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George Campbell Jr. Biography

The entire section on the controversy is not "neutral". The statements in the Attorney General Report were cited as false by the board of directors at the time it was released and reported as reported in the newspapers when the report was released. There is no mention of that in this section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.75.11.214 (talk) 19:13, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Fine by me. Just make you that you keep neutrality as well as due and undue weight as your priority when adding content :-). ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:05, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Darryn August update

Hallo Oshwah

Can I ask why you deleted my update on Darryn August.

He is not a hero - have a look at the Carte Blanche story on him tonight - he voluntarily jumped from the moving train to avoid paying for his ticket.

Le Roux — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.247.146.113 (talk) 19:39, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia and its content (especially on articles that are biographies of living people) is not about rumors or unreferenced speculation. This kind of content is not allowed and constitutes disruptive editing if repeatedly added. Please review Wikipedia's policies on biographies of living people and identifying reliable sources, and let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for understanding :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:10, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Mufffin!!!!

I will eat your blueberry muffins in your fridge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1000:B113:E439:D8F6:26A5:AEE6:90E5 (talk) 19:39, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

My edit

Why did you delete my edit on the article Sky bar? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vfz226342 (talk • contribs) 19:49, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Vfz226342 - I'm not sure what you're talking about at all. Can you please elaborate so that I can help you? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:11, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

IP rangeblock

Hi Oshwah, thanks for blocking 2601:248:C301:5E97:5DDC:BE02:AAF4:466D (talk · contribs). However, as I said in my ANV report, they've been making random changes to categories, blanking and using ridiculous and irate edit summaries for at least two weeks. They've also been IP hopping: in the past two weeks, this is the same IP that has also used 2601:248:C400:CF0:48D6:E330:838D:86 (talk · contribs), 2601:248:C400:CF0:7933:A721:71C4:8308 (talk · contribs), 2601:248:C400:CF0:7D92:8E43:720F:1C1C (talk · contribs), 2601:248:C301:5E97:1D55:B670:A8B7:FB08 (talk · contribs), 2601:248:C400:CF0:BDA0:BEC4:D4E4:36C0 (talk · contribs), and 2601:248:C400:CF0:6D65:B70A:7A2B:1DA7 (talk · contribs) and been reverted with basically every edit. Aside from page protection for their numerous targets, I don't know what else will get them to stop other than a rangeblock. Ss112 20:54, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Ss112! Thanks for letting me know about these additional IPs; that user is definitely IP hopping to cause disruption. I went ahead and localized them to two /64 ranges and applied blocks to them both. Please let me know if I can do anything else for you and I'll be happy to do so. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:01, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Notice of noticeboard discussion

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Yamla (talk) 21:49, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

The link is WP:CBAN for ZestyLemonz. --Yamla (talk) 21:49, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Troy Blakely

Hi Oshwah,

Someone with username "nanabear2000" who is not related nor known to the family is continuing to try to mention ex-wives of Troy in his wikipedia page. These are not approved edits and should not be on his page.

Is there any way to prevent this person from editing Troy's wikipedia page?

Thank you.

Rockfacts101 (talk) 22:00, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi @Rockfacts101:, this issue has not gone unnoticed by other administrators. The article history shows that it has been temporarily protected by admin @NinjaRobotPirate: because of the edits that you mentioned. The Biography of Living People policy is taken very seriously by administrators. At this point, only editors who have at least some beginner's level of experience are permitted to edit the article. If further problems occur, the protection level can be increased so only more experienced editors can edit it. Failing that, it can be increased to the point that only administrators can edit it. Blackmane (talk) 22:36, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

@Oshwah:

The entire Personal Life section was removed- can it simply be returned to the correct information as it was yesterday, and as it has stood for the past 2-3 years?

I've extended the edit protection on the article to three months from today. Let's re-evaluate the edits made to it after it expires. If the vandalism continues, let me now and I'll extend it to six months. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:19, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Tagline

Hey, Oshwah. The tagline for Franz Anton von Harrach was improperly listed as "Spanish priest", when he is the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg. - Conservatrix (talk) 22:00, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Dfdd — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7D:3637:E700:CD82:B6A6:AD95:1794 (talk) 22:12, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

With regards Ozark, Missouri

Does it really matter if I provide a source, like, who cares if the Ozark, Missouri wiki says it gets a small amount of revenue from gay porn, who's actually gonna care? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prussian-Wolf (talk • contribs) 22:28, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Prussian-Wolf - Many people care, and adding unreferenced content like that is going to be seen as disruptive editing if done so repeatedly. See Wikipedia's policies and guidelines on verifiability, identifying reliable sources, and citing sources in-line with content - those pages will answer your questions. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:12, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Larry Staverman

Even the Wikipedia page I tried to edit indicates that Larry Staverman was 6-7, not 6-9. Any basketball website will confirm that. So, I tried to make it 6-7 to make it correct and consistent. 2605:A601:805:400:A097:BC29:3158:1E4D (talk) 23:40, 11 February 2018 (UTC)) Phil Koppe

Then you need to locate one of those reliable sources you speak of and cite the reference in-line with your changes. These guideline pages will assist you if you have any questions about doing this. Thanks for understanding :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:13, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Gene Tormohlen

O.K., now I'm getting robo messages from you accusing me of "vandalizing" Wikipedia's pages. Why, I'm not sure. The first change I made was to the box correcting Larry Staverman's height from 6-9 to 6-7, even though the body of the article correctly listed his height as 6-7. So, the change I made made the article accurate and consistent. Yet, it was not made. Explain.

Then there's the Wikipedia article on "Bumper Tormohlen." It should be styled "Gene Tormohlen." "Bumper" was a little-known nickname bestowed on him by one of his teammates with the Kansas City Steers, Bill Bridges. But everywhere else in the world except Wikipedia he is consistently known as "Gene Tormohlen." He's listed in the phone book as "Gene Tormohlen. He's the all-time leading rebounder for the University of Tennessee and enshrined in their athletic hall of fame as "Gene Tormohlen." On every other basketball reference cite except one, he's listed as "Gene Tormohlen." There is really no such person as "Bumper Tormohlen." I suspect that only a few of his closest friends knew him as "Bumper." The Wikipedia error listening him as "Bumper" apparently stems from the Basketball Reference website. I wrote them about the error years ago, but it was never corrected.

