ( I asked him why I hadn't seen him around for a while). Anyway, I struggled with this for several hours before deciding that I really had to write to you, and to make my statement public in this fashion. I hope you do not consider this presumptious of me. Your courage, your determination, your honesty and your spirit overwhelm me-and that is no exaggeration or figure of speech-to the point where, for the first time in my life, I truly want to call another woman sister. If I can ever assist you in any way please do let me know. With all the love and positive thoughts I can possibly muster. Much love from Anastasia ♥ Clio the Muse 08:27, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WP:RFPP.

Hi Alison! I've noticed you're quite active on RFPP, so I was wondering if you could help me. I recently responded to this request by protecting D. James Kennedy, but I received a complaint for having protected due to an edit war, when (according to this editor, at least) there wasn't one. I replied that I'm fairly sure I protected according to policy, but that I'd ask someone with more experience at WP:RFPP (i.e. you :-) ). Your input would be helpful. · AndonicO ^Talk 01:28, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RfA

Hi, after my disastrous one, I think that soon i may be ready to try again, but i wanted to get an experienced admin (as well as one that i feel that i can trust :) ) to review me and see if i can possibly get a pass. (Yes, I have tried an Editor Review, but nothing happened!) El-Nin09 22:01, 28 September 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Sorry if you think i am being rude, but i just wanted to remind you of this message!. El-Nin09 19:04, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oops! I'm sorry ... I'll get back to you later on today. Promise :) - Alison ^❤ 19:08, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks soooooo much. El-Nin09 16:00, 1 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

79.8.128.8 (talk · contribs)

Ha! Beat you to it — iridescent (talk to me!) 18:41, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

lol!!! I'm getting old :) - Alison ^❤ 18:41, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ok - now that's better :) How long before they get bored, I wonder? - Alison ^❤ 18:44, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Whew. I thought I was going to have to order you a walker, or at least a cane.. don't want you hurting yourself.. *grins and ducks!* SirFozzie 18:45, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Inserting controversial material without a reliable source" as the block reason I think — iridescent (talk to me!) 18:46, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm getting older - fixed :) One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 18:46, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oi! Watchit you, you cheeky young pup! I'm not too old to wheel-war you in a fit of mutual blockage :) - Alison ^❤ 18:50, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's if your eyes haven't deteriorated to the point you block half of North America trying to get me, Allie Sweetie. Just remember, Squinting doesn't help.. (Can you tell that work on a saturday sucks? :D) SirFozzie 19:06, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

lol!! I've an extra-big block button made. In fact, I've a special block message just for you :-D - Alison ^❤ 19:12, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Brat ;) SirFozzie 19:21, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is this blockable? I can't think of the exact warning for that off hand either.... One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 19:40, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd think Vandalism covered it quite well... SirFozzie 21:33, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

On a talk page? Really? One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 21:35, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't have to be on a mainspace page to be vandalism. SirFozzie 21:45, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Knock, knock

Care for some sprot? :) Fvasconcellos (t·c) 18:44, 6 October 2007 (UTC):...and I couldn't resist. Just remove it if you like :) Hope you're doing OK, Fvasconcellos (t·c) 18:48, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks :) I think you ruined the troll's fun, though :D - Alison ^❤ 18:50, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

An unprotection

This wasn't meant to undo your protection; it was actually a protection conflict. ~~At any rate though, that protection conflict is the least of my worries;~~ the other unprotections I did were a huge mistake. Acalamari 20:41, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Struck: problem over. :) Acalamari 23:30, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Depression

Dear Allie: I had no idea about your history of depression. I also take medication. In fact, when I had a lapse in my health insurance (my fault, mostly) in '06, was when I initially got so out of control that I ended up being, well, you know, banned (although I still believe that the punishment was unduly harsh).

Anyway I really thought you had it all together, and I know you have a child, and a job and all that erudition and a polyglot, as well. so it's amazing that you have functioned at all, even if that means interacting with low-lifes and lackeys. I am not sucking up. I have no reason to.

I don't know (and I don't want to know) how Vintagekits found out, so much for the tolerance of Fenians that their enemies can expect. I have long been of the opinion that he should be banned indefinitely from Wikipedia as I am sure you know. He is worse than I ever was. Anyway if you want to respond do so on your talk page (I can't give away all my secrets can I?), but it's not necessary. I hope that as my worthy Czech-Irish-Catholic-atheist-anime-loving adversary you get better. It's good that those Silicon Valley companies tend to have very good benefits. RMS.

Thank you, Robert. However, I actually am fully-functioning, you'll be glad to hear. That wasn't always the case, though. Sorry to hear you're also a fellow-sufferer. Guess we're everywhere :( But yeah, it wasn't Vintagekits that perpetrated all that harassment and nonsense (he's never commented one way or another), but User:Gold heart, who'd taken too much of an interest in me - Alison ^❤ 00:53, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

BTW - that was brave of you to stand up and say that. Well done, sir. Now go - back to trolling and POV-pushing :) - Alison ^❤ 01:10, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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