Reading this thread is a bit upsetting because I am definitely one of Those Flakes (I've taken frequent hiatuses, given week-old tags, etc.), and it's a problem I've been having for a long while. I really got a wake-up call a while ago with some crit and I've been doing my best to change my ways (I make tagging plurks and everything) but it really seems like an uphill battle as far as persuading everyone that I'm trying not to be the flake I was.

For a former flake, what should I do to show people I'm really trying to work on it besides just staying on top of tags? I'm worried I have driven too many people away and it's too late to change their minds.