The same is true with the Wikipedia article on Maurice King, who is incorrectly listed as "Maury King." I followed his basketball career when he played with the Wilt Chamberlain at the University of Kansas. I covered him when he played for the Kansas City Steers of the ABL as "Maurice King" -- never "Maury." Again, the error appears to have originated from Basketball Reference.com. For some reasons, it uses obscure nicknames as the actual names of the players.

So, to reiterate: The Wikipedia articles should consistently list Larry Staverman as 6-7, "Bumper Tormohlen" should be changed throughout to "Gene Tormohlen," the name he played under in high school, college and professional basketball. And "Maury King" should be changed to "Maurice King." Even his obituary in The Kansas City Star used the name "Maurice King." I never knew anyone who referred to him as "Maury King." ≈≈≈≈ Phil Koppe — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:A601:805:400:A097:BC29:3158:1E4D (talk) 00:01, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Please see the response I made to you in your previous message above, as the same issue still applies. You did not provide a reference to any reliable sources with the changes you were making. If you have any additional questions, please let me know. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:16, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Notice

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is WP:CBAN for My Royal Young. Iggy (Swan) 00:05, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll take a look! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:16, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the revert

Hey man, just wanted to say thank you for cleaning up the mess on my page that the IP user left. Gotta love irate people, huh? —LRG5784 (talk · contribs · email) 00:53, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi LRG5784! No problem; always happy to help :-). Unfortunately, you will run into these kinds of people on Wikipedia... frequently if you're someone like me :-P. They'll mess up your user page and try their best to get an uncivil or negative reaction out of you. The important thing to do is to never ever give them one :-). I noticed that your user page wasn't protected at all, so I went ahead and applied indefinite extended confirmed edit protection and indefinite administrator move protection to it for you. This should put a stop to any attempts for vandals and trolls to trash your user page. Please let me know if I can do anything else for you, and I'll be happy to help. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:22, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

You are the man!!! —LRG5784 (talk · contribs · email) 17:03, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Duluth kansas

Dear sir, You recently deleted my additions to the entry for Duluth, Kansas. Well my fine sir, I am the said bear who visited Duluth in June 2015 while I was on a student comedy tour. No, I’m not typing this with my paws, I’m a bear in the sense that I am a large hairy masculine gay man. In 2015 I was finishing my degree in theater performance, focusing on comedy for rural areas. I performed at a small church there to a crowd of 14 people who all seemed to enjoy the show. Before and after the show I stayed in Topeka as it is close and offers some semblance of civilization. And yes, Tang is their drink of choice. It is easy to keep a lot of it in the home as there isn’t a grocery option people can get to quickly. Please return my edits to their former glory. 72.230.103.39 (talk) 04:27, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi there. Ignoring the things you said to me here that have absolutely nothing to do with Wikipedia, I'll extend to you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you were just messing around and trying to be funny. The edits you made to the page were disruptive and not allowed on Wikipedia. Please understand that volunteers work hard to write articles and content and improve the encyclopedia - we don't tolerate purposeful attempts to degrade or destroy it. If you decide that you wish to make meaningful positive contributions, you're welcome to do so. If you have any questions, my talk page is always open. Thanks for understanding :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:25, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Dennis Bertrand vs. Wikipedia

FYI: For second consecutive day, Dennis Bertrand creating disruption at Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster‎. Cheers, BatteryIncluded (talk) 05:00, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi BatteryIncluded. It looks like the article was fully protected again by Dlohcierekim, who noticed a continuing trend of edit warring and content disputes on the article after I unprotected it. This will encourage all editors involved to discuss their various disputes and come to a consensus on the article's talk page. Please let me know how things go and if I need to look into things further regarding that article. Thanks for the message and I wish you happy editing :-). ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:29, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for the reply and reassurance. In a nutshell, Dennis Bertrand is hell-bent on making the marketing aspect of the car the main focus of the article and the primary purpose of the launch. He went as far as demanding the article to be moved/renamed "Tesla ad (2018)". He is insulted that the marketing value of the car is dealt with in the "Reactions" section and not in the introduction and "Objective" sections as the primary purpose of the launch. His confronting attitude is beyond discussing content, but purely fanatical POV disturbance using all the Wiki-lawyering he can muster. BatteryIncluded (talk) 18:18, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

User:Chimerusso

Would you please give this editor a block template so that they can appeal? Thanks. Doug Weller talk 06:45, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Doug Weller -  Done. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:07, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

I want to create a personality page!

how i can create a Personality page in wikipedia...?? The name of personality is Zeeshan Shahid — Preceding unsigned comment added by StunnerZeeshan (talk • contribs) 07:09, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

StunnerZeeshan - You should completely go through Wikipedia's new user tutorial if you haven't already. Do that first before you consider creating any new articles or pages. Then, after you've completed the tutorial, you should consider using Wikipedia's articles for creation guide to help you crate your first article, as doing to gives you lots of advice and help. Please let me know if you have any other questions or need help with anything, and I'll be happy to do so. Welcome to Wikipedia! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:24, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

User: Verdy p

Good morning Oshwah, I regret to say that Verdy p is still arguing on the Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents page, with regard to his changes on the Rockall article. It does seem that they have taken no notice of the advice that you and another administrator has given them. Is further action required? Best regards, David, David J Johnson (talk) 11:42, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi David J Johnson, and thanks for leaving me a message with your questions and concerns. It looks like the ANI discussion has since been archived. Are you still seeing problematic edits from Verdy p? As I stated in my response to the ANI discussion, his civility, temperament, and his edit warring behavior were not acceptable and were expected to stop. Let me know what's going on and I'll be happy to help if needed. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:27, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello Oshwah, It appears that the discussion has been closed without any conclusion, which is a pity. However, Verdy p does not appear to have "contributed" since 12 February. I really think that if they reappear with the same edit warring, WP:CIVIL, temperament and general behaviour then strong action should be taken. It is a pity this was not done before. With best regards and thanks, David, David J Johnson (talk) 17:53, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

