Wikipedia:Clinic for Wikipediholics

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This is a clinic for Wikipediholics. If you or someone you know is addicted to the Wikipedia, and the wikipatch has had no effect, consider checking them in. Better than checking in to the Hotel Wikipedia.

  • I hate you, Wikipedia
  • October 28, 2003 - November 27, 2003: Dori checking myself in. I think I need to cut it out for a while (it hit me when I actually proposed a policy! page). Someone make sure I don't sneak in any edits while in the clinic :)
    • November 10 - Letting myself out for good behavior. I'll try to be less involved in the future. Dori
  • Checking myself in. Studies and all other aspects of life have gone, it is reasonable to say, out the window. I am writing this on my fourth hour of Wikipedia today. Ludraman 21:45, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)
    • I am actually going to do some study tonight (honest!) - can I check myself out for that?
    • I'll give you probation, but you better do your homework first :) Dori | Talk 18:10, Mar 3, 2004 (UTC)
    • I am going to do my homework - honest! I just need to do a few more edits...... :-) Ludraman 19:38, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • I am letting myself out. I am no longer so Wikipedia-obsessed, thanks to a comprehensive rehabilitation program. :-) Ludraman | Talk 16:21, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • I have been working on Wikipedia off and on for about 6 hours consecutively. Goodralph 09:16, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)
    • I envy the amount of spare time you have. Try this - User:Ludraman/therapy
      • The problem is...I don't Goodralph 23:57, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)
  • I'm autistic and I'm obsessed with trolling and vandalism after I was blocked for having an offensive user name months ago. I need therapy and your love. If you don't revert my vandalism this time, I will create an account to work on autistic articles. Yours, Vandalizator
    • Hi -- please create an account, preferably with a non-confrontational name, and let's get editing. Your input is welcome! -- The Anome 00:20, 6 Apr 2004 (UTC)
    • But please don't do what you just did to vandalism: it just pushes other people's buttons, and we all have to take another journey round the Drama Triangle... -- The Anome 00:22, 6 Apr 2004 (UTC)
    • I'm in the same boat. Some disorders do require treatment, and wikipediholism is one of them. Help!. Neurodivergent 20:23, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
  • No use remaining here - I spend as much time as usual äround.... and blocking myself would be needed in at least 7 different places (sv:+en:+de: + xx.wikt + meta), and there is still possibility to read pages and make plans for editing when I'm back...Mikez (02.55 am local time)
  • I'd just like to say that my productivity on a paper skyrocketed after I blocked myself for four days. I'd gladly do the same for any Wikipedian who asked. Meelar 00:39, 4 May 2004 (UTC)
  • I'll bear that in mind. Seriously. --bodnotbod 01:07, May 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • I have an English paper due tomorrow and I've been here for three hours. Help me. (On second thoughts, I haven't checked my watchlist in ten minutes...) (scuttles away) -- Rissa 21:08, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC)
  • My parents' 50th anniversary is this weekend and I have many things to do. I owe a fleshed-out plan for work. I need to stop logging in and checking my watchlist. One thing leads to another. Argh. I can stop for a week, really I can. It's only a week-- Elf | Talk 01:56, 18 May 2004 (UTC)
  • This is probably a first : I was daydreaming and deciding on the format of my next (first) great article while looking outside the window this morning. Only problem was, I was also shaving at the time - I now have a neat inch-wide scar under my nose testifying to my Wikipediholicism -- other more experienced/hopeless/deranged Wikipediholics : please please please tell me there are other people who bear their Wikiscars with pride. Definitely leaving for a week (or till I stop bleeding)-- [[User:AmarChandra|Amar | Talk]] 12:59, Jul 11, 2004 (UTC)
