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[Reer Yusuf]

I would like my article to go public. The title is [Reer Yusuf]. Kindly share your email address so I can share more.Omingokevin (talk) 16:55, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) @Omingokevin: The item Draft:Reer Yusuf was declined at review, since when nothing has been done to the to make it suitable for Wikipedia. The reviewer gave the main reason as lack of decent referencing / sourcing but there are also a number of grammatical, formatting and layout anomalies which make it not usable, as it stands, as a Wikipedia item. Some of these are of not very much import and can be dealt with as and when. However, the referencing needs to be addressed before the item can be accepted into the encyclopedia. Readability issues should be looked at as well. It might be an idea for you to review the guide to article creation and also to referencing as suggested by the reviewer. Eagleash (talk) 17:19, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Omingokevin! I apologize for the delay responding to your message here. See Eagleash's response above, as they've already covered what I would've said to you. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask and I'll be more than happy to answer them and help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:16, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Request

Hi, User:Bobjörk is claiming to have been compromised, can you check the account in question to see if they’ve really regained control? There is a report on WP:ANI#User:Bobjörk claiming their account is compromised. --Heymid (contribs) 13:28, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Somebody else claimed to make an off-wiki request. Besides, it’d be appreciated to see if the user in question is being honest or is (likely) playing a game. --Heymid (contribs) 13:50, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

@Heymid: I'm the one who said I made an off-wiki request to check this – that simply involved me asking the sv.wiki admin and Wikimedia employee Julle, who is a good friend of mine in RL, to look into it. So as not to risk outing myself or anyone else, I don't really want to comment more on this here. Oshwah, if you want more info I can email you. --bonadea contributions talk 14:38, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Heymid - Let me ask some more seasoned checkusers what they do in this situation. Mz7, ST47, TonyBallioni - What do you do in situations like this? Thanks. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:37, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Lol. For those interested there's some comments from me about this at both ANI and my talk page. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 17:43, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Jolbert Cabrera article

Why did you edit that out? Jolbert Cabrera hit the walk off single that completed a 12-run comeback by the Indians against the Mariners! The citation can either be found on Youtube or [[1]|this site]]. 204.184.29.235 (talk) 20:41, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! I took the edit out because it didn't cite a reliable source. It looks like you've provided one, so go ahead and restore the edit. I'd advise citing that reference as well. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:43, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Email

Potentially time sensitive issue, so please read asap. FDW777 (talk) 21:07, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

FDW777 - Received and replied. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:09, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Changes

Hello, I am making changes compared to the official website of each team in question. For Chris Evans or Theo Riddick it's on the website of the Bengals and Raiders respectively. I can question the link every time if you prefer, no problem :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by TornACL84 (talk • contribs) 21:14, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi TornACL84! Thanks for leaving me a message and for letting me know. What you want to do is cite the reference that you're using in-line with the changes you're making. If you do this, you'll be good to go. If you have any questions about how to properly cite a reference, see this page for help. If you still have questions, let me know and I'll be happy to help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:19, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Help on a problem

Hello Oswah! I have a problem at East Asian people. One of the users apparently mistakes me for an LTA or duck IP. However I have already explained that I am neither (see the edit summary and my comment on the SPI. I am writing you as we both already interacted with a similar problem on Yamato people. Could you please take a look and help me to do not let this article become a mess. Thank you in advance and have a nice day.46.125.250.127 (talk) 07:18, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

They keep mistaken me for this sock user. I have now also commented on the SPI. For now I will stop reverting, but thus the article becomes a mess :(. I hope someone will take a closer look and see that I made improvements... Have a nice day anyway.46.125.250.127 (talk) 08:35, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! Thanks for leaving me a message here with your concerns. I apologize for the delay responding to you. Yes, I recommend that you don't keep reverting so that you're not edit warring, as that can get you blocked. I would politely and calmly respond to any accusations, and move on from there. If you're innocent and if you're not actually the sock user that you're being accused of being, you have nothing to worry about and you'll be fine. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:18, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Your block has expired

Congratulations Oshwah, after 5 long years, your block by SQL has expired. Welcome back to editing. Naleksuh (talk) 14:24, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Naleksuh! Yay! I'm happy to be back! You can thank SQL for the block. :-P ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:21, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

@Oshwah: That edit wasn't by me. I don't know what the intent of that was. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 16:18, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

RandomCanadian - That was my fault. I had your username in my clipboard from responding to you earlier. I must not have copied Naleksuh's username to my clipboard as I thought! Sorry for the confusion! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:22, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Hah. Anyway, had a good laugh once I realised this was a silly mistake. Cheers, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 16:23, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

RandomCanadian - I bet you did. ;-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:32, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks For Reviewing

HI THERE, Im Jake Just wanted see how you are Hope you have a good rest of your time on Wiki good job on getting admin was it 2007? when you got it or later?, if you can't share it's fine but hope you have the best time/day or night. :) FemBoySentinal (talk) 19:47, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi FemBoySentinal! Welcome to Wikipedia! I actually joined Wikipedia in 2007, and was made an administrator in 2016. You can actually view my application for administrator by clicking here. Please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything, and I'll be more than happy to lend a hand. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:51, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Really

Keeping a pretty close eye on the Pretty Little Liars page. Bored much? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:6000:8c00:a70:8d1d:6f5:4ac:625d (talk) 01:25, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

self-promotion on user page

Hi Oshawh, you flagged me for possible self-promotion on my new user talk page Onelittlesong [[2]]. I am just trying to clearly disclose my conflict of interest and to follow the guidelines for doing so. Can you let me know what I can do better?Onelittlesong (talk) 01:30, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Onelittlesong! Welcome to Wikipedia! That was Wikipedia's automatic tagging of the edit, not me. :-) Your user page seems fine; just make sure that you comply with Wikipedia's policy on user pages, and you won't have any issues. Please let me know if you have any questions, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:36, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

No subject

Hi, Oshwah. I disagree with your removing references to media that has covered topics on Wikipedia. It is not for advertising/promotion. It is so users can go to sources outside of Wikipedia to learn more on the topic. I found an example of where this was allowed: on the Hadden Clark page, I found: Two-part series on The Last Podcast on the Left episodes "Hadden Clark Part I- Mommy's Basement Bakery" and "Hadden Clark Part II- Women's Panties", aired: November 2019.

How is this different? If I remove the link, will that meet the requirements?

