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SPI

Hi Oshwah. How are you? About this SPI case: I think checkuser would be helpful because Special:Contributions/81.213.85.174 looks related to both users. See the timestamps [1][2]. And the IP user just restored [3][4] the problematic edits of the blocked user.[5]. @El C: This new account reminds me of those "Histor*" accounts. Same behavior, same tone. Even this comment is similar to theirs. Notice how he/she waited for one week and then appeared on SPI case just after Oshwah declined the checkuser. Looks something fishy in my opinion. Wario-Man talk 03:50, 18 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Wario-Man! Thanks for the message. Please accept my apologies for the delay responding to you. I just moved into a new place, and I'll be without an internet connection for the next few days until they get their butts over here and install it. :-) I know that I've been highly active in SPI over the last few months, but I'll be changing my role moving forward and stepping away from SPI. I'll be going back to patrolling recent changes and using the checkuser tool to combat LTA sock puppetry and remaining on the front lines. I think that, overall, this is where I need to be in order to help the project. I definitely appreciate the message, and I hope you have a great rest of your day. I'll be back online soon... hopefully. It depends on how easy (or hard) my ISP makes things... :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:47, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pseudonym

After Bryanbrace's editing privileges were revoked, writing with identical mistakes appeared in the Syrian churches of Kerala article. Perhaps Simonjoust is the same editor. Jellysandwich0 (talk) 14:23, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jellysandwich0! Have you filed a report at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations? This is where you should go in order to report the possible sock puppetry. If you need help with this, please let me know and I'll be happy to do so. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:49, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Recently blocked user resumes disruption - User:16ConcordeSSC

User has returned to business as usual with edits like this. It appears they simply waited out the block and resumed. --GoneIn60 (talk) 00:00, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi GoneIn60! Thanks for letting me know about this, and please accept my apologies for such a delay in responding to you. I just moved into a new place, and I'm stuck using my phone for now until my ISP manages to get their butts over to where I now live in order to install internet service. It looks like this user has been indefinitely blocked, so the issue seems to be resolved. If you see any more issues, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be happy to step in and take a look. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:54, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Uglydolls

The user that was vandalizing Kelly Clarkson also is at it on Uglydolls. They messaged me asking why I reverted and I told them but then realized they were sock-puppeting when I noticed two different IPs and that one of the IPs had been blocked (I know two different IPs doesn't always mean sockpuppetry but since one is blocked I assume that is. I let the user know, after I posted to their second page the answer to the question on mine, that they were sock-puppet-ing and to stop. If they continue, here is the other IP, if you need to block it. Though I did warn them so perhaps it will not be necessary. Special:Contributions/2603:7080:C43E:B500:B5FD:3F78:98AE:28A0 EEBuchanan (talk) 01:54, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi EEBuchanan, and thanks for the message. The issue with IPv6 addresses is that they can frequently change and without the user even knowing it or realizing that it did so. They can change weekly, daily, or even every few minutes depending on the network, environment, the service provider, and other factors. Because one IPv6 is blocked and the user is able to continue their disruption doesn't necessarily mean that they purposefully did anything to evade their block. Illegitimate sock puppetry usually involves the creation of more than one account, but users who abuse the project also resort to hopping IP addresses as well. The way to combat the disruption is to block the range. If you see any more disruption from this user, please don't hestiate to let me know (provide each IP address as well so that I can calculate the range) and I'll be happy to step in and take care of the issue. :-) Thanks again for the message, and I hope you have a great rest of your day! Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:02, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Unblocking MevanKiri

Could you take a look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/JoannaLetren#15 July 2021? I'd like your permission to unblock MevanKiri. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:47, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi RoySmith! I apologize for the delay responding to your message and your request here. I just moved into a new place, and I'm stuck without internet with the exception of my phone until my ISP manages to get their butts over here to install it. :-) Given the discussion, I went ahead and unblocked the account. Please let me know if I can do anything else for you and I'll be happy to help. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:07, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. I figured it was something IRL, but internet withdrawal? That's painful. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:47, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
RoySmith - I've had no intneret connection (with the exception of my mobile device's LTE data) for about a week now, and I can say that - while I defininitely knew that it was going to kinda suck and that I'd constantly catch myself needing to use it for one thing or another - I didn't realize just how much and how often I use the internet on a daily basis. In a way, I kinda took it for granted. I'm basically cut off from the rest of the world without it. No information. No communication. Nothing. Need to look something up? Want to check your email? Need to see your bank account balance? Nope, nope, and nope. I'm definitely looking forward to having it back, but I also used the time to reflect on what things I could (or should) be doing now that I don't have it at my fingertips as conveniently as I typically do. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 13:57, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

16ConcordeSSC unreformed

When 16ConcordeSSC returned from the 36-hour block you gave him, he simply resumed his prior behavior, adding unsourced material to the encyclopedia and, on the very rare occasions that he makes an attempt to source, doing it like this putting the reference in the article text. There's a CIR problem here involving an inability or refusal to learn how to use our system, causing him to be NOTHERE. Regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 16:30, 20 July 2021 (UTC) PS: Pinging @GoneIn60 and Grandpallama:[reply]