David J Johnson - ANI discussions will automatically get moved into the archives if nobody adds to the discussion for three days. Just because it's been archived doesn't nullify what was reported or subsequently said in the discussion. Since Verdy p hasn't edited since the 12th of February, there isn't any need for action to be taken at this time due to there being no disruption occurring that's in progress. However, if this changes and disruption continues, don't hesitate to let me know or (better yet) create another SPI and mention the previous one that idled-out. Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:00, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Many thanks, David, David J Johnson (talk) 18:14, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

user:74.87.164.18

just came back from your block to do this.18abruce (talk) 20:44, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi 18abruce, and thanks for letting me know! The IP is now blocked for one year. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:28, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

No subject

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The specific link is here. Yamla (talk) 20:33, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

Yamla - Another troll. Fun times :-P ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:29, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Yeap. I probably need to stop caring about such things. It's not like there's a shortage of trolling on a regular basis around here. I need to recalibrate my troll-detection meter. :) --Yamla (talk) 16:57, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Yamla - No, not at all. You did the right thing and I appreciate the ANI notice :-). ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:58, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedholic

I can't stop going on Wikipedia when I should be doing my homework. Any advice? Thegooduser talk 03:34, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Looks like you're still finding Wikipedia a draw. Don't forget we did give you this range of answers (from humourous to very serious) at the Teahouse last month. Oshwah can certainly advise you of the merits of requesting a temporary block to ensure you do get your homework done, though we did give other less extreme answers at the TH too. Best wishes, Nick Moyes (talk) 09:09, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Thegooduser - See the expanded response I gave you on your user talk page here. Hope it helps :-). ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:03, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

LOLLakeside Out!-LakesideMiners^{Click Here To Talk To Me!} 16:11, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

LISTING IN GERMAN WIKIPEDIA

Hi, I'm a film publicist who'd like to contribute a page for J. Miles Dale who is the producer of the film The Shape of Water and is listed as so on the movie's page. When I searched him I found that he has a German Wikepdia page and I'm wondering if that makes a difference or how to initiate his English page. I'm a little lost with the Wikipedia rules.

I do have a full and updated bio approved by Mr. Dale.

Thank you.

Lisa — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shamatal (talk • contribs) 21:16, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Shamatal, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for leaving me a message with your questions. Yes, each Wikipedia language project has their own subset of rules in different aspects and areas, but so long as the content on the German Wikipedia isn't violating any content policies and guidelines on the English Wikipedia (here), the article that exists on the German Wikipedia already can simply be re-created and imported here via article translation. See these instructions regarding how this works and how to request someone to start this process and import it. Please let me know if you have any more questions. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:34, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Chief John Smith

Do you know what happened with his adopted son: Tom E. Smith? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.40.54.201 (talk) 07:11, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

No idea. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:30, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Pineapple cupcake

Why you don’t dance it the sun with the pineapple cupcake in your buns? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1000:B104:1DB7:D8BE:1E57:C8BE:10A5 (talk) 10:16, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

I'll handle the gate for that event, if I can take a cut! John from Idegon (talk) 19:53, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Can you hanlde this for me?

Draft:Hixtape It is obvious that this won't ever be acceptedLakeside Out!-LakesideMiners^{Click Here To Talk To Me!} 16:11, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

LakesideMiners - I deleted the page as a G11. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:30, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

just a talk

why you 'enjoy' being at wikipedia, spending your ample time here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anandwikik (talk • contribs) 17:27, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Abusive word used

Hi

In the Nirav Modi page in the History section where it is written he has interest in art - the next word should be culture I guess - but is currently an abusive word: ch***a. You might want to change. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.209.254.196 (talk) 17:29, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) fixed. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 17:32, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Amendments to company page

Hi, a friendly Wikipedia reviewer. Thank you for your comment on my userpage. It seems I may have received some incorrect advice and was using my Talk page as a redirect for suggestions to a company page. Perhaps you can help me?

A page about a defunct company called Kit Digital has been renamed by a Wikipedian to Piksel. We believe this was a an error and would like to suggest some minor edits and undoing the name change.

As background, Kit Digital went bankrupt in 2013. The Piksel Group was formed out of the companies that previously made up parts of KIT Digital to create a standalone company under a new management team and board of directors. It is our view that the renaming of the page to Piksel is misleading as they are completely different businesses. The Kit Digital employee who previously contributed to the original article does not work for Piksel.

However, we recognise that the community may argue that the events leading up to Kit Digital's bankruptcy are in the public interest, so we are not in a position to objectively suggest changes to these elements.

In summary, we suggest:

• Reverting the page back to KIT digital
• Putting historical entries into past tense
• Removing overtly promotional material made up the Technology section (basically deleting this section)

I have written a revised version along the lines above, which I'm happy to share, but was just checking the right approach and didn't want to fall foul of Conflict of Interests or NPOV as I'm working for them. Pj520M (talk) 18:19, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Pj520M, and welcome to Wikipedia! You should express your concerns on the article's talk page in a discussion there. This way, other editors can respond and (if applicable) assist you with your concerns. Please let me know if you have any more questions or need anything else. Thanks for the message, and I wish you well! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:24, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thanks for the Rollback rights! Here's some Wiki-love back at you!

HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 20:15, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi HickoryOughtShirt?4! You bet! Thanks for volunteering your time for this project and for your awesome work! Let me know if you have any questions about rollback and I'll be happy to answer them (although I doubt you will; the tool is pretty straight-forward). Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:32, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

The Good Place - Edits

Hello,

My handle is tafkad, and I recently made some edits to the "The Good Place" page. I'm not sure how they're not neutral. There is a message block asking people to clean up the synopses of Seasons 1 and 2 because they're perceived by (someone?) editing the page as too detailed, and since I'm a professional writer and editor, I thought I'd give it a shot. I didn't make any opinions on my opinion of either season, and I certainly hope I didn't put anything offensive in against the previous writing.

What about my edits made you think I was less than neutral? I'm truly confused.