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by PiperLeroy (talk • contribs) 01:41, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi PiperLeroy! Welcome to Wikipedia! The reason why I removed your edits were due to concerns that the external links were added for advertising or promotion of the podcast. The edits also seemed unnecessary. If this isn't the reason for the addition of content, please accept my apologies for the confusion. Feel free to restore the edits, but I believe that other users might remove them as well. Please let me know if you have any questions, and I'll be happy to answer them. :-) Thanks for the message, and I hope you have a great day. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:45, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

No subject

Hi Oshwah, the article was removed as it is unsourced and does not reflect the reality, you sourced an old article from the daily telegraph, apparently with the attempt to defame and or vandalise the page, I also notice that you have posted similar articles in various pages, if you have any questions please send m a message, thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lordoftherings2211 (talk • contribs) 01:58, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Lordoftherings2211! Welcome to Wikipedia! The reason I removed your edit here to Prince of Bismarck was because of a few concerns. First, your edit summary stated that the edit was "unsourced", but you removed a reference. This didn't make sense to me. Also, it's better to have an old source cited than no source at all. It would be better if you cited a newer source rather than remove the source cited. If you have any questions, please let me know and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:06, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Dear Oshwah, please let me know if I can help you with any questions you have about my rollback editing. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lordoftherings2211 (talk • contribs) 02:08, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

YASER J. K. ALSAIDI

Please return the deleted page because the person mentioned on the page is reliable and all the information mentioned on the page has been written transparently and completely correct and it is pure facts and was checked before writing it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr - YASER J. K. ALSAIDI (talk • contribs) 02:43, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Dr - YASER J. K. ALSAIDI! Welcome to Wikipedia! The article you created, YASER J. K. ALSAIDI, was nominated for speedy deletion because it does not make a credible claim of significance, nor explain why the article subject is significant in any way. It also appears, based off of the article title and your username, that you created an article about yourself. Please know that autobiographies are highly discouraged and frowned upon on Wikipedia, and usually results in the content or article being deleted. Writing about yourself also introduces a conflict of interest, since you're writing about, well, yourself. :-)

Since you're brand new to Wikipedia, I highly recommend that you go through Wikipedia's getting started page and that you complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial before you make any edits or take on any major tasks around here. It will provide you with many important walkthroughs, guides, interactive lessons, and other information that will familiarize you with our policies and guidelines, how Wikipedia works, how to navigate around the site, and how to find important locations and pages. Most users who take this advice and complete the tutorial tell me later that it was significantly helpful to them and saved them hours of time and frustration they would've experienced otherwise. Please let me know if you have any questions, and I'll be happy to answer them. :-) Thanks for the message, and I hope you have a great day. Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:48, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

How to add this to half-truths?

This based on his inaugural speech of January 20th, 2021. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.79.147.13 (talk) 04:53, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

   In his inaugural speech on January 20th, 2021, President Biden (6:38 of the speech) is quoted to say, " Our history has been a constant struggle between the American ideal that we're all are created equal and the harsh ugly reality that racism, nativism, fear demonization have long torn us apart." The term 'we're all created equal' is part of the sentence in the U.S. Declaration of Independence, which Thomas Jefferson penned in 1776 during the beginning of the American Revolution that reads, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness". Mr. Bidens statement is part of the entire sentence. President Biden also says (12:19 of the speech), " recent weeks and months have taught us a painful lesson there is truth and there are lies, lies told for power and for profit", and makes no mention of half-truths, that include truths that lie because they are part-of-the-truth.

(Talk page enjoyer) If this is phrased in your own words (excluding the quotes, of course), then add some citations to reliable source backing it up, then add it to Half-truth. You didn't add a source - which is necessary on Wikipedia. Elli (talk | contribs) 05:01, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! Your edit here to Half-truth was reverted because you didn't cite any references or reliable sources. You also added a political edit to the article Half-truth, which makes me concerned that the edit may not be implying or reflecting a neutral point of view, which is what we need to be doing with all content that is added to articles on Wikipedia. Please review these policies, and please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions. I'll be more than happy to answer them and help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:13, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Re: Would a redirect to the actual youtube footage of the youtube speech be appropriate?

As in 6:38 or 12:23 of the video? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.79.147.13 (talk) 16:02, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! YouTube is not recommended as a source, as they're often unreliable and considered most times to be primary. A secondary source that's considered reliable would be better to cite. Why are you adding this content to the Half-truth article in the first place? I'm concerned that the edit may not be implying or reflecting a neutral point of view. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:07, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

How about using the Whitehouse site as a source?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/01/20/inaugural-address-by-president-joseph-r-biden-jr/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.79.147.13 (talk) 03:00, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

That wouldn't be a bad source to cite. It's better than YouTube. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:02, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks again. To avoid any further problems with this addition, would you be so kind to prepare the appropriate add on to the observation? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.79.147.13 (talk) 18:18, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Sorry, what exactly is it that you'd like me to do? I can't write the edit for you, but I can take a look at it and help you once you finish adding the content and citing the reference. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:57, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Here is the addition.

In his inaugural speech on January 20th, 2021, President Biden (6:38 of the speech) is quoted to say, " Our history has been a constant struggle between the American ideal that we're all are created equal and the harsh ugly reality that racism, nativism, fear demonization have long torn us apart." The term 'we're all created equal' is part of the sentence in the U.S. Declaration of Independence, which Thomas Jefferson penned in 1776 during the beginning of the American Revolution that reads, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness". Mr. Bidens statement is part of the entire sentence. President Biden also says (12:19 of the speech), " recent weeks and months have taught us a painful lesson there is truth and there are lies, lies told for power and for profit", and makes no mention of half-truths, that include truths that lie because they are part-of-the-truth. 

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.79.147.13 (talk) 21:55, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Sigh... I still have concerns at to whether or not this is necessary. But at least it's referenced... :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:33, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

References

Thanks again!