Thanks, TransporterMan. I actually dropped a note yesterday a couple sections above. Yes, it is clear to me as well that the actions by this editor (while they may have good intentions), serves as a net disruption that sucks time away from multiple editors to cleanup the mess left in its wake. It becomes a tedious effort, since the unsourced editions often occur in the middle of somewhat helpful punctuation changes and have to be carefully plucked out. The editor also continues to use the "minor edit" label for every edit. --GoneIn60 (talk) 17:57, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
There is a new AN-notice concerning this editor here Blue Riband► 05:56, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi TransporterMan, GoneIn60, and Blue Riband! I apologize for the delay responding to this message. As I've said above, I'm stuck without internet for a few days until my ISP manages to get their lazy butts over here to install it (I just moved into a new place). :-) It looks like this user has been indefinitely blocked for violating Wikipedia's civility and harassment policies, so it appears that this issue has been resolved. However, if you find that I need to step in and look at anything further regarding this user, please let me know and I'll be happy to do so. :-) Thanks again for the message, and I wish you all a great rest of your day. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:12, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Totally understand, no worries! --GoneIn60 (talk) 13:20, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Editor's Barnstar
You are doing a great job! Keep up the good work! Leslie Blue7 (talk) 14:49, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Leslie Blue7! Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for taking the time to leave me this barnstar! It means a lot to me, and I appreciate it very much. :-) If you have any questions about Wikipedia or if you need help with anything, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be happy to give you a hand. :-D Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:13, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Barnstar of Diligence
For your tireless contribution and diligence in reducing the SPI Backlog. Thanks mate. Celestina007 (talk) 23:38, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Celestina007, and thank you for taking the time to leave me this barnstar! Like I said above - it means a lot to me to receive barnstars and recognition from other editors, and I appreciate it very much. :-) Some users will probably find this to be disappointing news, but I've decided to step away from SPI as a checkuser and instead focus my role back toward patrolling recent changes and putting a stop to LTA activity and abuse on the project. I found myself to be using the tools much too quickly and it resulted in concerns being expressed by editors and members of the Arbitration Committee. I don't want there to be any tension, concerns, or trust issues when it comes to my ability to possess and use the tools - hence the reason behind my decision to take a step back from SPI. I need to slow down and focus in an area that I know that I can use the tools appropriately and to help put a stop to abuse, sock puppetry, and bad-faith disruption on Wikipedia. I'll of course be around as I usually am; I'm just changing my role and how I'll be focusing my time with the project. :-) Thanks again for the barnstar and for the kind words, and I hope you have a great rest of your day. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:30, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This is extremely sad to hear, but I understand first hand what you are taking about, personally my work against UPE is excellent but I too have been asked to tone it down. I definitely understand being too good at something and simultaneously being told to “take it easy” SPI is a thankless job, it’s sad to hear this from you but I can 100% relate with what you just stated. Celestina007 (talk) 17:23, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A recent revert of yours

The diff is here. Your revert restored the following content:

* On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died to due to a fentanyl overdose, George Floyd's death occured shortly after he was placed under arrest by Derek Chauvin, so his death was erroneously believed to have been caused by Chauvin having placed his knee of Floyd's back for a duration of 10 minutes until paramedics arrived to treat him, as they were called when the fentanyl George had taken was starting to take effect. George's death due to fentanyl sparked global protests, as the erroneous claim that he died due to "lack of oxygen" was unfortunately spread around, before his fentanyl/blood levels were tested.

There were other problems in the restored version, as well, but that one jumped out at me.

I'm not sure if this was an edit conflict, editing an older version, or you just didn't see all the changes you were reverting. I figure you were trying to revert the addition of that content and something went wrong. It's already been corrected, but I assumed you'd like to know, in case an Angry Mob comes after you over it. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 17:38, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. if you don't like that content being here, feel free to edit it right out of my comment. I won't object. Hell, you can revdel me if you think it's warranted, I wouldn't blame you. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 17:39, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi MPants at work, and thanks for leaving me a message regarding your concerns. I took a look at the history of the Fentanyl article, and I found the revert that I made which restored that content. Thank you for letting me know about this. I definitely had no intention of restoring content like that, so I appreciate you for letting me know that I had erroneously done so. I believe that I was trying to remove that content (or something similar), but I somehow added it back instead? I'm not sure, but I cited Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy in my edit summary, so I must've seen something that was off... Anyways, thanks again for the message and for letting me know about this. If you see any more issues with edits I've made, or if any edits I make cause you any concerns, please don't hesitate to message me and bring it to my attention. I'll be happy to look into it and be accountable for my actions. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:45, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
That's exactly what I figured had happened. It's happened to me, as well, and I greatly appreciated the editor who pointed it out.
And now that you're back, I can start the Arbcom case to have your mop stripped. ;) ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 12:16, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
MPants at work - Funny you mention that, because I've been thinking about running for RFA again this next April in order to have two mops. This way, I can dual-wield them in order to help the project, and if ArbCom decides to desysopp me, I would still have one mop left. :-P ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 12:23, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:86.58.125.137 and a campaign to purify the record on Russia...

Hi, you blocked User talk:86.58.125.137 a short while ago for disruptive editing. The basic pattern is that they try to remove references to Russian figures having any non-Russian heritage, or that there has been prejudice against non-Russian ethnicities in Russia. The block ended, and they've been doing it again. Any chance of another block, preferably for a bit longer? Thanks, OsFish (talk) 02:40, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi OsFish, and thanks for the message and for letting me know that the disruption continued. It looks like this IP user is now blocked for one month, so the issue is resolved. If you see any more issues that need the attention of an administrator, please don't hesitate to let me know or report the user to the appropriate noticeboard - I'll be happy to step in and take care of it. ;-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:48, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hetchham SandBoxes and Mubeen AI

Copy and paste: Master Hakeem Sign yourposts on talk pages: Tanasak Matchawanit.at Homework Na Thap Chana Songkhla Cite your sources: <90150><90130/10120> — Preceding unsigned comment added by Master Hakeem (talk • contribs) 05:26, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Master Hakeem - I don't understand your message or what you're trying to say. Can you elaborate and explain in a bit more detail so that I can try and help you? :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:51, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Master Hakeem Matchawanit

I can't write computer programs at all. Please help me. don't block me again I try to do it every day. I can't go yet. with respect to me Tanasak Matchawanit (talk) 05:32, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Master Hakeem, and thanks for the message. I don't understand; your account has never been blocked before, and I'm not sure what you're referring to when you reference "computer programs". What exactly do you need help with? Can you explain in more detail so that I can help you? :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:56, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Email

