[caribou]

Problem with this is that he had chances to show people he's changed. He successfully appealed permabans before and upon returning to the community, continued the same behavior that led to his original bans/warns. After that, I wouldn't blame people for hesitating to believe that he's changed

You're right. I've been able to appeal several bans successfully, only to get banned again for the same reasons. However, in most, if not all of those cases, I hadn't been as serious or sincere as this time. I would either deflect or coat my responses in layers of irony or sarcasm to downplay my behavior. I would get unbanned, knowing full well that I planned to troll or harass someone again. Whenever confronted, I would deflect and attempt to justify my actions as self-defense, as Cimag said.

I hadn’t thought about needing to change, since I didn’t think there was a need. I would dismiss the idea of me being the problem, instead blaming it on something else. I've changed since then. I’ve recognized the errors of my ways and admit to them. I understand it may not seem like a huge change, but I am still growing and learning. It’s my first time being alive too