    • I woke up early to watch an edit (oops freudian slip) to watch a webcast on the people of [Darfur] ... unfortunately, my browser opens on the Random Page link and I got a message welcoming me to wikipedia as66.245.208.240 this is Pedant instead of watching my webcast, I clicked random page and wow, somehow I found myself here with no recollection of how I got here. I'm going back to wikisource now, gonna try to avoid editing anything before Das Kapital is ready to post.66.245.208.240 13:02, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)
      • I'm doing better now, some wikistress from the Ships project and teaching a group of kids what wiki etiquette was took me away from editing so much. My big problem now is I wake up trying to click the edit button on my nightmares. I no longer have any spare time whatsoever. Apparently, from the statstics, I'm getting worse, in the last month I've moved up from numbe 4000 plus in wikipedians by number of edits to under 700. I'd like to drop back to at least 1500th by next month. If I were a sysop I'd ban myself for a while. I can't focus and I find myself editing everything and every article linked to everything until my computer crashes. I had 23 tabs opened when I went out on last night's date, and didn't have the time to bookmark them. I had to explain what I was doing and my girlfriend took quite a while to get it. I knew I should have never let her know, she thinks I'm weird enough as it is. ('m going to try to avoid any more edits for 24 hours. pray for me Pedant 02:07, 2004 Dec 9 (UTC)
  • Checking in. It's hopeless. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality (talk)]] 01:15, 13 Sep 2004 (UTC)
  • I need help. I have done very little today except browse and edit Wikipedia. Yes, approaching 100 edits today. I need a job :-) Can anyone help a serious Wikiholic? JOHN COLLISON | (Ludraman) 21:48, 25 Sep 2004 (UTC)
    You're in relapse. I recommend three weeks of no editing. Dori | Talk 03:37, Dec 24, 2004 (UTC)
  • Checking in to the clinic...I'd say after dreaming about editing a page and buying a Wikipedia shirt, I'm officially a Wikipediaholic. :) pie4all88 02:57, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)
  • Umm, I hear voices in my head like 'EDIT' , EDIT, YOU MUST EDIT WIKIPEDIA'. Also I have these black outs, total blank vegetative states. When I come to, and become aware of it, I would be openning up random pages and editing like crazy on wikipedia. What's happening to me ?! Please help me somebody! Is there still any hope for me??--Jondel 06:52, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)
    Sleep-editing? That's a common symptom. Dori | Talk 03:36, Dec 24, 2004 (UTC)
  • Ah, checking in is all well and fine, I think I'm ready to admit that I'm ill - but what I really want to know is: How do I get cured/out? Noel (talk) 18:09, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
    When you're in you're not supposed to edit. Once you shake off the withdrawal symtomps, you try to edit less often. Dori | Talk 03:35, Dec 24, 2004 (UTC)
  • Gulp. I don't have the courage to check in... no edits for a week? I COULDN'T DO IT MAN! *hangs head* I've been here less than a month and I've got over 250 edits... I read books and textbooks and reach for the edit button to fix POV, typos, misfacts and other errors, I view other websites as sub-par because they are stagnant, even my persuasive essays are creepily NPOV. I just took the wikipediaholic test and scored 623.14. It's a good thing though! I can quit whenever I want! Honest! As Charlie Brown once said to Linus, "That blanket really is useful." Excuse me whilst I descend into insanity. [[User:Consequencefree|Ardent†∈]] 08:27, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Yesterday had to I finnish an essay. Instead I spent all day editing wikipedia. I belive that time happens differently on Wikipedia (wikitime?)- I'm sure I was only on for an hour or so...but the clock she say 6hrs! I am going to ban myself for the rest of today and the weekend.--JK the unwise 09:05, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC) I was going to write this and then log off but some strange force deflected my mouse. Now I really will log off. See yo on Monday :-)--JK the unwise 09:32, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Horray, I made it to monday. I am obviously not an addict so I'm checking myself out.