Thank you.Tafkad (talk) 21:33, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Tafkad and thanks for leaving me a message with your questions and concerns here. I saw that, with your edit here to The Good Place, you changed part of the content to remove the description of exactly how a character died to instead say that the person "dies in an embarrassing manner". I feel that this slips in an opinion of how her death was, instead of leaving it to explain exactly how and let the reader come to that opinion themselves. Does this make sense? If you wish to see the revision of your changes, they're not permanently gone but saved in the article's history. Simply click on the History tab to find your version. Please let me know if you have any questions and I'll be happy to help you. Thanks again for leaving me a message, and I wish you happy editing :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:40, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for the explanation. I removed the original text because the page asked for less detail. It seemed like expendable detail. If it wasn't, no big deal, but I thought the whole point of the description of her death in the show was to evoke embarrassment for the character and the viewer, so . . . again, it seemed like expendable detail. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong, I guess.Tafkad (talk) 21:45, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Tafkad, it's not about being right or wrong here :-). You were very much doing the right thing by trying to shorten the summaries like the article was asking for. There are just different words that can be used instead - you could simply just say "after she dies, ..." and it would be perfect and address both concerns :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:48, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for further clarification. I have submitted the change again, with removal of the description "in an embarrassing manner" and replaced it with "after her death" (or something similar--can't remember the exact wording). I have learned something. Thank you, and have a good evening.  :-)Tafkad (talk) 21:53, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Tafkad - I saw that you updated the article with your changes as well as the change I suggested! Looks good to me! And you bet; always happy to help! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:54, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Sebastian Janekowski released

I made an edit about Sebastian Janekowski of the Oakland Raiders he has been released check it out for yourself if you don't believe me — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.37.32.218 (talk) 21:46, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

why did you delete my page?

You ddlete d my page for no reason!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tronesto (talk • contribs) 22:21, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Parker middle school shooting

I just edited a page on parker middle school shooting and you immediately took it off the reference for what i edited about Justin fletcher is from the same boo you referenced about James strand almost same paragraph

PS nice hair — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.91.90.65 (talk) 22:54, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Can you not edit it please? I’m a relative of Gary Woods and I just want to have his kids on the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1010:B062:3931:2DA7:1CC3:63F8:5977 (talk) 23:15, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Starfucker?

So--Starwhore is not an OK username, I can live with that. You're too young for the Stones, but read the first paragraph of Star Star. Drmies (talk) 01:56, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Drmies - Oh, interesting... thanks for sharing this :-). And yeah, obviously I was just thrown off by the "whore" part and it being a username of a Wikipedia account. I would have also blocked "Starfucker" as well had I seen it... haha. It's obviously different now given the context you provided me here, but both usernames put a... umm... interesting picture of the literal in my mind. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:05, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Must be some happy timezone down under, with all the Australian school blocks I'm throwing out. Drmies (talk) 02:07, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Lee Fowler Wikipedia Page.

Hello, I have correctly edited the Lee Fowler Wikipedia page with new, true information that took me about 2 hours to complete. I was very annoyed that this has been taken down by yourself as this is confirmed information (you can check yourself). 89.243.224.230 (talk) 02:44, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi there! Thanks for leaving me a message here! I do see that you put a lot of work put into this article, but your changes are missing references to sources so that your changes can be verified for authenticity. I went ahead and restored the changes you made so that you can modify the article and add references - can you please cite a few reliable sources in-line with your changes? Thanks :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:46, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Lee Fowler Wikipedia Page.

Thank you for returning my work :) please could you tell me how to cite on Wikipedia as I have the links here, but I don't know how to put them into my work89.243.224.230 (talk) 02:58, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi there! Sure, not a problem! You can refer to Wikipedia's guide on citing sources in-line for information and instructions for how to do this. Go through the guide, and let me know if you have any questions about it and I'll be more than happy to answer them and help you further. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:01, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello there!

Hi!

Hemingray (talk) 02:59, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Gulfport Biloxi international Airport

Hi Oshwah, I am confused how about the message you sent me saying my edit was a vandal edit. My edit corrected the post regarding airline info. I work for an airline so I’m constantly updating airport pages. I don’t see how adding Correct airline info is a bad thing. I changed united airlines to United Express because united airlines does not fly into Gulfport nor does American Airlines. Yes tickets are sold as American and United but the passengers don’t fly on those airlines. I am very educated in aviation and airlines as I have been in this industry since 2002. I’m just trying to understand how my edits are vandal edits when I’m trying to get the correct info out. John Johncevans84 (talk) 03:04, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Ohhh shit.... Johncevans84, you know what? It was my mistake - I am sorry. I didn't know that "American Eagle" was also the name of an aviation company. I only knew of American Eagle as the clothing brand here in the United States. I simply thought that an IP was trying to be silly by changing those links to be "American Eagle". I'm going to revert the warnings I left on your IP address. Thanks for leaving me a message here, and I again apologize for the mix-up on my part. Please let me know if I can do anything else for you, or if you have any more questions or concerns. I'll be happy to help you further if you do. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:07, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

No worries. Thank you for the quick response and for removing the warnings. John2600:100C:B029:9FBC:D403:9E84:3916:BD2 (talk) 03:15, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Of course. It's the least I could do given the fact that the reverts I made were mistakes on my part :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:16, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Lee Fowler Wikipedia Page.

Hi again! I have added in cites to verify the information like you told me to. Please could you check the page and see if it is ok. 89.243.224.230 (talk) 03:48, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Looks good! Thanks for adding those references! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:52, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

COI Tag

Hey,

So I've never tagged an article before and I just wanted to make sure I did it right. The creator of this article, Alpine Convent School, Gurgaon is named Alpines 56 (talk · contribs) and has a COI template on their page although their username is kind of obvious. They've been dead on the page since June 2017 and now a new user named Alpineschool (talk · contribs) is editing it. I dropped a COI template on their page and tagged the article. Is there anything else I should do? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 06:05, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

HickoryOughtShirt?4 - Usernames like Alpineschool can be reported to WP:UAA as a username that's obviously against Wikipedia's username policy without question. The others you saw could be listed in a comment in your report to UAA for the Alpineschool account, since they're obviously usernames representing the school. I've applied soft blocks to the usernames I've found; many are old and probably didn't need one, but I've seen many "old and now-dead accounts" suddenly come back to the grave when it comes to COI and (what can turn into) meat puppetry editing. Your tag looked fine; if you're not using Twinkle, I highly recommend it :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:11, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

