User blog comment:Lightning bolt creator guardian/I don't know what to do anymore../@comment-25052433-20190712235541

If it makes you feel any better, the warning message doesn't have to be displayed on your talk page forever. Once you get around 15-20 messages you can archive the older ones, moving them to a subpage accessable by a link displayed on your talk page. (Feel free to check out my talk page if you want to see what it sort of looks like.) I generally create a new archive around the 20 message mark.

I can understand how the warning could be embarassing or just plain undesirable to have plastered on your talk wall. But if it helps at all, each and every one of us - including Cleric of Madness who founded this damn goat-rope of a website - has a deletion message, warning message, or something letting us know to pump our brakes a bit.

If you dig into my archives enough, you'll find a deleted story (I wrote a Heckle and Jeckle lost episode thing that was all heckle and no jeckle) you'll find where I was warned for making my own categories (same thing you got scolded for) and then you'll even see where I was banned for 3 days because I didn't check my talk page and kept on making my own categories, some of which were similar to what you got dinged for.

At first it feels annoying or upsetting. Then it feels a bit embarassing. And then one day you're sitting there telling folks all about your freshman follies on this site and suddenly it's a competition to see who screwed up more. (Pride is strange sometimes.)

If you need help, advice or suggestions on resources - reach out.