--JK the unwise 09:56, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • I have neglected my homework all day due to my lingering around Wikipedia. My eyes have been permanently damaged, and my sleeping hours have drastically dwindled. Cannabalistic hamsters have burned down my house. I resolve not to edit for a week three days and hopefully drop my current score of 229 even lower. I know I will fail. O__o;; Sango123 01:00, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)
    • Signed out as of 19:06, Apr 27, 2005 (UTC). (I failed. ^_^;;) Sango123
  • HELP!!! I am twitching constantly from not being able to edit efficiently!!! HELP!!! EVEN THOUGH I DONT EDIT MUCH, I NEED HELP!!! Frenchman113 19:16, May 2, 2005 (UTC)
  • Yeah. Time to check in. No more edits for a week... The final nail in the coffin was the edit war I had with myself today! Removed a huge section from Aggressive skating that I originally wrote(!), then added a huge section nearly identical to the one I removed, but before saving, got fed up with my writing and ended up removing the new huge section as well.
    • Total Time spent: ~6 hrs.
    • Net effect on article: 0... (Go ahead, check the history for a good laugh). I've had enough... --Miketwo 18:36, May 4, 2005 (UTC)
      • Update: Checking myself out. I was able to survive by mercilessly editing my blog instead of Wikipedia. =) Will try to keep the edits to a minimum reasonable level now. --Miketwo 14:09, May 16, 2005 (UTC)
  • I had to delete wikipedia from my favorites at work, and I still wound up at the Kreyol site, doing edits--and I don't even speak Kreyol!. It's nearly 12 midnight and I still haven't let my dog outside. I get involved in meaningless debates about whether Gasoline should be Petrol and take one side as if it is a life or death situation. I need help. I need help. Meet me on my Talk Page. ℬastique▼talk 04:01, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • I'm only here because the judge ordered me to. I'm not a Wikipediholic, I just like to edit for 10-20 hours a day and not sleep or go outside, and there was something I was supposed to before I checked in, but I don't remember it now. <>Who?¿? 05:55, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • No Wikipedia for 4 days.If you see me editing shoot me down.--JK the unwise 11:14, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Would a professional Wikidoctor please check whether I have Wikipediaholism or not? I may be an addict, but again, I might not. (Note: Don't take it seriously. Just a joke.) — Stevey7788 (talk) 00:52, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Hi, I just took the test; avoided taking it for the last one month but thought I shd chk it out today. The score is in the range given as fatal. I'm a wee bit (probably more) worried. Planning to restrict myself to < 20 edits/day from 1st Nov. --Gurubrahma 11:21, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
  • d00dzorrz, I enlisted three days ago, and I already feel like a wikiholic... Now I am depressed. Checking in indeed... Nazgjunk - - Signing is for Whimps 16:13, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Checking in! Until I am completely cured (less than 135 on the test - I scored 210), I am going to limit my total time on all wikis to an hour a day, including homework. I am currently typing this during lunch break - I haven't even had lunch yet, and might not today. Although my obsession is not as great as many of yours, I do not have the free time messicary to support the lifestyle - I am in the most rigorous courses available to high school freshmen in the entire Snohomish Country (Washington). This does not include time on homework, as long as I am actually doing homework, rather than jacking off. My homework time can take up to an additional hour everyday (Time on Wikipedia = Time on homework + Time goofing off - Time goofing off is less than or equal to one hour, and total time is less than or equal to two hours) and then I have to find another resource - this is to prevent unnessicary temptation to keep going.