A quick peak at your contribs show that you're definitely using Twinkle. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:13, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! I hate to jump to a new topic but while you are online.... I just stumbled onto this editor Vailskijump (talk · contribs) and just simply look at their edit summaries [1] and this edit [2]. I think they might not be WP:NOTHEREHickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 06:14, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

HickoryOughtShirt?4 - Yup, definitely WP:NOTHERE. Blocked :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:20, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

I knew their edit summaries were not okay but they were reverting some vandalism, minus where they reverted the bot, so I wasn't sure if a warning would do. Thanks though for acting so quickly, you're awesome! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 06:25, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

(edit conflict) HickoryOughtShirt?4 - A new user reverting vandalism from the recent changes log in their very first edits tells me that this user is not new here. Add the uncivil edit summaries and take those into account, and not only is this user blockable from the get-go, but I suspect that this user might be a sock puppet account or LTA. Warnings never hurt; if anything, they put more confidence into any block made, since we can show a paper trail of warnings and reasonable attempts to ask the user to stop - so please warn users and talk to them when you see them doing things against policy like that! They're helpful in many different ways :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:29, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Annnddd you were right to block, based on their recent talk page edit [3] HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 06:27, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Well, I wasn't expecting a complete change of heart or anything... lol ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:30, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

User talk:Intinfotech

You may wish to revoke talk page access.--Cahk (talk) 08:10, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Cahk -  Done. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:11, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for me

Thank you for reverting vandalism with me, if you're happy, get reply on my talk page. --Cyrus noto3at bulaga (Talk to me) 08:34, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Cyrus noto3at bulaga - No problem! Keep up the good work! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:41, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Re:No Game No Life

Looks like you will need to semi-protect the talk page as well because Kdchan is still editing there using an IP despite still being blocked. But given that they waited out the last semi-protection (which was for a year), I highly doubt that semi-protecting the page for 3 months is going to phase them. I have already opened up a SPI case cataloging this particular individual's behavior and their use of IPs in order to "right great wrongs". —Farix (t | c) 12:20, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Farix - I've blocked the IP for evasion. If more pop up on the talk page, let me know and I'll block em. If a lot start to keep coming, I'll throw a grey lock onto it. Thanks for the heads up, by the way :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:24, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

I have added a RFPP to the talk page given that Kdchan is still IP hoping to evade their block. —Farix (t | c) 21:35, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

New request for RFP

I just filed a new request at WP:RFP. Would you mind taking your time to deal with it? --INDICATOR2018 (talk) 13:09, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Note this. It may be related to Special:Contributions/UserDe or other IPs. Continue the same editing war --O1lI0 (talk) 13:30, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

This is an account that was recently created from an IP address that publicly disclosed their intent to do so, and in which and I have verified and manually confirmed. No information will be shared about this account due to this being personal information that is private. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:35, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Page protection for Björn Höcke

Hello! Could you please protect the article about Björn Höcke? There is someone (or maybe a group of people, since there have been tens of IPs doing the same edit) who absolutely wants the name Björn changed to Bernd, and every day me or someone else reverts it. It would be useful if you could protect that page. Thanks, L293D (✉) 13:36, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

L293D -  Done. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:39, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks L293D (✉) 13:40, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

L293D - No problem. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:51, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

refusal to accept my edits to article of the Darul Uloom, Birmingham

Dear Oshwah

I am the Headteacher of the Darul Uloom Islamic High School. I have made some edits to the article regarding my school, as some things that have been written have not been portrayed properly and also other importance evidence that shows the other side of things has been left out. However, you have prevented these edits being made. I am able to provide the evidence for what I have written.I am a first time Wikipedia 'editor' and therefore do not know how to use the edits functions competently and therefore was unable to upload the evidence for the changes I have made. Would it be easier for me to send a word version, where I can attach the evidence and you change the article?

Best regards

Abdul Jalil Shaikh Headteacher Darul Uloom Islamic High School 94.173.70.34 (talk) 14:51, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Mail notification

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.Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 15:19, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Eggishorn - Just received it; reading now... ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:21, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for being so speedy with that. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 15:22, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Eggishorn - My pleasure ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:36, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	It feels weird to put "you know what this is for" as the reason, but that's the only thing I should probably say here. Thanks. :) Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 16:36, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Eggishorn! Thanks for the barnstar! And no problem; I'm glad I could help :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:39, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

The Tunnel (TV series)

The Tunnel (TV series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tunnel_(TV_series)

You edited my edit of the cast list, and I can see why - but at the same time you are perpetuating the situation whereby a major cast member is missing from the article, as he is on imdb.

If my edit is left there at some his agent or somebody else who knows will correct it.

86.191.146.156 (talk) 17:27, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi there! Yes, I reverted your edit to The Tunnel (TV series) - why would you think that making an edit like that would be acceptable? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:29, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Chandini Sreedharan

Hello

The Wikipedia page under the name Chandini Sreedharan has been edited repeatedly to defame that said actress. There has to be a way in which this can be stopped. I would appreciate it if you could help me do that. I am speaking on behalf of the actual said person (Chandini Sreedharan). She can provide you with the actual details and would appreciate it if this page could be locked or monitored upon the editing of it.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChaaaS (talk • contribs) 17:40, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi ChaaaS! You should let this person know that they need to contact the volunteer response team with their specific concerns by clicking here and following the directions listed. They will be put in touch with the right people who are trained and have the ability to verify her identity and provide assistance to her directly. This is the best way for her to have these concerns addressed and in the most thorough manner possible. Please let me know if you have any more questions or if I can help you with anything else. Best regards -- ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:23, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

URGENT

Dear OSHWA my recent edits have been maked as vandilism. I believe this to be a mistake, as my edits have been purely factual and constructive.

Thank you

everhdom000 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Everhdom000 (talk • contribs) 19:46, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Really? I think not. General Ization ^Talk 19:48, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Changes

At least show me what content you removed from my post, please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.180.219.134 (talk) 19:57, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi there! The edit that was reverted is located here. The reason it was removed was because it didn't cite a source. Please let me know if you have any more questions and I'll be happy to answer them. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:20, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Laura Ingraham edits

Hi Oshwah,

Thanks for your work making Wikipedia great. I am new to Wikipedia, so I would appreciate your advice on how to contribute.