Hi Oshwah. Just a note to say I've sent you an email. WormTT(talk) 13:10, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Worm That Turned! I apologize for the delay responding to your notification here. I've just moved into a new place, and I'll be without internet (except on my mobile device) for a few days until my ISP decides to get their butts over here and install the service. :-)
I'm sorry that the email you sent was under such circumstances. Regardless, I appreciate the issues being brought to my attention and I plan on honoring it and moving forward with the intention of improving as well as restoring trust. Some users will probably find this to be disappointing news, but (as we discussed) I've decided to step away from SPI as a checkuser and instead focus my role back toward patrolling recent changes and putting a stop to LTA activity and abuse on the project. I found myself to be using the tools much too quickly and it resulted in concerns being expressed by editors and members of the Arbitration Committee. I don't want there to be any tension, concerns, or trust issues when it comes to my ability to possess and use the tools - hence the reason behind my decision to take a step back from SPI. I need to slow down and focus in an area that I know that I can use the tools appropriately and to help put a stop to abuse, sock puppetry, and bad-faith disruption on Wikipedia. I'll of course be around as I usually am; I'm just changing my role and how I'll be focusing my time with the project. :-)
Please keep in touch! I want to be able to communicate openly with yourself and the committee, and I'm happy to answer any questions or address any further issues or concerns. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 08:02, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oshwah, Thanks for the note. As I hope I made clear in the email, and I don't say enough to people who deserve it - Thank you for your contributions, they are absolutely appreciated. You're a boon to this project. WormTT(talk) 08:04, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Worm That Turned - I apprecite the very kind words - thank you. :-) I'm sorry that things had to come down to this, and that the Arbitration Committee had to spend time toward looking into my shenanigans and what-not. I just hope that I can ease any concerns that may still be present and that I can find myself out from under the "magnifying glass" and out of the "dog house". :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 08:14, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Tricky question

It appears that the "history" section of Gono University was taken from the university's website itself [6]. I removed it as a copyvio but you can see it in this revision. It was added by an IP, 103.62.143.6, back in 2016 and somehow never got noticed until today. Would this require five whole years of revdel? Notfrompedro (talk) 22:13, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to this, I have blanked information that was likley also a copyvio. NW1223(Howl at me|My hunts) 22:46, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Notfrompedro and NightWolf1223! Thanks for the message and for letting me know about this. I've rev del'd the revisions on the article that contained the content, so you shouldn't be able to see it anymore. If you see any more issues that need my attention, please let me know and I'll be happy to take care of it. :-) Thanks again! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 08:08, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good job

I have just been exploring the behind-the-scenes of Wikipedia, such as mods, commons, etc. and I happened to find this page. I took a look around, and I am impressed by your contributions to Wikipedia. On behalf of many people, thanks! 116.68.83.35 (talk) 03:19, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Thanks for the message and for stopping by to say hello! If you're interested in helping out on Wikipedia, why not create an account, take off your jacket, and stay awhile? We'd love to have you as an editor and a part of the community! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 08:17, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hair

Dude, nice hair! 208.184.20.116 (talk) 02:32, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

HA! Thanks! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 08:18, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Huggle tags

Hi, could you please add the following tags to Huggle's config? This will greatly improve Huggle's effectiveness

  • possible vandalism (lowercase "p" is a different tag not currently included)
  • Non-autoconfirmed user rapidly reverting edits
  • possible conflict of interest
  • RedWarn (make it -2000)
  • SWViewer [1.4] (make it -2000)
  • reverting anti-vandal bot
  • shouting

aeschylus (talk) 02:22, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Aeschylus! I apologize for the delay responding to your request here. I just moved into a new place and I'm without internet for a few days (except for on my mobile device) until the ISP gets their butts down here and installs their service. :-) Are you talking about the tags defined in Huggle's config page? I don't think that I can change that; I'd have to get in touch with the developers for more information before I go messing with things there. If you're talking about something else that I'm missing, let me know and I'll be happy to take a look. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 08:29, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Administration help

Hello I have Messaged you before it seems like I'm having the same problem with the same user. Everything I do they say is wrong or they delete the sources, that I put and it seems like they try to promote fringe views of certain authors. They have accused me of being a sock puppet of two different people [7] it seemed like it was a retaliation for edits that I made.