BTW, what suggestions do recovered Wikipediholics have for recovery???? --Trevdna 19:48, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Failed my attempt on only my third day in the clinic! Have been on for about two and a half hours today.
But I must keep trying - tomorrow's a new day. So long everybody. (BTW, am I the only one that comes in here?) Trevdna 03:21, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
No, I keep an eye on here and offer support occasionally. You can do it!!! Break the addiction. (Why are you reading this right now -- go somewhere else!) --Michael (talk) 03:58, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Checking in because of my score on the test, which is 1,529. (I am the champion!)Qwertysoup 15:54, 03 January 2006 (BST)
Any recovered humans got a suggestion? Qwertysoup 15:54, 03 January 2006 (BST)
  • Adding myself. I read & edit wiki instead of preparing for my exams. Because of you, damn wiki, and especiall things like RC and Special:Newpages I will lose my scholarship and my girl will certainly leave me. --Anthony Ivanoff 19:56, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • HELP! For the last week, every morning I tell myself "no more Wikipedia today, I have real work to do." But it's no use. As soon as I sit down at the computer, ... "well, just one little peek at my watchlist..." And you know the rest. My co-workers are mad at me, I must have missed many important business meetings (I haven't checked my regular mail for the last two weeks), and I did none of the many things that I had planned to over the Christmas school break. I just took the Wikipediholic Test, scored 169. HELP! Jorge Stolfi 00:26, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
  • I have 1/2 of a course to learn; my final exam is on Monday. I spent all evening and early morning on here. Wikiholic test 556, but at least it's only the first time I've taken it. Wait... no... is that good? --geekyßroad. meow? 10:39, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
  • Checking In- AAAAAgh I've got to do other things with my life! Angrynight 04:16, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Checking out- couldn't...stay...away. ...Need...help... Angrynight 05:11, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Semi-checking in, NO EDITS B4 5pm. need to find a job. Ideally I won't edit past 6 them I can go and watch the Simpsons on BBC.--JK the unwise 17:57, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Oh, sh-t, I have reached the top 20 list. Someone help me. First 3 months of using Wikipedia! Freddie 02:28, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
  • I am checking in. I got #1 on the top 20 list on my first try without cheating. I have installed a program on my computer that stops me from editing from 3 a.m UTC to 3 p.m. UTC; however, I keep disabling it!! P.H. - Kyoukan, UASC 01:38, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
  • I think I am devoloping an addiction. I spend a large amount of time reading Wikipedia like it's a book. Instead of websites on the subject, I simply go to Wikipedia to see if Kelly Clarkson is releasing a new single or the latest on the new Dr. Who episodes. AND I'M 11 YEARS OLD! MorwenofLossarnarch 00:49, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Morwen, your poor tortured 11 year old soul must be driving you to the point of madness. I wishyou well on the road to recovery from Wikipediholism. As for me, I am Thor, and I am a wikipediaholic. I lied on my Wikipediholic test UBX on my User page, cause I thought people would see me as a nerd, so I tried to suppress my score. My actual score was 1588... I thought I better get in here for treatment while I still can! Thor Malmjursson 10:07, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
  • I'm going to attempt to remain away from Wikipedia for 24 hours, wish me luck.
EvocativeIntrigue 19:26, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
    • I had released myself (I displaced my addiction with Battlefield 2 for a while), but I'm checking back in: I actually just tried to sign an email ~~~~...
EvocativeIntrigue TALK | EMAIL 19:43, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Checking in... 4000 edits in the first 2 months after registering... my HTML, MRC & TCL skills have been all but forgotten in lieu of Wiki markup... will be taking a Wikibreak in a couple weeks to move across country... hopefully will not be as addicted when I come back... - Adolphus79 23:06, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Wikiyou Wikihave Wikito Wikihelp Wikime. WikiI Wikicant Wikifunction WikiIn Wikia Wikisociety!

WikiAAARRRGGHHH! WikiNOOO! WikiIT WikiCOMES! User:Dfrg.msc 00:38, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

  • I'm addicted to Wikipedia it is affecting my home and work life sometimes I touch myself while reading about plant seeds.
  • Previously, in another post: "Oh, sh-t, I have reached the top 20 list". I have also reached the top-20. I don't want to stop, but I have Year 12 exams in 6 weeks! Is there a way of blocking my IP for the next 10 weeks? (Please don't do it just yet, though... please!). David P. A. Hunter, esq. III Let us to it, Pell-Mell 14:46, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Checking in... should've a while ago. Last week I woke up one morning at 5:30, went to work until 3:45, and edited from 4:00 PM to 8:30 AM the next morning (local time)-- that's 16 editing hours straight and 27 hours awake. Almost missed project Monday because I wikipedia'd while I was supposed to be doing research.

    Worst of all, edited Wikipedia in a towel this morning during my shower (came down to get another towel for my hair while water was still on.) Help! — Editor at Large(speak) 21:47, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

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