I recently made edits to Laura Ingraham's wikipedia page. There is an ongoing situation surrounding her comments on Lebron James and Kevin Durant. If you google her name, you will see that there are literally hundreds of articles covering this incident. It is certainly worthy of being included on her page.

When I initially posted the edit, I said the views were "widely viewed" as racist and an editor stopped the edit because the citation I put did not defend that claim. I updated the citation to a news article that explicitly claimed that, and that also linked to several news commenters stating as such.

I am not sure why you rejected the next edit. You said it was because it expressed a "point of view" - but the edit explicitly said "viewed by some."

I believe its quite clear that the incident is worthy of being included on her page. How could I make an edit that you would not deem expressing a personal viewpoint?

Thanks! MontezumaSulcata (talk) 21:55, 16 February 2018 (UTC)Monte

Hi MontezumaSulcata, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for leaving me a message with your questions and request for advice - I'll be happy to help you to understand why the content you're adding has issues. When adding content, everything must be 100% worded and formed in order to represent a viewpoint that is neutral and unbiased. Adding content that surrounds the opinions given by others about something or someone (especially about an article that's a biography of a living person), extreme care must be taken. For example: I removed the section that you're referring to, because I felt that the motivation and the overall structure of the content paragraph represented a non-neutral stance, and a significant portion of the content contained in that paragraph described the event in an opinionated fashion. For example: the paragraph stated that she,

"derided the players for their poor grammar, suggested that James' political views were unintelligible because he failed to graduate high school, and said that the two should "shut up and dribble" instead of expressing their opinions".

Reading that aloud should send a huge alarm off in your head that this is an observation and interpretation of the events according to someone's viewpoint (and hence not in compliance with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy). We subject all biographies of living people to extra scrutiny compared to other articles when it comes to the compliance of Wikipedia's policies. It's also important to know that, because this article is within a topic ("post-1932 American politics") that are currently the subject of even more scrutiny to assure compliance. Ultimately, this means that you have to be extremely mindful of what you add, and that you absolutely make sure not to engage in edit warring or disruptive editing, and to discuss any disputes on the articles talk page if they come up.

I'd highly recommend that you go through and complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial if you haven't already done this, as it will help you to learn and understand very important concepts and areas that Wikipedia functions by. From there, you can then review and understand our various policies and guidelines as you go. The unfortunate thing is that you chose a very contentious and heated article subject to edit and expand; you may consider expanding other articles that are under less scrutiny so that you'll have an easier and frustration-free experience on Wikipedia as you grow, become proficient, and learn the various policies and guidelines that exist. If you have any questions, please let me know and I'll be happy to answer them. Again, welcome to Wikipedia! I hope that you take my advice here and that you enjoy your stay! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:35, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Edit War at Western world

Hello. There's a new (or maybe not) editor that keeps removing Judaism from the article (including removing sources) with no valid reason, although the sources clearly support the mentioning. I started a discussion on talk page but given the reasoning the editor supplied, i doubt it would help. Can you have a look? Thanks Infantom (talk) 22:30, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Infantom. Sure - I'll take a look and see what I can do to help :-). Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:36, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, there's definitely back-and-fourth reverting going on and with no attempts to discuss the matter on the article's talk page. I've fully protected the article for two days in order to encourage all parties involved to discuss the dispute on the article's talk page. This should hopefully resolve the dispute and the concerns expressed. I wish you well with your dispute and that the discussion ends in an agreeable and peaceful manner. Best of luck :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:43, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for the reply. Is it possible in the meanwhile to restore to the original stable version prior to the change? Note that another editor restored back to the original version (but was reverted by the same user). Thanks. Infantom (talk) 22:47, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi again, Infantom. You're welcome; always happy to help :-). In order for me to be a completely neutral party in the dispute and to not give favorites to anybody on any side, I actually cannot do that. I've protected the article in the state that it's in and without looking at the revision in-depth or choosing which is the "right revision". Unless there is any content that's against policy and must be removed immediately that I missed, the proper way to have this content updated is to discuss the dispute properly, come to a consensus with the others involved, and either add an editing request on the article's talk page with the changes that are needed (and agreed upon by everyone) - or request the article be unprotected (again, assuming that a consensus is reached and everyone involved is okay with unprotecting as well). Please let me know if you have any more questions and I'll be happy to answer them. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:54, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Ok, i'll try to solve it on talk page. However, given that the other editor simply rules out the sources based on personal opinion, i can't see how it's gonna be solved. Thanks Infantom (talk) 23:01, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Infantom - The protection will hopefully encourage the discussion to happen. Keep me updated and let me know how things go in a few days. Best of luck! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:04, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

No problem, i'll. Added additional source, hopefully it'll advance things forward. ThanksInfantom (talk) 23:24, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Carmel High School (Indiana)

Dear Oshwah,

MY username is User:Caleb The Wipper. I joined Wikipedia because I have been informed that Wikipedia claims that Carmel High School's primary sport is MMA fighting. When I Looked into the pages history, I found that the edit was made by 50.90.77.7, probably as a joke. I decided to delete the joke for vandalism, and list some of the events that happened at Carmel High school recently. My edit was as follows:

February 2018

While there usually is not a lot of chaos at the School, many unusual events happened during the month February 2018. those events include: A male student threatened a female student with a knife in a girl's bathroom on February 8th 2018. The female student disarmed the male student and the situation was dealt with shortly. [6] There were multiple altercations at Carmel High School shortly following. Although Principal Harmas claimed that there were only 2 fights and that they lasted a combined 3.5 seconds, many Carmel High School students disagree. [7] There were many rumors that a school shooting was going to take place. As a result, Principal Harmas released a video to debunk those rumors. Although the school shooting never happened, many students were still absent. [8]

All three references were to this following YouTube video [[4]]. After my Edits, I noticed that Carmel High School (Indiana) was semi-protected due to vandalism. I am aware that another user claimed that Carmel High School's rival was an entity known as the shooter, which is why I want to know whether my edit is considered vandalism by the Wikipedia Administration, or it was by bad luck that I attempted to edit Carmel High School (Indiana) at relatively the same time as those who wished to vandalize the page. I am aware that the semi-protection expires 01:02, 19 February 2018 (UTC). However, the version of the article that included the MMA claim has already been posted on Instagram, by an account dedicated to producing memes about the recent events at Carmel High School. I believe that someone needs to write truthfully about said events before the vandalized version of the article is known about by the majority of Carmel High School's student body. I attempted to volunteer for the task, but because the page was soon semi-protected and my edit was soon deleted, I need to know if my edit was considered vandalism, so I can continue to contribute to Wikipedia.