If you could be a mediator to this it would be appreciative. The page That the problem is on Soviet offensive plans controversy now before it was the Viktor Suvorov page.Thelostone41 (talk) 03:33, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Thelostone41! I'm sorry to hear that you're still having trouble regarding some of your edits and that you're still having issues with another user. Is the user that you're referring to My very best wishes? Looking at the discussion on the talk page of the article (permalink), it seems like My very best wishes is attempting to address legitimate concerns with the intention of improving the article's content. I also took a look at the SPI, and I don't believe that My very best wishes was trying to retaliate against you for the edits you've been making. My very best wishes has been discussing the concerns in the appropriate place, in a civil fashion, and with diffs and explanations behind their concerns. He/She has not resorted to battleground conduct and has been very responsive and appropriate. I don't see where I could do much mediation here - what do you suggest exactly? Have you expressed your concerns with My very best wishes regarding your thoughts on promoting fringe views? Have you explained exactly why you believe this and with diffs to support your concerns? I would continue to discuss the issues and the dispute with the user and try and work things out. Remember: all of us are here to build an encyclopedia, and we're all on the same team here. Work together. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 08:47, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for looking at this. My interest in this subject came simply from reading books by Victor Suvorov (I am not sure though if other participants of this discussion read these books). What I read was very much provocative, still convincing, which does not mean I believe blindly in everything he said. Being a researcher myself, I think Suvorov has enormous analytical skills and a good writer, and that is why I enjoyed reading his books. It also may be relevant that he was officially convicted to death in Russia, and his work was condemned by patriotic Russian historians because he painted Stalin as someone who is more responsible for the WWII than Hitler, because he used Hitler, essentially as a proxy to attack Europe, while Stalin would then attack Hitler and "liberate" Europe for himself, and that is what had actually happen, at least with Eastern Europe during and after WWII. My very best wishes (talk) 23:57, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
My very best wishes - You're welcome. :-) Just make sure that you work things out with Thelostone41 in the proper channels (talk pages) if the user has any objections or concerns. Other than that, I'll leave you both to it. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:21, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You've got 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 remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 13:28, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Iggy the Swan - Received and replied. I apologize for the delay getting back to you. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:45, 5 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Your reason in the email says it all there. I hope the email I sent to you displayed my Wikipedia name, not my real name as that was the first time I sent an email to a Wikipedia user. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 17:07, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Iggy the Swan - Your email replies did display your real name, yes. Don't get worried over it, though... I don't reveal any information about other editors that I learn outside of Wikipedia, and our email conversation (and any information obtained from them) will be completely private. That name issue is something you're going to want to fix, however. :-) There's a few things I always recommend to other users who ask me for help about email-related matters and privacy: If you're not using a separate email address only for the purposes of communicating with other editors via email on Wikipedia, create one now and confirm it to your Wikipedia account. Never use that email address for any other purpose outside of Wikipedia-related matters. Go into your email preferences and change your name to something that isn't your actual name. I use "Oshwah Wikipedia" as my first and last name. It should be easy to locate and change. Please let me know if you need anything else, and I'll be happy to help. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:30, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You are always happy to help, including the fact that my real name is displayed is confirmed. I spotted that on the reply below had the thread "On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 10:05 AM (my real name) <Email address> wrote:" which I believe what you said was indeed true. You are hopefully going to be the only one who knows my real name, however, the picture on your user page probably implies that I have not met you in the real world. Cheers, Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 21:33, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Iggy the Swan - Don't worry, Abraham Lincoln, your secret is safe with me. OOPS! :-P ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:35, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
At least now when I see your email replies, a certain bit of the below thread now displays a bit of my own username instead of Abraham Lincoln's. I certainly won't suggest any revdel requests here as a large amount of people watch your user talk page including me I noticed. But we're still keeping Wikipedia and this talk page to a good standard. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 21:21, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting CU

Hello, If possible please see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Anantamandal and run CU tool. Sorry for impatientment. I would not requested you but the suspecting sock's vote might influence the outcome of an Afd, and it's almost time to close that Afd. (As bnwiki CU, i could check by myself but unfortunately they didn't any have edit on bnwiki.) --আফতাবুজ্জামান (talk) 17:27, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind. Someone responded there. Sorry for disturbing. --আফতাবুজ্জামান (talk) 18:24, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
আফতাবুজ্জামান - No worries! Please don't hesitate to let me know if I can be of assistance with anything. I'll be more than happy to help! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:31, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

biography without encyclopedic relevance

See Joilson Melo sock suspects [8] creating a biography without encyclopedic relevance. Lentoster (talk) 18:35, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

see better pt:Wikipédia:Pedidos a verificadores/Caso/Getmailus the multiple deleted attempts to create the page. Lentoster (talk) 19:07, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Lentoster, and thanks for leaving me a message here about this. Unfortunately, my "jurisdiction" is only on the English Wikipedia. If the user is actively engaging in sock puppetry on the English Wikipedia and causing disruption, file a report at WP:SPI and someone will look into it and take appropriate action. :-) Please let me know if I can be of assistance with anything else, and I'll be more than happy to help. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:33, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Five solae edits.

I see you edited the history of the Solae and add ons. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_solae

do one create another page or add on to the Five solae if there has been a book about The Sola 12? which added 7 extra on top of the 5. https://www.amazon.com/Sola-12-Biblical-Unwrapped-Exfasciantur-ebook/dp/B098PCHHB6 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.233.205.83 (talk) 10:42, 2 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, and thanks for leaving me a message here with your question. Hmm... I don't see that I've edited this article before, but maybe you saw that I did something else. :-) The best place to ask your question would be on the article's talk page here. This way, other editors who are actively involved in the article's development and expansion can answer your question and help you. I'd go there in order to find the answer that you're looking for. If you have any more questions or need assistance with anything else, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be happy to help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:38, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please remove my advanced privileges

Hello,

For a multitude of reasons that I don't want to go into detail here, I am planning to retire from Wikipedia soon, so please revoke my rollback and pending changes reviewer rights in the case that my account gets compromised while I am gone.

Regards, Goose(Talk!) 16:05, 2 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. I'm sorry to hear that you're leaving. I hope that you someday return, but if you don't, I wish you well and I wish you the best of luck with your future endeavors. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:40, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

account "rights"? huh?!

Howdy! Kindly take a look at this (no time here at my new "day job" to "curate" a set of diffs or format this more succinctly, but this ought to be enough to give you the picture, and in my view it's too shady to defer):

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Claudia_Romina_Fern%C3%A1ndez_De_Santacruz&diff=prev&oldid=1036343477