Removed My Section From Blue Star Line

I recently added a little paragraph on Blue Star lines, you removed it. What was the reason? 86.23.67.255 (talk) 04:58, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! The reason I removed your edit was because it did not cite a reliable source. Can you locate a reliable source and cite it in-line with the content you're trying to add? :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:59, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Rajendra Kumar's Wikipedia editing

Hello I am editing the Wikipedia page of legendary Actor Rajendra Kumar and you are again and again changing back the things to the former . Understand please, he was a legendary artist and despite this fact, his Wikipedia page is not well developed like those of Rajesh khanna or Raj kapoor . The information I am adding is from his own biography "The Jubilee Kumar " You can verify. The things I am editing are just improving his Wikipedia page He is my most favourite and admired personality and I can't afford to see his Wikipedia page with limited info. It should be developed. Can I give you the information with source as well. So that you can yourself edit that page , if not me? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.202.13.221 (talk) 05:02, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! You need to review and understand Wikipedia's policy on wording articles to reflect a neutral point of view. This is why I removed your edits. If you have any questions, please let me know and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:10, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

replacing the logo

Hi,

How do I change the existing logo on the Maroochydore State High School page? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroochydore_State_High_School

This logo is extremely old and we would like to replace it with the current logo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kylie Bobbermien (talk • contribs) 05:02, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Kylie Bobbermien! Welcome to Wikipedia! In order to update the logo on the school article, you just need to go here and upload a newer version of the file. Make sure that it isn't copyrighted, else it will be a serious violation of policy.

Since you're brand new to Wikipedia, I highly recommend that you go through Wikipedia's getting started page and that you complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial before you make any edits or take on any major tasks around here. It will provide you with many important walkthroughs, guides, interactive lessons, and other information that will familiarize you with our policies and guidelines, how Wikipedia works, how to navigate around the site, and how to find important locations and pages. Most users who take this advice and complete the tutorial tell me later that it was significantly helpful to them and saved them hours of time and frustration they would've experienced otherwise. Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:07, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

JPEGMAFIA edit

Yes, I did edit JPEGMAFIA’s page about him rereleasing “The Ghost Pop Tape”. There is proof I can cite but it is only a YouTube video, which is blacklisted on Wikipedia. I believe this is Wikipedia worthy information and I don’t know what to do! Please help! (Aidanoprita0 (talk) 05:03, 11 May 2021 (UTC))

(Talk page enjoyer) @Aidanoprita0: additions to Wikipedia articles generally require reliable, secondary sources to determine whether information is worthy of inclusion. Elli (talk | contribs) 05:06, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Aidanoprita0! As Elli said above, all content on Wikipedia needs to be attributable to a reliable source that is secondary and independent of the article subject. Are you able to locate a source that's reliable that you can cite in-line with the article content? :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:08, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

No subject

The entry QX39 is incorrect and needs to be changed to avoid future confusion. These compounds were generated in our laboratory and patents and publications used in the entry are from our group. The entry needs to be changed to CA77.1 that is the correct name of the compound used in the studies with Alzheimer's that you reference in the page. We never used QX39 for in vivo studies in Alzheimer and the structure and other inforamtion entered there was incorrect. The compounds were described as QX in early days in the patent but have been published as CA and by using the old nomenclature that was not used in the publication we are worried this will create confusion. The mechanism of action was incorrect as neither QX39 nor CA77.1 target LAMP2A as indicate in the text. I have corrected the text for accuracy and include the very original reference of the parent compounds so readers interested can track the molecules. The main difference between the early series of compounds (AR7) and these ones is that we used extensive med chem to made them suitable for in vivo use and that lead to the Alzheimer's studies that are referred in the page. Please, provide guidance on how the entry could be changed from QX39 to CA77.1 in order to avoid confusion or dissemination of inaccurate information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amcuervo (talk • contribs) 07:54, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Amcuervo! Welcome to Wikipedia! Have you tried discussing your concerns on the article's talk page? This is the place where you'd go in order to start a discussion and voice your concerns. Other editors will be able to communicate and collaborate with you, and help you from there. Since you're brand new to Wikipedia, I highly recommend that you go through Wikipedia's getting started page and that you complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial before you make any edits or take on any major tasks around here. It will provide you with many important walkthroughs, guides, interactive lessons, and other information that will familiarize you with our policies and guidelines, how Wikipedia works, how to navigate around the site, and how to find important locations and pages. Most users who take this advice and complete the tutorial tell me later that it was significantly helpful to them and saved them hours of time and frustration they would've experienced otherwise. Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be more than happy to answer them and help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:01, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

No subject

hola cordial saludo, soy randy torres y le estan otorgando a otra persona los creditos de mi musica y cuando buscan mi musica como artista sale esta persona que dice ser randy torres mis perfiles originales que lo corroboran son "https://www.instagram.com/randytorresdj" "https://soundcloud.com/djrandytorres" https://www.skillboxes.com/blog/randy-torres-drops-his-debut-ep-infectral-on-streamin-music-group/

porfavor revisar eso! mil gracias — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexisaguilaralexis (talk • contribs) 13:26, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Alexisaguilaralexis! Welcome to Wikipedia! Even if I could verify that you're this person, it doesn't improve things when you remove content like that. It can be seen as disruptive when you remove content from articles without explaining why using the edit summary. If there are issues with the article, you should discuss them on the article's talk page. This way, other editors can comment and discuss your concerns and help you resolve them properly. If you have any questions, please let me know and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. Thank you for the message, and I hope you have a great day! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:32, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

I need your help

Can you assist me with editing the so my article can go publicReer Yusuf article? reer yusuf (talk)Omingokevin (talk) 16:49, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Omingokevin! Welcome to Wikipedia! I'll be more than happy to help you and point you in the right direction. Have you seen Wikipedia's articles for creation process? This process helps new users to create a draft page, and then have it reviewed by an editor who is a reviewer, and published once the article is approved by them. This way, you can spend all the time you need building and designing the draft article, and then have it reviewed once it's ready. I highly recommend using this process to publish your first article, as it will provide you with the necessary assistance that most new editors will need.

Since you're brand new to Wikipedia, I highly recommend that you go through Wikipedia's getting started page and that you complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial before you make any edits or take on any major tasks around here. It will provide you with many important walkthroughs, guides, interactive lessons, and other information that will familiarize you with our policies and guidelines, how Wikipedia works, how to navigate around the site, and how to find important locations and pages. Most users who take this advice and complete the tutorial tell me later that it was significantly helpful to them and saved them hours of time and frustration they would've experienced otherwise. Please let me know if you have any more questions or need help with anything else, and I'll be happy to assist you. :-) Thank you for the message, and I hope you have a great day! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:57, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Can you assist me by reviewing my article and let me know if it is ok. If it is fine you can also assist by approving it. The article Reer Yusuf Reer Yusuf (talk)Omingokevin (talk) 17:09, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Omingokevin - Sure, I can give it a look. Where is the article located? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:18, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Note: Osh, see section above ([Reer Yusuf]]) (8 May). Seems there are now two versions of the draft. Eagleash (talk) 17:23, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  Eagleash - I see Draft:Reer Yusuf, and the version on User:Omingokevin. Are these the two versions that you're referring to, or is there another version in another place that I missed? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:45, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  Yes it is the same article as I tried to resubmit the article again.Kindly have a look and assist.I will be greatful Reer Yusuf Reer Yusuf (talk)Omingokevin (talk) 18:00, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Osh, yes that is what I meant by two versions. @Omingokevin: duplicate drafts for the same topic can cause confusion and / or take up the time of other volunteers. It is not really a very good idea to try to avoid WP:AFC by asking others to review (essentially 'juumping the queue'). Eagleash (talk) 18:17, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Eagleash - Thanks for clarifying. :-) Correct, which is why I redirected Omingokevin to the AFC process - so that we don't skip the line and give special treatment. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:21, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