from a Wikipedia editor that attends Carmel High School (Indiana), Caleb The Wipper (talk) 17:04, 17 February 2018 (UTC)Caleb The Wipper

Hamill House

Hello Oshwah. I would like to dispute a claim made about a certain section on the Hamill House page, the David Parker Controversy. Stephen536 (talk) 02:34, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Stephen536, and thanks for leaving me a message here. There isn't really much to dispute - the content you're trying to add to Hamill House is completely unreferenced and not supported by any sources. This issue aside, I don't believe that this content is relevant nor necessary for a section on the article. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, and I'll be happy to assist you further. Thank you :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:36, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

You say that I don't have any sources/references, but I myself actually live in Hamill. What kind of proof do I need to provide, so that way, future Hamilites know not to try and get this room, because it is unsuitable for human consumption? Stephen536 (talk) 03:11, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello

Thegooduser has given you a cupcake! Cupcakes promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cupcake, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. †

Thegooduser talk 02:57, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Abou 107.178.32.0/20...

you might want to extend that block as well... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.95.160.180 (talk) 03:35, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

It's already set until January 2019... that should be plenty of time... lol ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:40, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

...

Experienced editors have my permission to talk page stalk and respond to any message or contribute to any thread here. [hide] On one condition... BE NICE!! Of course it would say that... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.95.160.180 (talk) 03:42, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Dustin Martin middle name

Hi there

I’ve edited Dustin Martin name to record his middle name (Lawrence) as well as his true nickname (Duzz) and the changes are reverted. Is there a reason why when he has also mentioned these things?

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.164.9.253 (talk) 04:27, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Sir could you please unblock Western world, at l;east temporarily?

I would very much like to help settle the content dispute, so as to refine content, and reach an end for the dispute instead of just letting it hang out on air. Anu-Dingir (Please offer a sacrifice!!!!) 04:31, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Oh, I see I misunderstood how the block actually works, sorryAnu-Dingir (Please offer a sacrifice!!!!) 04:34, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi.

I don't think we've had all that many dealings in the past, just quick peripheral ones about this and that, but I've been meaning for a while now to drop you a public note to thank you for your patrolling of AN and AN/I. I know that many admins steer clear of the "dramah boards", because they can be messy, and sometimes difficult to summarize and straighten out, but I firmly believe that they do a much better job then they're given credit for in airing problems that need to be solved, and even in solving them. That's only possible, though, if admins are willing to go there and put into effect the decisions made by the community. You're one of those who do dare to go where other admins dare not tread (along with Dennis Brown and NeilN and some others). Like much of adminning, it's a thankless job, but I thank you for it. Keep up your efforts, and know that it's appreciated.

Best,

Beyond My Ken (talk) 06:54, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Beyond My Ken. I wanted to respond and thank you for your very kind words and for taking to leave me a message here to express your gratitude. It mean's a lot. I don't blame any administrator for choosing not to participate in discussions at WP:ANI; it's certainly not a place for everyone. I think that a significant portion of what responders at ANI do is diffuse heated or angry situations that are being escalated there from other discussions - it certainly requires a 100% positive temperance and an above-average amount of patience to allocate to others. Or, to put is simply: "someone's gotta do it, right"? Anyways, I appreciate the message and I'm happy to hear that my time is noticed and appreciated. Cheers ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:10, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

"High visibility" of a template

Hi Oshwah. I'm following up on your replies in Special:Permalink/825957693#Template:Glossary infobox and Special:Permalink/825957693#Template:Addiction glossary. I'm fine with waiting as you suggested in those sections; but, I just wanted to comment on your rationale for rejecting indefinite protection for these templates.

Assume for a moment that you're considering whether or not to protect 2 different templates:

• One is transcluded on the main page, but nowhere else on Wikipedia (since the main page is transcluded to other pages, further assume that its transclusion to the main page is nested inside noinclude tags, like <noinclude>{{Template_pagename}}</noinclude>). That template would have a transclusion count of 1, but its visibility through transclusion pageviews would be roughly 0.5 billion pageviews/month.
• The other is transcluded to thousands of article talk pages on articles that have virtually no readership (i.e., 0–5 pageviews/month for both the article and its talk page).

Which one, if vandalized, would have the larger negative impact on Wikipedia? I'm guessing you'd say it's the template that's transcluded on the main page, but nowhere else. So, my point here is that, while it's obviously an important factor to consider, a template's transclusion count doesn't give you a good idea of how visible a template is; it only tells you how many pages would be affected by edits to that template.

In addition a template's transclusion count and the aggregate pageviews among all pages where a template is transcluded, I think a third factor to consider is the protection status of the pages where a template is transcluded. E.g., if a template is transcluded to 100 indefinitely semi-protected pages and nowhere else on WP, an IP editor could still vandalize all of those pages by vandalizing the unprotected template. In a nutshell, for unprotected templates that transclude to protected pages, template vandalism circumvents page protection.

