Thank you for this post. I hope this becomes a very positive, formative moment in your life.

One thing I didn't realize prior to replying on your last post was the full story of how you initially tried to cover up your plagiarism. There's a difference between those who are sorry and those who are sorry for being caught. When you flagged the person who initially pointed out your plagiarism and then tried to pretend the name was there (even though you edited it in, not even linking to the author)... well, to me that's very fraudulent and deceptive behavior. It's behavior from someone who, IMO, can't be trusted. The parts of your brain that fired off those decisions haven't (yet) changed. How can the community know you won't participate in something fraudulent again in the future? Building reputation is really hard. Destroying it only takes a moment.

Though I respect how you've owned this, it saddens me that you were basically forced into it and it appears to be an attempt to save your reputation. Personally, I think your reputation here should be much lower. A 67 of someone who never defrauded anyone should not be right next to someone who did and initially tried to cover it up (IMO).

If you're truly sorry (and not just sorry for being caught), I'd expect you to agree to that perspective. You've earned a lower reputation by your actions. For my part, I hope the Steemit system will reflect that.

I also hope you'll do the work to regain the positive reputation you deserve for all the great things you have done for this community. I want to be able to trust you, but that trust has to be earned.