How long does it take for AFC to take place? Omingokevin (talk) 18:37, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Omingokevin - I don't know what the exact timeline is right now, but in the past, the backlog has resulted in reviews taking anywhere from a week to a few months to get done. I don't believe that this is the case anymore. Just be patient; someone will review your submission. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:46, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Last I looked (couple of days ago) it was about 5 months. (There's no deadline as far as Wikipedia is concerned). Eagleash (talk) 18:50, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

OK, we still seem to have the userspace version and the draft version; one needs to go. The userspace is in better condition than the draft but it is the wrong location. The content at the userspace could be amalgamated into the draft and the userpage used for its intended purpose of telling the Wikipedia community a little about the user and how they intend to contribute to the encyclopedia. The draft had (still has) a number of anomalies as does the userpage and the combined item should be edited in line with the article creation guidelines and the manual of style as well as carefully studying the notability requirements. It should be submitted via WP:AFC when considered ready. Eagleash (talk) 18:49, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Can you go through the article and check if there is any changes that can be made or should be made.... Please. Omingokevin (talk) 18:50, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) You cannot cite Wikipedia. See WP:CIRCULAR. The remaining sources only seem tangentially related to the topic of the article and are not sufficient to support the idea that it is a notable topic. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 18:59, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Adding perms to second account

Hello,

I am writting to find out if you could add my perms to User:CloudyEagle, my second account. I am asking because I imagine it will require a CU to verify.

Thanks, NW1223 | Howl at me 17:59, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi NightWolf1223! It's actually easier than that! Are you able to log into your CloudyEagle account and respond here to verify that the account belongs to you? :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:03, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Confirmed. CloudyEagle (talk) 18:05, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

NightWolf1223, CloudyEagle - Thanks for doing that!  Done. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:10, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks very much

Hey Oshwah, thanks very much for handling my SPI request so quickly. Cheers.---Wikaviani ^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:19, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Wikaviani - You're welcome; always happy to lend a hand. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:33, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Dr levy page

Hi the information that has been removed by me needs to stay removed as this is misleading information and part of an on going trial and current litigation

Please reach out if you have any questions — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:387:5:814::56 (talk) 01:47, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! I don't understand how the content is misleading. Can you please explain? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:49, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

I took another look at the content. I see that a lot of it isn't referenced at all, so I agree with your edit removing the content. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:30, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Graffiti in Iran edit removal

I believe my edit was removed incorrectly. Unless I did it incorrectly, I in fact DID cite/source the information I added to the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Meckdee (talk • contribs) 01:56, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Meckdee! Thanks for leaving me a message and for letting me know. Please accept my apologies - after reviewing your edit, I noticed that you did cite a source. I restored your changes to the article. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, and I'll be happy to help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:01, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Editing Wikipedia The Hour Glass

Hi Oswah

This is regarding the email you have sent me in my office box and also asking for the proof of the edits- this are our company info/ about us source:

Please check further info here:

The reason why I'm editing this wikipedia for our : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hour_Glass_(company)

Im edited the about us: History:www.thehourglass.com

Our source is from here: we have updated boutiques and info. Please I'm looking forward to have your reply on this asap. We will need to update the latest info on wikipedia as information inputed here - the audiences are able to check and they would wanted to have the latest info example- 40 boutique- we have now more than 47 boutique. so here you go, we have more info on the changes about our company info hence it is important for us to add the relevant info.

This are source: please go to our website- this layout didnt allow me to insert the website link- please google our company name" The Hour Glass" and click about us: https://www.thehourglass.com/about-us/

Please check and let us know as I will edit with the info. Thanks Thank you so much Kubera09 (talk) 04:06, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Kubera09! Welcome to Wikipedia! I'm concerned that you may have a conflict of interest with the article subject. You keep referring to them as "our company" and referring to yourself as "we". Do you work for this company? Are you being paid to edit Wikipedia and this article? If you are, you must disclose this by following the directions here. You should not be editing article subjects and topics on Wikipedia where you have a personal conflict of interest with. It degrades the quality and verifiability of the articles you edit, and it makes it nearly impossible to word content to reflect a neutral point of view when you do so. Please consider focusing on articles and topics that interest you but where you have no conflict of interest with. If you have any questions or if you need help with anything, please let me know and I'll be happy to lend a hand. :-) Thank you for the message, and I hope you have a great day! Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:21, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Therazzors

For obvious new sockpuppets, does one have to reopen a Sockpuppet investigation or is there a single place to report them, other than pinging administrators?

• Therapy11 (talk · contribs) [3]
• Iknowimgood (talk · contribs) [4]

--Calton | Talk 05:59, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Calton! I hope you're doing well! Yes, let's open a new SPI report. This way, we can document these accounts for historical and record-keeping purposes and have them looked into properly. All you need to do is follow the directions over at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations under the "How to open an investigation" guide. This will allow you to file another SPI report quickly. Once you do this, let me know and I'll be happy to take a look at it. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:29, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

I want to do the right thing

Cu is Needed on this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Jack90s15 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Account 3000 (talk • contribs) 16:43, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Account 3000 - You're not actually doing the right thing, you know... You can't just keep creating new accounts like this and expect that you won't be blocked. Do you want to be able to come back to Wikipedia and contribute positively to the encyclopedia? You need to log into your original account, Jack90s15, after you've gone six months without violating any policies (so no creating sock puppets), and appeal your block. This is how you do the right thing, not what you're doing now, which is to create multiple accounts in order to skirt the radar. If you have any questions, log into your Jack90s15 account, and you can ask me there. Thanks for the message and for trying to do the right thing. I think you need to do the true right thing by following policy and properly appealing your block. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:26, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Mail