Hope you're well! - Julietdeltalima (talk) 17:43, 2 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Julietdeltalima! Please accept my apologies for the delay responding to your message here. I just moved into a new place and was without an internet connection for a week until the ISP could come out and install it. I also got busy with all of the tasks involved with moving all of my stuff... As you can imagine, I just didn't have time for Wikipedia while all of that was going on. :-) The text on that user talk page left by TOBIAS2009 is concerning... At first, it sounds like the user created another account (which is fine to do), and used their new account to edit their old one. However, I then saw this diff, where the user adds, The owner of this account withdrew, and then TOBIAS9002 acquired the rights to this account and then transferred the rights to TOBIAS2009. Does this read to you like Claudia Romina Fernández De Santacruz and TOBIAS2009 are two different people, and that Claudia Romina Fernández De Santacruz shared their account password or credentials and TOBIAS2009 has access to it? If this is the case, that's a big no-no. However, I want to give the benefit of the doubt and assume that they're probably the same person. This situation isn't enough for me to use any of my advanced tools to verify, either. Not unless sock puppetry and disruption is occurring. What were your thoughts and concerns regarding this? What made you decide to bring it to my attention? I'm curious to hear what your thoughts and concerns were... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:49, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Celestina007 (talk) 22:55, 3 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Celestina007 - Received and replied. :-) Sorry that it took so long for me to get to it; I was busy with moving all of my stuff to a new place, and I was without an internet connection for about a week before the ISP came out and installed it. Let me know if I can be of assistance with anything else, and I'll be happy to help. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:50, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Man you are far too polite. Thanks, you pointed me in the right direction ands that precisely what I needed. Celestina007 (talk) 01:57, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Celestina007 - I appreciate the kind words, and I'm happy that I was able to help you out. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:50, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with your talk page

You've apparently got some markup on your page that breaks Reply Tool. See this thread. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:13, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've noticed this as well, but to be clear, it doesn't really bother me. I spent years editing the old fashioned way, and it's not too much trouble to do it here. I have to do it any time I want any text or markup after my signature in any case. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 14:53, 4 August 2021 (UTC) (knowwhatImean?)[reply]
RoySmith, MPants at work - I'm 99% sure that what you're talking about (the markup that breaks the Reply Tool) is here. You'll see a div style tag with no closing tag. It's there in order to color the user talk page background that light shade of blue. However, if I were to add a closing tag anywhere, new messages would go underneath it and the background color would stop at those messages. Unless there's a footer to pages that I'm not aware of, I just decided to leave the tag unclosed, even though it's wayyyy against best practice. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:54, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm going to (respectfully) push back on that. Users have great latitude to format their talk pages as they please, but that latitude should only go as far as not breaking things. Given a choice between having a pretty blue background and having Reply Tool work, I'd say having Reply Tool work is what's more important. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:05, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
PS, although I'm not an expert at it, Page-specific style sheets seems like the right solution here. That seems like the kind of thing an interface admin should know about :-) -- RoySmith (talk) 13:09, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think TemplateStyles will work; it's intended to provide styles for specific elements within the page, not the entire page itself. The best I could come up with is this, which is...not as visually appealing. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 13:39, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for trying, Writ Keeper! I appreciate it a lot. :-) I created User:Oshwah/talkstyle.css and implemented the .css here. The problem is that I'm back to the original issue that I started at, which is that I don't have a closing </div> tag at the bottom of my user talk page to end the background color style. I wish I could just add it to a footer or something... There has got to be a way to do this... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 13:48, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) Reply tool will work if you put the opening div directly on this page rather than transcluding it from a talk header subpage (and whether you use TemplateStyles or not is irrelevant). * Pppery * it has begun... 20:21, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Pppery - Oh, that's definitely good to know! I just implemented that change so that the div style is on this page and not transcluded from a subpage. RoySmith, does the reply tool work now that I've done this? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:42, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page watcher) If this posts, it works for me! BilCat (talk) 23:24, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
BilCat - Excellent! Issue resolved! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:24, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yup, thanks. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:28, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

SPI case

Hello, Oshwah,

I hate to add more questions to your busy, busy talk page but I have a question about a SPI case, Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/BrillLyle. You closed it in July but no check was done to see if there were sockpuppets that needed to be blocked despite pretty good evidence being presented. I was brought into the matter today because I just protected the article that the accused editors have continued to vandalize, by user accounts and by IP accounts. Despite you closing the case, I think it's been reopened and I thought you might want to review it to see if action needed to be taken. Thank you! Liz Read! Talk! 22:28, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I looked farther up this page and see that you just did a move (which are always arduous in my experience) and may not have a reliable internet connection. The targeted page is now protected so this is less urgent but this case has lingered on for a few weeks so if you could get to it when you do have a regular connection, that would be awesome. Thanks. Liz Read! Talk! 22:34, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Liz - Good news! I'm now on my new internet connection! Gigabit speed, no data caps, and it's all to myself! ;-) I'm a bit busy with moving and other life things, but I'm definitely trying to keep caught up with all of my Wikipedia messages. Hang tight; if you need something urgently, let me know. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:24, 5 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Liz! I apologize for taking so long to respond and answer your original question. Looking back at the SPI, I can honestly say that I'm not sure why I didn't run a check despite there being solid evidence enough to run one. Some users will probably find this to be disappointing news, but I've decided to step away from SPI as a checkuser and instead focus my role back toward patrolling recent changes and putting a stop to LTA activity and abuse on the project. I found myself to be using the tools much too quickly and it resulted in concerns being expressed by editors and members of the Arbitration Committee. I don't want there to be any tension, concerns, or trust issues when it comes to my ability to possess and use the tools - hence the reason behind my decision to take a step back from SPI. I need to slow down and focus in an area that I know that I can use the tools appropriately and to help put a stop to abuse, sock puppetry, and bad-faith disruption on Wikipedia. I'll of course be around as I usually am; I'm just changing my role and how I'll be focusing my time with the project. :-) Please let me know if I can answer any more questions, and I'll be more than happy to help! :-) I hope you're doing well, Liz! Keep in touch! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:58, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Well, this is a surprising. I think you are a great Checkuser and very responsive to inquiries. But from my experience here at Wikipedia, it seems like being a Checkuser can result in an admin spending all of their time on SPI matters to the exclusion of other online activities and, I'm guessing, that might affect ones attitude about other editors. I've wandered into the SPI world just a few times and it is its own little universe. think spending most of ones time on ANY one activity on the project can lead to burnout so I'm glad to hear that you'll be spending time on a variety of activities that you find rewarding. Liz Read! Talk! 22:29, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Liz - I appreciate the very kind words. Perhaps someday I'll be back in SPI, but right now I need to make sure that I put forth quality over quantity, and that I slow down and that I don't find myself in any hot water with the community, or with the Arbitration Committee. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:37, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

checkuser request?

