Long awaited apology

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Hello everyone this is toydude251 and i have a confession to make to you all, years ago I used to be known on this site as toymaker251 and I did some stupid things.
When I was young I thought it was okay to rip and steal images as my own, I stole 5 images and paraded them as my own customs.
Boy have things changed for me from now to then! I have learned so much from this site and I would like to apologize (ill be it a bit late) for the things I did when I as young and stupid. These were different times for me, I seeked approval from this site, I barely understood the internet at the time, and I did not ever think of the ramifications! I also would like to say thank you though to this site. You all have pushed me farther and farther in my pursuit as an artist and I love the site for that. I just wanted to finally truly apologize for stealing others art and threatening others integrity and my own.
I hope you all can understand and forgive me.
I would truly like to apologize to Levork (Julian Fong) on flickr for stealing said work years ago. If anyone knows any way to contact him IM me so i may hopefully be able to apologize for this once and for all.
Thank you all!
-Toydude251