Hello, Oshwah. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

aeschyIus (talk) 18:46, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

AeschyIus - Received and replied. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:42, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

User:Grind History

Hello, Oshwah,

For some reason, the sockpuppet template shows that a sockpuppet category still needs to be created even though one exists. I've seen this happen about 4 or 5 times previously but I don't know how to "fix" the template so that the "create this category" message goes away. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:14, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Liz! I hope you're doing well. :-) It's actually an easy fix. You just need to purge the page cache by adding ?action=purge at the end of the URL of the user page of the sock user. I went ahead and did this for you. Please don't hesitate to let me know if I can help you with anything else, and I'll be happy to do so. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:24, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Ah, a purging trick that I didn't know about. Thanks for the info. As for other help, I've gone to several different CUs with questions about a couple of editors that didn't warrant filing a full SPI and that has been helpful. I don't want to pester any specific CU so thanks for the offer of your help. Your talk page though is watched more than others (1,144 page watchers? Wow!) so I'm aware of the increased visibility of any comments I might make here which is probably why I email you sometimes rather than post on your talk page. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:30, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Liz! No problem! Always happy to help! :-) Asking questions about users that you believe might be socks shouldn't be seen as "pestering" (at least I don't see it that way). If you do need to email me for input or advice, by all means, feel free to do so. My user talk page and my email is always open to you. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:39, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Leptotyphlops humilis referred to genus Rena

Hello, I changed the genus Leptotyphlops to Rena in the page on Micruroides, since Wikipedia refers all Leptotyphlops now to Rena here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rena_(snake) Sorry I am new to this and not an expert in snake taxonomy, but this keeps consistency with what's on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.176.112.138 (talk) 03:50, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! Thanks for the message and for letting me know. I'll go ahead and restore the edit you made to the article. I apologize for the confusion, and I appreciate you for bringing this to my attention. If you have questions or need anything else, please don't hesitate to let me know. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:53, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Revdel?

Should this edit be revdeleted? NonsensicalSystem^(error?)_(.log) 11:04, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

NonsensicalSystem - Yeah, that can offend people. I rev del'd it. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:53, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Spi abuse and retaliation against me

Hello Oshwah I have been having disputes with another user about sources. As of yesterday they accused me of being a sock puppet and now today they're accusing me of being another sock puppet. It seems like they're using any little thing to get me banned since I don't agree with their viewpoint https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Jack90s15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Nicky3331. Just wanted to bring you this to your attention since you worked on yesterday's SPI and also it doesn't seem like it's going to help being new users to Wikipedia, If they're being accused everyday of being different sock puppets.Thelostone41 (talk) 14:54, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Thelostone41! Thanks for bringing this issue to my attention. I'm sorry that you're not having the best experience on Wikipedia due to the accusations. Please do your best to try and move on from those - I promise that Wikipedia is a great community to be apart of and contribute to. :-) Don't let the accusations get to you; I've been accused of lots of silly things. In the end, if it's not true, nothing is going to happen to you. :-) Please let me know if you have any questions, or if you need my input or advice on anything, and I'll be happy to respond and help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:21, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Oshwah That's why I brought it to all the administrators attention as it seems they are trying to use any little thing to get me banned.Thelostone41 (talk) 17:05, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Thelostone41 - I appreciate you for doing that. :-) Let me know if I can help you with anything else, and I'll be happy to do so. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:13, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Another request

Can you also add the autoconfirmed flag to my account so I can use Twinkle? Thank you, CloudyEagle (talk) 15:26, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

CloudyEagle -  Done. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:18, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia's two pests

They're at it again I'd noticed over the past two days e.g. this yesterday with the usual 58 character insertion of Barney nonsense and e.g. this today. It is surprising that Wikipedia is still allowing this to continue, hopefully not much longer. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 15:49, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Iggy the Swan! It's good to talk to you again! :-) It looks like Zzuuzz has blocked the IP range, so hopefully this resolves the issue. If any more shenanigans continue, please let me know and I'll be happy to take a look. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:19, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Justin

Luca you Look good luck with your day love you guys are having some fun time — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.195.247.136 (talk) 21:15, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Umm... Hi! How are you? I'm not sure what you're talking about. Do you need help with something? :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:27, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

About an investigation

There is some kind of confusing going on.

I'm not Dibosh Chakma. Actually he (Dibosh) was the previous owner of the mobile that I am using right now. I bought the mobile from Dibosh couple of weeks ago. Therefore my cousin taught me how to edit in Wikipedia. That's why, though I am new but I know the basics of editting in Wikipedia.

As far as I know that the IP address still remains the same if the mobile owner is changed. This is why, some other users think that I am Dibosh Chakma. অগ্নিশিখা (talk) 04:05, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED!

This IP Special:Contributions/5.43.73.49 is vandalizing continuously, and he/she/they has deleted many, many warnings from his/her/their talk page. I have reported the user at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism, and the user is continuously vandalizing! Quantum^Realm (meow • pawtrack) 14:55, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/5.43.64.0/19 I think this IP is related. Quantum^Realm (meow • pawtrack) 15:00, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

A longer term rangeblock might be useful here... RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 15:04, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi RandomCanadian, QuantumRealm! It looks like the 5.43.64.0/19 range has been blocked for 6 months; issue resolved! If you see any more shenanigans like this, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be happy to take a look. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:04, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

"Further shenanigans" - speak of the devil, they're already back at it: see for ex. [5]... I see Fastily has already given Special:Contributions/77.221.2.16 a block, but a more durable solution might be semi-protecting the affected pages. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 01:40, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

RandomCanadian - Thanks for the heads up. I'll keep an eye on things and take appropriate action if it continues... :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:03, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Revert of DarkSide (hacking group)

I believe I only made one or two changes to that page. The only one I actually remember making is to change "behind" to "the cause of" which in my opinion has the same meaning but is much better, more precise English. At any rate, saying an organization was "behind" something is vague, figurative and is basically slang; some more definite phrase should be substituted. So if that's my change you didn't like, then I do disagree. If something else, I would have to see it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:2fc0:f:81d9:9d27:e036:57c9 (talk) 01:19, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi there, and thanks for leaving me a message here regarding your edit to the DarkSide (hacking group) article. The reason I reverted your edit was due to concerns I had regarding your changes and Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy - especially when you changed the word "image" to now say "propaganda". I felt that the previous wording was more in-line with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy than what it was changed to, and I reverted your edit on that basis. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding that policy and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. Thanks again for the message, and I hope you have a great day! :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:08, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Disruptive IP

Can you block 76.29.49.227, their edits to Brown Line (CTA) and more recently North Central Service are quite disruptive and always use the same useless edit summary. IP was warned many times already. Cards84664 01:44, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Cards84664! Thanks for leaving me a message regarding your concerns with this IP user and their edits. I apologize for the delay responding to your message; I've been busy lately, and I'm just getting caught up with all of the Wikipedia emails, pings, messages, and requests that I received while I was offline. :-) It looks like the IP user has been blocked, so the issue looks to be resolved. If any more disruption occurs from this IP after their block expires, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be more than happy to look into it. :-) Thanks again for the message, and I wish you a great day! Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:10, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Could you please block this editor?

