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Martyt7777 said:
imo I don’t think he’s relevant enough in the mainstream cubing community. Like Hazel said, we should stick to people that are better known outside of this website.
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yeah I'm not very known in the community outside of New England and some parts of the Mid-Atlantic area, but maybe once I become MBLD world champion (suck it Quinn your improvement is only temporary)
 
I am an Italian Speedcuber. What I can say is that within the Italian community I have been defamed because of my past, during a period when I had developed serious psychological problems. So my story is not only about creating a method, but also a tragic personal story. Because of what happened online, I became known not for CFBL, but for being seen as a person who caused problems in the Italian Speedcubing community.
Ironically, it feels like I am destined not to become famous during my lifetime. I wanted to become known because at my first competition people were shocked by my method, but when things started going badly, they abandoned me and treated me online like a Speedcuber who should be avoided. In fact, for the competition I was thinking of attending on May 31, 2026, here in Italy, I eventually had to give up because a Speedcuber friend told me it would probably go badly. I am not really welcome there, and this caused me so much stress a few days ago that I isolated myself, withdrew from the competition, and only then started feeling better.
At least here I am not judged entirely by my past. I have received so many bans over the years that it created a huge amount of frustration inside me. My passion for cubing is not gone, but when it comes to Italian competitions, it feels like complete frustration.
When you become negatively famous, and maybe it is not entirely your fault but also the result of your mind collapsing psychologically, then it is not pleasant to stay in that environment. I imagine that the Italian champion, who succeeded and also attends university, probably feels immense happiness there because that competition is part of his life and success. I wished I could compete without carrying a frightening label that makes me feel deeply uncomfortable. If I ever compete again, I would probably do it abroad, but I am afraid of traveling.
So in the end, I never really have the chance to meet other Speedcubers in person and compare myself with them face to face. I also had to translate this text because my English is still basic, and I struggle to write very complex sentences in English.
 
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