hey man,

just wondering if you can run a CheckUser on User:Jena Fi. some of the erratic spelling makes me want to think they are an account of someone else, but they also could be an old person living in the australian wilderness who just doesn't care.

i've never seen "listen" spelled as "liston" multiple times. i don't have any evidence that this would be a sockpuppet but at least would like a confirmation the originating IP is from OZ. if it's from canada (ottawa), it is probably wally's secret sock he tucked away for moments where he knows he's close to getting permablocked. thanks 198.53.108.48 (talk) 01:19, 5 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, and thanks for leaving me a message regarding your request and your concerns. Based off the information you provided to me here, I cannot run the checkuser tool on Jena Fi. You've provided concerns that there may be disruption going on - especially in regards to adding miss-spellings to Wikipedia. However, this does not show any kind of evidence of sock puppetry. For someone to run a check on an account, there must be sufficient evidence showing that two or more accounts are likely controlled and in use by the same person. What other account do you believe that Jena Fi is a sock puppet of? Based on what evidence? This information is absolutely required and must be clearly provided and with diffs and proof to demonstrate sock puppetry concerns before checkuser can be run. If you have concerns regarding sock puppetry, you should file a report at SPI. Someone will review your report and take the appropriate actions necessary (if applicable). Please let me know if I can be of assistance with anything else, and I'll be more than happy to help. :-) Thanks again for the message, and I wish you a great rest of your day. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:03, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Revision Delete Request

I don't know if it is possible or if it will be acceptable to ask this, but I was wondering if you could handle a RevDel request on edits made by the sockpuppets of Agt2008fan. While they were on-and-off with using socks to disrupt wikipedia on select articles, their behaviour with these worsened in recent months since late 2020. If it is possible, per WP:RVDL, can you handle doing a RevDel on all edits they made with socks, both for the edits themselves and the edit summaries? I think some of their sock's edit summaries in various places and their edits might fall under the criteria for "Purely disruptive material". GUtt01 (talk) 08:59, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi GUtt01! I apologize for the delay responding to your message here. I just moved into a new place, and I was without an internet connection for a week until the ISP could come out and install it. I'm still in the process of unboxing my stuff and organizing everything... moving sucks. ;-) Sure, I'll be happy to help. To make things easier, could you email me any diffs that you found that you believe should be rev del'd? I'll be happy to take a look at them and take things from there. I always ask that users with revision deletion requests email me instead of messaging me here where it's public. As of the time of this writing, 1156 editors have this page on their watchlist. When content that's likely about to be rev del'd gets posted here, the Streisand effect takes place, as users will rush over to view the content before it becomes hidden from them to see. Let me know if this is something you can do for me. :-) Thanks - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:12, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

About My Edits

Dear Oshwah, I'm sorry if my minor edit from The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin didn't suit you well. Note that you didn't made any mistakes from your reply. (I'm also very sorry for this late reply.) I don't really know what else to include. [[9]] -~123AGVYT23~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123AGVYT23 (talk • contribs) 06:34, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi 123AGVYT23! Welcome to Wikipedia! Don't worry too much about the edit you made that I reverted. You used the adjective "surprisingly", which can be seen as taking a point of view. On Wikipedia, we strive to word all content to reflect a neutral point of view in every article. I had concerns regarding your edit and this policy, which is why I reverted it.
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. If you run into any questions, or if you need help with anything, let me know and I'll be more than happy to lend a hand. :-) Thanks again for the message, I welcome you to Wikipedia, and I hope you enjoy your stay and that you become a long-term contributor with us! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:16, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

rev delete

Could you please delete the revisions here, including all of the ones between those two? They contain unattributed copyright violations. The individual in question has been indefinitely blocked for persistently adding in content without attribution. NoahTalk 14:32, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) done. Vanamonde (Talk) 17:57, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Vanamonde93 - Thanks for taking care of that for me. :-) Hurricane Noah - If you run into any more edits that require rev del, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be happy to help. Just make sure that you email these requests to me rather than leaving them in messages here where it's completely public. At the time of this writing, there are 1156 editors who have this page on their watchlist. Leaving rev del requests here publicly will trigger the Streisand effect, as people will quickly rush over to view the content before it becomes hidden from them to see. It's not a big deal; just keep that in mind for next time. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:19, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

SEPTA PCC II

Hello there i have the link to the PCC II overhaul program of june 2021 http://friendsofphiladelphiatrolleys.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/The-Streamliner-Spring-2021.pdf — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.227.208.45 (talk) 02:55, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, and thanks for leaving me a message regarding your edit to the SEPTA PCC II article. Thanks for providing this reference. Just make sure that it qualifies as being reliable source that is secondary and independent of the article subject. If it is, feel free to add the content back that I reverted. I would advise, however, that you cite this as your reference if you do so. :-) Thanks again, and I hope you have a great rest of your day. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 10:16, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppet case

