User blog comment:CesarTeamHYRO/My first Rant/@comment-1617565-20120509102720

[Chuckles] Welcome to the "light side" of Sonic Fandom, Cesar. It takes guts to own up to your past mistakes and shortcomings, and you did both just then.

As for your character initially being a Mary-Stu/recolor, I think that most people start at that level with their characters: I know I did with Hunter the Fox. The beauty of being part of a fanbase is the fact you can always update your ideas to be more mature and original, and you won't receive hate so long as you surround yourself with people who understand.