Anyway, I'm not here to argue about whether or not those 2 glossary templates should be protected. What I've stated here is just food for thought on other relevant factors to consider in the future when determining if a template should be protected. Sorry about the wall of text. Seppi333 (Insert 2¢) 07:45, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Seppi333 - Acknowledging your message. I'm mobile right now but will read and respond to it as soon as I'm back home and on my computer. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:05, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Seppi333 - Thank for for leaving me a message here with your honest thoughts and your explanation of your disagreement. I really appreciate it and have no problem responding, discussing, and working with you about the protection of these templates. Yes, I absolutely agree that the number of transclusions is not the only thing that should be taken into account when deciding whether or not to protect a template. Templates that transclude content to highly accessed and/or highly important pages (like the Main Page) would obviously be protected regardless of the total number of pages it transcludes to - that's obviously a no-brainer and I understand your point completely. Are these templates currently transcluding content to highly accessed or important pages at this time? I don't believe they were when I last checked, but I've been quite busy on Wikipedia with lots of other things and I don't remember on the top of my head :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:48, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Zelia

You just removed the authentic source from a person who posted in Zeila page but he didn't know how to edit so I kind of fixed for him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poachlives (talk • contribs) 12:23, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Poachlives - Oh jeez, what the hell is the matter with me? Obviously a bad revert on my part. Thanks for fixing and for giving me a heads up - I sincerely appreciate it. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:40, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Re. unexplained HEU particle found at altitude

https://www.livescience.com/61766-enriched-uranium-particle-mystery-alaska.html

Interestingly it has been suggested that the source *might* be a nuclear powered aircraft. If so then it could be a variant of the ones tested in 1960 but with more modern HTSC shielding and part of a hypothetical missile shield system with solid state laser arrays. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.55.63.238 (talk) 13:45, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

175.158.216.200 and 175.158.218.56

I have recently noticed that there has been some 'purely disruptive material' edits from the two IP addresses (My Royal Young to be precise), I have also noticed that User:Drmies has recently been removing the revisions which contains the disruption - example. All these contributions to the two IP addresses are exactly the same behavior, I was wondering if you can remove them or shall the task go to Drmies since the user has experience in removing that disruptive editing. Iggy (Swan) 14:29, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Iggy the Swan - Are you talking about using rev del to redact the edit summaries per RD3? If so, then that's something I can definitely do ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:31, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

 Done. Let me know if I missed any edit summaries that need RD3 and I'll strike em. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:34, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Yes removing those revisions as well as the edit summaries that were deleted a few minutes ago. I have found one of them at the bottom of a revision on Fire_Emblem:_Shadow_Dragon. RD3, yes - Iggy (Swan) 14:36, 17 February 2018 (UTC) (p.s. edit conflict)

I'm going to leave the revisions themselves alone so that they can be reviewed by non-admins and used as evidence to report more users. The edit summaries used, however, are purely disruptive as they are extremely lengthy and make viewing the history / contribs page difficult where they exist. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:39, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Explanation

Why you delete my page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sadia Shakoor (talk • contribs) 14:52, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Sadia Shakoor, and welcome to Wikipedia! I removed your user page because you were using it for reasons that were not in compliance of Wikipedia's user page policy. Please review this page and let me know if you have any questions. I also highly urge you to go through and complete the new user tutorial, as it will provide you with a significant amount of how-to's and resources to help you get started here and get exposed to the different areas on Wikipedia and how to navigate. Thanks again for your message, and I welcome you to the project! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:56, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Goo Goo Dolls 'not constructive'

Hey, so I'm a new Wikipedia user and I recently added a bit on the Goo Goo Doll's wikipage, but you said that it 'wasn't constructive'. Could you elaborate a bit on that so I don't make the same mistake again (or direct me to a page that can). Also, if you're cool with it, could I try again (I didn't add a lot because of brevity)? Thanks Usernoot (talk) 14:58, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Usernoot - Because I don't believe that the content you added is true, and I don't believe the source you added was legitimate. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:00, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick reply, whilst I'm not 100 percent certain of the book's legitimacy, I'll give you that; what I added is true:

http://rockrevoltmagazine.com/interview-goo-goo-dolls/

http://googoofans.com/article/goo-goo-dolls-return-to-pittsburgh

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2011/09/02/flashback-how-the-goo-goo-dolls-got-their-name/#22ed79334d8c Usernoot (talk) 15:14, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Usernoot - These references are definitely a step in the right direction :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:19, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Alright cool :) So are you cool with me adding it now or...?Usernoot (talk) 15:21, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Usernoot - Your changes may face objection by other editors, but I don't see any issues that would make me object at this time. So long as your changes are referenced... fine by me :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:23, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice :D Usernoot (talk) 15:27, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Usernoot - You bet! Again, welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you stick around and become a long-term editor with us! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:30, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Thankyou

Thanks oshwah for guiding me i am new on wikipedia and i dont know so much about it Sadia Shakoor (talk) 14:58, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Seeking for help

Friend please help me i dont understand how to use it Sadia Shakoor (talk) 15:02, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

See the response I made to your original message above. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:03, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

!

What's your deal bro? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cptn69 (talk • contribs) 15:09, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

!

https://kewauneecountyhistory.blogspot.com/2013/05/forbidden-to-court-wolf-river-romance.htmlhttps://kewauneecountyhistory.blogspot.com/2013/07/youngs-swaty-mc-donald-and-algomas.htmlhttps://kewauneecountyhistory.blogspot.com/2015/01/1887-cream-city-house-fire.html

Whatever dude I'm not going to go and type all that again. No wonder Wikipedia doesn't have shit — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cptn69 (talk • contribs) 15:14, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Cptn69 - Please see Wikipedia's policies on biographies of living people and verifiability, and review Wikipedia's guidelines on identifying reliable sources. Your edits were not in compliance with our biographies of living people policy because the references you provided are to web blogs - not to locations or references that we identify as reliable. Please let me know if you have any questions about these guideline pages and I'll be happy to answer them. Thank you for understanding, and I wish you happy editing :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:17, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Why you have my changes , i have written the durood (Sal ALLAHua alyhi wasallam ) with prophet Muhammad's Sal ALLAHu alayhi wasallam, name

Why you have my changes , i have written the durood (Sal ALLAHua alyhi wasallam ) with prophet Muhammad's Sal ALLAHu alayhi wasallam, name in the article regarding arab tribe Banu Hanifa , Its obligatory to write durood with prophet's name every time , look into it ASAP 202.47.42.210 (talk) 17:18, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Reverted Blank Page Edit

Hi Oshwah! My edits were explained in the first of my edits. No reason to revert the first one. I reverted my second edit myself. I see no reason to revert my first edit this reinstalled that.

Could actually help me, if you know how to delete the page.

Cheers, Joerg

Reverted Blank Page Edit

Hi Oshwah! My edits were explained in the first of my edits. No reason to revert the first one. I reverted my second edit myself. I see no reason to revert my first edit, thus reinstalled that.

Could actually help me, if you know how to delete the page.

Cheers, Joerg