Special:Contributions/LorF_Haow_NnSd_Fusj_Beia_Najs_Pooa_Qosn_Disj_Idiwn_Owms For blatant WP:NOTHERE behavior. Johnnyconnorabc (talk) 02:01, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Johnnyconnorabc: I think this could have been dealt via AIV? In any case, @Oshwah: their creations probably need nuking under G3, if you see what I mean. Cheers, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 02:15, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

RandomCanadian - Thanks - nuked. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:04, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Unrelated

Hijacking the section to ask for advice. I left an editor a message about an unhelpful edit of theirs ([6]) on their talk page. This is how they responded. Now I left them a very stern statement on their talk page about that, since, reading just diagonally through it I can see a couple of nasty insinuations... Don't think it's prima vista blockable (although I've been previously harassed so it's not very far from it), but if you or any talk page watcher has further advice on how to handle this kind of shenanigans or is willing to take a watchful look over the relevant article that would be nice. Cheers, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 03:58, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi RandomCanadian! Aside from the accusations and finger-pointing, that user's response went off on unrelated tangents and made absolutely no sense at all to me. Honestly, my advice would be to just ignore it and move on. I wouldn't have even left the user that warning you left for their response on your user talk page. Warning a user for something they did on your own talk page is equivalent to yelling "stop poking me!" It rarely works, and just signals to the user that you're taking their response personally and that you don't like it - something that trolls thrive on and gobble as their food. ;-) You warned the user for their edit to the article - that's all you need to do. Just ignore their rant, move on, and keep an eye out for any more issues by that user with further edits to articles. Treat them like you would any other editor and disregard the fact that they went off on you like that. No need to make things more complicated. ;-) If the user does start to harass and hound you repeatedly, please let me know. I'll be happy to step in if things get out of control. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:51, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

CU and SPI questions

Hi Oshwah! I am not challenging your decisions, I am asking because I feel my understanding of CU policy (and where to look at policy) is lacking to the point that when I file a SPI I feel it is a crapshoot whether to request CU or not in some cases.

In Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Comedian Warmatep you stated that DUCK evidence doesn't require CU to confirm (I was asking for CU not just to confirm, but to uncover other instances, but lets leave it at confirming). User:AmandaNP declined similarly for Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lass-Lass.

What is unclear to me, is how this is based on the CheckUser policy. Wikipedia:CheckUser#Grounds for checking states that sock pupperty is grounds for checking. I don't see how the "duck" case falls under WP:CUPRIVACY. I also don't see anything on meta.

However, the "duck" case clearly falls under procedure given that both you and AmandaNP declined for exactly the same reason. My question is, where can I read about this procedure? Or read about guidance about when to ask for CU and when not? I am asking so that I fill out the CU requested field in my SPI reports in a better fashion.

Another question, arising from Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lass-Lass, I avoided placing user warnings (aside from automatic speedy-deletion notices from Twinkle I didn't prevent) on the talk page of Homesand (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki), and did not report Homesand to AIV (which I probably could've given the amount of disruptive edits I reverted) as they were an obvious DUCK and I had already reported them to SPI. However, SPI seems very slow these days, like this case was declined by CU on DUCK (but the account wasn't blocked...) the same day, the account was blocked 26 hours later (because someone else reported them to AIV), and the SPI was closed 8 days later with "Nothing left to do here, closing" by User:RoySmith. In the meantime, another DUCK appeared and was reported by someone else at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Homesand. Now, my question from all this is whether I should report such a user to SPI at all? I could easily foresee that I would have enough activity for a vandalism-only/NOTHERE block at AIV in short order, and that noticeboard is handled more briskly. Is it worth while keeping a trail of activity of these socks?--Eostrix  (^{🦉 hoot} _hoot🦉) 06:29, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Eostrix! Thanks for leaving me a message here with your questions and concerns regarding SPI. In short, the answer is "yes" - you should definitely file SPI reports when you believe that sock puppetry is occurring. Even if a CU declines running a check on the particular report you file, it's still looked into by clerks and administrators, who run a behavioral investigation on the accounts and decide on action from there. If you could take away only one thing from this response, remember this: CU data does not preclude a behavioral analysis and obvious sock puppetry. If CU data came back and determined that two accounts were in completely different areas around the world, and if a behavioral investigation concludes that the two users are obvious sock puppets based on their edits and behavior, the behavioral investigation takes complete precedence and the accounts would be blocked. :-)

I used to run checks on accounts that were exhibiting DUCK behavior, but I was told by AmandaNP that these checks are unnecessary due to the nature of the evidence being obvious. From then on, I declined these requests as this is what she told me should be done. I'll let Amanda comment further on this response with her reasoning and rationale. I don't mind at all running checks for DUCK evidence and findings - especially if the request states that a sleeper check is needed. If I declined a request when you had asked for a sleeper check, please accept my apologies in advance and just make sure that you state this clearly in future SPI reports when you request a checkuser. This way, I'll be sure to be aware that your request entails a sleeper check, and I'll be happy to look into it with that mindset.