Hello! I have a quick question, maybe this isn’t the place to ask, but I felt compelled. Someone reported me as a possible sockpuppet, and this is the first time I’ve been put forth before, so I wasn’t sure what to do. I made a few edits in good faith, that I thought were helpful but it must have mirrored another profile. I already commented on the case page, but I just recently started making edits, so it’s just a coincidence. I’m sorry to burden you with this, but I assume that as long as I haven’t violated any policy in regards to this, I’ll be cleared at some point? Thank you again for your help! Spf121188 (talk) 09:41, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Spf121188! Thanks for leaving me a message here with your concerns. As long as you're not using more than one account to edit Wikipedia, or using more than one account in a way that is abusive to the project or against policy, or purposefully editing Wikipedia while logged out in order to be disruptive or abuse the project - you have nothing to worry about. :-) I see that an SPI report has been filed; just let it play out. If you are asked any questions in that report, you're encouraged to answer them and cooperate if you can. You'll be found not to be a sock puppet, and nothing bad will happen to you if that is indeed the case. It's very rare for innocent users to be blocked at SPI for being a sock puppet when they're actually not. There are a number of good measures and investigations that take place at SPI in order to assure that 1) users who do engage in sock puppetry and abuse are handled properly and with all of their sock puppet accounts blocked, and 2) users who are innocent, or where sufficient evidence is not provided, are not blocked. Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns, and I'll be more than happy to answer them and help you further. Worry not! If you're innocent, you'll be found to be innocent. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 10:11, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your help, that makes me feel much better. I’ve had this account for a while because I frequent Wikipedia often, but just recently started editing, so I’ll try to use as many resources as I can for help, and talk pages.
Thank you again! Spf121188 (talk) 10:19, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Spf121188 - You bet; I'm always happy to help! If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to let me know. My user talk page is always open to you, and you're welcome to message me any time you need or want to. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 10:26, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

7th Marquess of Sligo

The 7th Marquess of Sligo ought to have his own page. Why is this not so? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a02:c7d:467f:ce00:c94e:fc32:7ae0:8d85 (talk) 14:09, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Thanks for the message. I respect your opinion, and I encourage you to discuss this on the article's talk page here. Please don't insert your thoughts and opinions within the article itself. Discussions and thoughts should be added to the talk page. You can access any talk page by clicking on the "Talk" tab at the top of the page. Please let me know if you have any questions about this, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) You can also view a help page on how talk pages work by clicking here. Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 14:12, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Could you please inform me as to why the seventh Marquess of Sligo (1898-1941) doesn’t have his own page like his predecessors and successors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a02:c7d:467f:ce00:358c:8774:9857:cd3 (talk) 14:31, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure. It might just be that the article hasn't been written yet. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 14:40, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Isn’t that unusual considering all of his predecessors and all of his successors for the title have their own page? Do you have any idea as to why this is the case? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a02:c7d:467f:ce00:358c:8774:9857:cd3 (talk) 15:03, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Unusual? I've seen much more unusual things on Wikipedia than that. ;-) I would probably just say that the reason is that we just haven't written it yet. Remember that Wikipedia is a continuously-growing project... There are tons of articles that should have their own page that we have yet to sit down and write. All in good time, though... If you add a discussion to the article's talk page with a suggestion that we write an article on this, I'm sure that other users will respond and discuss it with you. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 15:08, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@2a02:c7d:467f:ce00:358c:8774:9857:cd3:, @2a02:c7d:467f:ce00:c94e:fc32:7ae0:8d85:, @Oshwah: I created a stub at Ulick de Burgh Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo. Perhaps someone will be able to expand it. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 12:59, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

With regards your message

Hi Oshwah,

I made an edit in the last hour to an article about Mack Bolan, and you removed it because I didn't state a source. I am new to wikipedia and this was my first edit, so I apologise for this. The information I added was that there was a five-part comic book mini-series published in 2008 by IDW Publishing titled "Don Pendleton's The Executioner" - my source is a physical copy of the comic I have in my collection. I have uploaded a photo in this message so that you can see it and approve the source. If this is not a reliable source, please can you advise me as to what counts as a reliable source for this? Would posting the photo on the page help?

File:Front cover of Don Pendleton's The Executioner, Issue 4.jpg

File:Indicia for "Don Pendleton's The Executioner" Issue -4.jpg

Many thanks, Lucas (ShaggyRogersMadeMeDoIt) — Preceding unsigned comment added by ShaggyRogersMadeMeDoIt (talk • contribs) 14:42, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ShaggyRogersMadeMeDoIt! Welcome to Wikipedia! You just need to cite a source that's reliable is all. Just perform a search online using a search engine. You should be able to find a reputable source that you can reference. 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 or need any more assistance, and I'll be more than happy to help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 14:56, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WMJI

Hi there. Just cleaning up a bit. A couple references were removed. Reference 17 was removed because it didn't reference the previous statement. Reference 19 was removed because it was a dead link from 2012 and not really necessary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.142.144.2 (talk) 15:43, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Thanks for leaving me a message and for letting me know. In the future, you want to briefly describe the changes you make with each edit using the edit summary. It lets you explain what you did and why, so that other editors can review it and understand what you're doing. When you don't add an edit summary, it can cause confusion (like what happened here). ;-) Thanks again for letting me know, and please don't hesitate to let me know if I can be of any assistance with anything. I'll be more than happy to help. :-) I hope you have a great day, and I wish you happy editing. Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 16:04, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Attack on Saeed Ganji page

Hi They attack Saeed Ganji's page Limit page editing to one week Amiir.masterr (talk) 15:55, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Amiir.masterr! Thanks for the message and for letting me know about this. I don't believe that I was the user who reverted your edit, if that is the reason for your message to me. I appreciate you for fixing the inaccurate information. :-) At this time, I've added pending changes protection to the article for two weeks. This should help put a stop to future vandalism that might occur there. Please let me know if I can be of any assistance to you, and I'll be more than happy to help. :-) Thanks again, and I hope you have a great rest of your day. Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 16:24, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ad hominem/Anti-semitic comments by user

Hello, I apologize for my limited understanding of wikipedia. Please correct me if you believe that I am wrong.