If you have any further questions regarding SPI reports, CU checks, and the line between where they'll be accepted or declined, please let me know and I'll be happy to try and explain things further. The last thing I want you to be is confused over how we handle SPI cases, and I'm sure that they haven't been handled consistently from checkuser to checkuser. That sucks, and we need to do better at being consistent. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:42, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Thank you! I will continue to file SPI reports when sockpuppetry is obvious. If you or AmandaNP could point out a page to read (other than Wikipedia:CheckUser that I read and is very general) on guidance on when to request CU for SPI, I would very much appreciate it and it will help me categorize my SPI requests better, saving time for all involved.--Eostrix  (^{🦉 hoot} _hoot🦉) 06:53, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Eostrix - No problem; always happy to help! :-) Amanda might have an essay or page under her belt that she can share with you that helps explain when to and when not to request a CU. Just remember not to take it personally or take it as something you've done wrong simply because a CU or clerk declined your request for a CU at SPI. If anything, you'll get the hang of it and you'll learn the threshold as you file more cases. :-) Have you reviewed Wikipedia's duck test and signs of sockpuppetry pages? They do well to explain DUCK behavior and where there are signs of sockpuppetry that may not be obvious. They might not give you exactly what you're looking for, but they'll definitely point you in the right direction and help you nonetheless. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:59, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

No subject

Hello I have done a n edit on the page List of Hindu Deities. I have learnt Sanskrit. The meaning of koti is ofcourse 10 million, but in this context it means type. This is why there are 3 types of gods. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 111.91.80.47 (talk) 06:53, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! Thanks for leaving me a message regarding your edit to List of Hindu deities. The reason I reverted your edit was because it removed content from the article and didn't explain why using the edit summary. Was there a reason why the content was removed? In the future, you'll want to use edit summaries to explain your edits and why you're making them. This will help avoid any confusion and issues in the future with other editors. Please let me know if you have any questions and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:03, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Improper addition of personal controversies in a political alliance page (Left Democratic Front)

There is continuous addition of improper personal controversies in the History of Page: Left Democratic Front (Kerala) by User:Kambliyil. Please Revert those changes. Sreein Sreedhar (talk) 09:02, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Sreein Sreedhar, and thanks for leaving me a message here with your concerns regarding the Left Democratic Front (Kerala) article. If there's a dispute or issue with the content between yourself and Kambliyil, you need to start a discussion on the article's talk page here. Discuss your concerns with the user, and let the user know that you've started the discussion by messaging them on their user talk page. This is the proper way to settle the dispute. Please do not continuously revert the article, as this is edit warring, and is not allowed on Wikipedia. If you have any more questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be happy to help you futher. Thanks! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 09:33, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi dear Oshwah

I sincerely ask you to leave your e-mail address on my talk page.i need the help of an experienced person like you MichealCarrik (talk) 09:30, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi MichealCarrik! Emails should only be sent if the request involves information that's private or that needs to be removed from edit histories or logs. I'll be more than happy to help you here! What do you need help with exactly? :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 09:34, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

I am preparing an athlete's Wikipedia page and I am sure that this athlete meets the notability criteria, but some users have reasons that are not correct.

Delete is trying to delete the article by writing on the discussion page. For example, a user says that the athlete has never participated in the world championship, but I am sure that this athlete has participated in the world championship.Maybe I did not make the page properly, I ask you to correct the wrong things and republish the page. Page is Nabi Mammadov — Preceding unsigned comment added by MichealCarrik (talk • contribs) 09:49, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

MichealCarrik - Have you reviewed and do you understand Wikipedia's guidelines on the notability of article subjects? Specifically, you want to review Wikipedia's guide on the notability of sports and athletes in this case. These guides will help you to gauge whether or not the person that you're trying to write an article about meets Wikimedia's guidelines. If the person doesn't, then they can't have an article yet. We'll have to wait until they become notable before we create one. Please take some time and review the guidelines I've linked you to. If you have any questions about them, please don't hesitate to ask me, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. The first hurdle to get you through is to have you review those guidelines so that you understand them. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 09:55, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

I am so sorry for disturbing you but ,the problem is that there aren't any notability rules at guidelines about sambo competitors but there are lots of wikipedia articles of sambo athletes — Preceding unsigned comment added by MichealCarrik (talk • contribs) 10:02, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

MichealCarrik - There's no need to apologize. I'm more than happy to help you. :-) There might not be specific guidelines on the notability of sambo competitors, but there are guidelines for the general notability of athletes that you can read here. It's an extension of Wikipedia's general notability guidelines and the basic criteria for the notability of people. There's an AFD dicussion that's open where users have added rationale and input that cites these specific guidelines. I'd give these guidelines a read, then go through the AFD discussion to see what they're referencing. The chances appear likely that this person is not notable given the discussion there. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:12, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello

Hello Oshwah, just to say your being super good in Wikipedia and thanks for answering all my questions. :) Thank you so much and your being good here. [-=-]\-XecityZaien (talk) 11:21, 19 May 2021 (UTC)-/[-=-]

Hi XecityZaien! Thank you for the very kind words. :-) You're very welcome; always happy to help! If you run into any more questions, please don't hesitate to message me here and ask them. I'll be more than happy to answer them and help you. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:30, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Kind of you to introduce yourself ... I'm a "newbie" -

Hi, Oshwah:

Thanks for "connecting" and reaching out... Now that I've been through a course on editing I'm ready to begin. I'll be working on a new page starting tomorrow (still conducting the required research). Hope we stay in touch... I may take you up (down the line) on your kind offer to assist.

Best to you and thank you!DLMCIVER (talk) 19:54, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi DLMCIVER! Welcome to Wikipedia! Please do; I'll be more than happy to help you with anything that you need. Just leave me a message here if you run into any questions, and I'll be happy to answer them. If you haven't already, I'd go through Wikipedia's getting started page and complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial. Both pages are extremely helpful, and they'll answer any basic questions you might run into. Again, welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you enjoy your stay with us and that you have a great day. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:56, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Please stop

Hi can you please stop reverting my edits. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThatAnnoyingGuyIsMe (talk • contribs) 22:11, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Rust Valley Restorers Update

Hi Oshwah,

I'm Tyson Hepburns production assistant. The executive producer of Rust Valley Restorers. I updated the page on his request and with his personal notes/edits. Could you please revert the changes.

Best.

Jeremy Honeyman — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:3D08:5D7E:DC00:8501:BB4A:B737:E82 (talk) 22:25, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! Unfortunately, I cannot revert the changes you made. First of all, one of your edits violated Wikipedia's copyright policies by copying text straight from an external source. Your other edit was completely unreferenced and not cited or supported by a reliable source. This is the reason why your changes to the Rust Valley Restorers article was removed. Please review the policies and guidelines regarding copyright and verifiability, and let me know if you have any questions about them. I'll be more than happy to answer them and help you. :-) Thanks for the message, and I wish you a great day. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:30, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

You asked me to write you

Hi Oshwah

You sent me a "User talk" message, asking me to contact you here regarding my edit to the Khaled Mashal article, which "seemed less than neutral to [you], so [you] removed it for now." To what edit are you referring?

Apologies in advance if this message isn't formatted correctly. I'm not used to Wikipedia correspondence. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.252.200.151 (talk) 22:50, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! Thanks for leaving me a message regarding your edit to the Khaled Mashal article. The reason that I reverted your edit was because it added the word "terrorist" to it, which appeared to me to be opinon-based moreso than fact. This gave me concerns that you weren't wording the article to reflect a neutral point of view when you call something a "terrorist" organization. Please review Wikipedia's policy on neutral point of view, and please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions. I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) Thanks again for the message, and I wish you a great rest of your day. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:13, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Just saying...

I would have done the same thing, in your shoes. That's what made it so funny. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 23:06, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

MjolnirPants - LOL! Especially given the fact that the user page contained the phrase "suckpuppet", the same exact phrase that an LTA used a few days ago on their user page when attempting to troll. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:09, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Oh yeah. See here for the context of why I made it and the joke made with it. Not half as funny as that account getting blackballed within minutes of being created, though.

Had I remembers Poe's law, I'd have edited up it's user page before commenting anywhere else. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 23:15, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

MjolnirPants - That's funny! Just be careful about creating accounts like that. I just don't want to see you get into any trouble. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:23, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

I already declared it on the user page, just to avoid any appearance of impropriety. Whether you want to unblock it or not is up to you, though be warned: if you do, I'll probably use it to make more bad jokes. You might even have to... [shudders]... read some of them. I might have a good use for it soon (I'm planning on working on some modules that might need multiple accounts to test), but I don't mind asking for it to be unblocked when/if that happens, if you're uncomfortable with an unblocked joke account just laying around. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 23:38, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

MjolnirPants - HA! Well, you can always make an unblock request... :-P ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:39, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

See, now you're just mocking me, lol ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 23:39, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

I would never do such a thing! ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:41, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Poor little UnbiasedSentinelOfTruthFreedomAndFacts! 'Shonen unblock! darwin bish 17:21, 20 May 2021 (UTC).

firefox

• Visual Editor does not work nice with firefox lol. Any way to fix it? --つがる Talk to つがる:) 🍁 23:42, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

  Hi つがる! Good question - I use Firefox as my main browser, but I don't use the visual editor. Are there any extensions or add-ons that you might have installed that could be interfering with the Visual Editor's ability to operate properly? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:43, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

  Nope! Just a pink and black browser theme (and if you consider Linux Mint to be malware, then ok?...) lol --つがる Talk to つがる:) 🍁 01:02, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

  つがる - Interesting. I wonder if there are any current known issues with the Visual Editor and the use of Firefox. Again, I'm not sure if there are - I don't use the Visual Editor. I grew up on Wikipedia where editing the page source was the only choice you had. Hence, that's what I always use. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:04, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Oh, and zero of the other userscripts have even work here, and the vector skin I use is cursed because it's layout is so messed up つがる Talk to つがる:) 🍁 01:08, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

(Talk page enjoyer) @つがる: what issues do you have with Visual Editor on Firefox? (though, I'd strongly recommend to use Visual Editor for nothing other than editing tables, it's really not ideal and it's good to learn Wikitext) Elli (talk | contribs) 01:45, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Elli The dialogue box(es) get stuck on the top of my screen and I only see half of the box, because the other half is out of my sreen and they won't scroll down, this is for Simple English Wikipedia I have problems with, but here I have problems with all userscripts also つがる Talk to つがる:) 🍁 02:00, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Weather Underground

The article describes the WU as "radical" rather than 'far' Left yet the link to "radical" is even headed as "far-left". This organisation also murdered policemen and others in pursuit of political goals: an adequate definition of terrorism rather than militant? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a00:23c5:1707:fd00:c8eb:db63:d949:29a8 (talk) 00:04, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! It's not up to us to define "terrorism". As much as we want to label them terrorist, it adds bias and original thought to the article, something we shouldn't be doing. This is why I reverted your edit. Please review Wikipedia's policy on wording articles to reflect a neutral point of view, and let me know if you have any questions. I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:48, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Charles C Hagemeister

I edited this page on May 19, 2021 to accurately note the psssing of my father. Could you please correct this.

Sincerely- Shagemeister (talk) 04:41, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Shagemeister! Welcome to Wikipedia! The reason that I reverted your edit was because it did not reference or cite a reliable source. Do you have a reliable source that supports the content you tried to add to the article? :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:47, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Vandalism by user

Hi why did you reject my report for this user who was adding unsourced information and shows which are not exist. This user User:115.97.203.57 has been adding nonsense in the pages look here [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] please do something about this User:Oshwah block permanently please.

Also I have tagged you in a talk page discussion about Devoleena Bhattacharjee's wrong date of birth year which the correct one is 1990. I have given proof as well. Please change that as well. The source given for the other year was only one rs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎86.156.8.13 (talk) 08:54, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

User:Oshwah Please could you reply please go to the talk page I have tagged you please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.156.8.13 (talk) 14:36, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! I don't remember declining a report that you filed regarding this user. I must've missed it and accidentally deleted it. It looks like the disruption has stopped as of yesterday, but please keep an eye on this user and let me know if they continue disrupting the project. I'll be happy to take another look. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:34, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Recurring transphobic vandalism from static IP

I see that you warned 47.187.133.104 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) for his latest vandalism. The edits he's making are the exact same as the sort he got blocked for last week under multiple IPs and probably as TheFreeGene (talk · contribs) (SPI). He already vowed to keep vandalizing on this topic indefinitely, and the IP seems to be static, so I was wondering if a new block might be in order, perhaps more than the 24 hours he got last time. -- Tamzin (she/they, no pref.) | o toki tawa mi. 11:49, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Tamzin! Thanks for the message and for the heads up. I've blocked the IP for two weeks for their disruptive edits. If any shenanigans continue after the block expires, please let me know and I'll be happy to take another look. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:31, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry?

Hi Oswah. Seems like there is some sockpuppetry going on here as well [16] --HistoryofIran (talk) 16:09, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi HistoryofIran! Thanks for the message and for letting me know about this. I ran a check on the account and  Confirmed that they're sock puppets of KızılBörü1071. I've blocked them and added temporary semi-protection to the article. If you see any more disruption from this sock, please let me know so that I can take a look and put a kibosh to the socking. :-) Thanks again for the message, and I wish you a great rest of your day. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:18, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Issue need solving

User:Oshwah Ok also I have tagged you in Devoleena Bhattacharjee's talk page regarding the wrong date of birth year. Please look there please and change it.