However, I do have some mounting concern regarding a user named 'Warshy', with a series of Ad Hominem statements which have delved into Anti-Semitism. Please advise what I should do. I am very happy to take directives on this issue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HerbiePocket (talk • contribs) 18:07, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi HerbiePocket, and thanks for leaving me a message here with your concerns. What exactly is the issue regarding Warshy? Where are you seeing these statements? Can you provide me with diffs that show exactly where these statements are being added? Have you talked to Warshy directly about your concerns? I understand that you have issue with some statements that were made; I just need more information and links to where you're seeing these statements before I can try and help. :-) Thanks - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:13, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I have reverted two edits that this user had made on the Davidic line page. Other than that I never made any comments *whatsoever* anywhere on WP about this user. Thank you, warshy (¥¥) 18:32, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) Warshy - Ahh, thank you for the response and for the context. Okay, so this is over a content-related matter - got it. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:45, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) User:Oshwah No, it is not about an edit. I believe I was accused of being " Jewish religious fundamentalist sock-puppet" on the Talk:Davidic line page. I am unclear on exactly what this means, but as a matter of 'ad hominem tu quoque' its a serious issue, and I can see that this has been an issue for this user in the past. I have responded to the edit in question. Although, given the nature of my own academic career, I am caught a little off-guard by the course nature of all of this. Please advise as best you can. Thank you kindly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HerbiePocket (talk • contribs) 18:41, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Warshy - I do see that you commented here and asked, "Why is he and the other Jewish religious fundamentalist sock-puppet removing them?". This accusation of sock puppetry (as I brought up to you earlier on your user talk page) can be seen as uncivil. If you believe that sock puppetry is occurring, it only makes things more difficult when you make accusations like that. Instead, you should file a report at SPI so that it can be investigated. Also, you described a user and the "sock puppet" as being a "Jewish religious fundamentalist". This is not ideal; you're commenting about other users instead of commenting about the edits and the issue at-hand. What exactly is going on here regarding the dispute and possible sock puppetry? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:54, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Warshy, HerbiePocket - You both are teetering on the line of edit warring on the Davidic line article. You're both reverting one another in a back-and-forth fashion instead of discussing the dispute on the article's talk page. I've fully protected the article for the next few days so that you both have the opportunity to sort things out properly. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:59, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This is all just a complete misunderstanding of my off-the-cuff and ill-advised comments there about the other IP editor, not about this one. This editor seems to come from a religious POV, but my comments where not about him in any way, shape or form. This should clarify this current misunderstanding? Thank you, warshy (¥¥) 19:02, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Warshy! It wouldn't hurt to apologize and clarify. It sounds like HerbiePocket thought that you were talking about them - if that's not the case, then I'd do my best to apologize and make sure that he knows that. It's always good to be civil and work peacefully with other editors whenever possible. If that means that you clear up misunderstandings with the user that were unintentionally caused, definitely do that. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 19:06, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Oshwah. He has addressed me directly in the talk page there, and I have replied. I am not edit-warring at all, I just reverted edits I disagreed with, and I have explained my reasons. We can continue to discuss issues over there, if there is a need. Thank you, warshy (¥¥) 19:12, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome, Warshy! I protected the article in order to stop the potential edit warring from progressing and turning into a disruptive matter. It'll expire in a few days; just work things on on the article's talk page with this user, come to a consensus, and take things from there when the protection expires. If you both agree together that the dispute has been completely worked out, let me know, and I can remove the protection from the article. This requires you both to tell me and confirm that the dispute has been resolved, though. ;-) Just let me know... Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 19:17, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I completely disagree with his later edits there, and I believe they are of poor editorial quality and they deprecate the encyclopedic/editorial quality of the page rahter than improve it. But I won't revert anymore, and I won't do anything about it for the time being, until matters with this new user get stabilized on WP. As far as I am concerned you can keep the protection log there as long as you see fit. Thank you, warshy (¥¥) 19:24, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Warshy - The current revision as it is right now isn't a favored revision or any of that sort. It was simply what the article's current state was when I imposed the temporary full protection. I can't change it in order to favor a certain revision unless all participants in the dispute agree that it should be changed. Else, I'd be favoring one editor over another, and I have to be the neutral level-headed party here. :-) Like I said, work things out with HerbiePocket, and if agreements are reached, let me know. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 19:28, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again Oshwah. What do you think about this? Thank you, warshy (¥¥) 21:20, 11 August 2021 (UTC) (I think that if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck, then it is indeed a duck... :<) )[reply]

Hi Warshy! Hmm... definitely interesting. I'm going to have to keep a watch on this SPI case and see what develops. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:38, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your Tutnese Article

Your article has a lot of misinformation regarding the alphabet.

And also, I’m sure you’re aware if you know what the language is, but it’s seriously incredibly disrespectful to make information about the language so public considering the community that created the language is trying to keep it out of the spotlight.

I’m politely requesting that you take the article down.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:2c7:400:1120:cc62:2aa0:a204:4537 (talk) 03:37, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, and thanks for leaving me a message here regarding the Tutnese article. :-) The edit I made to it here restored content back because it had become so badly vandalized that I had to go two weeks back in the history to restore order there. I semi-protected the article in order to stop the persistent abuse there as well. If there are issues with the article that need to be fixed, you're welcome to file an edit request on the article's talk page here and request other users to make changes on your behalf and fix any problems. As of right now, however, editing on the article is restricted due to the extensive vandalism and disruption that I ran into while patrolling. Also, despite what people may think, administrators do not control content and have the ability to simply delete articles because they feel like they should be deleted. There are policies and guidelines that are set by the community that mandate what articles should be deleted, as well as why. I simply cannot "take down" an article because someone feels that it's inaccurate. That's not how things work here. :-) Please let me know if you have any questions, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you further. Thanks again for the message, and I wish you a great day and happy editing. Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:49, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

zip bomb

whyd you revert my edit specifically? wabbits are an obvious nod to elmer fudd also damn you're reeally fast might have to give points for that one — Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.124.56.237 (talk) 10:41, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) hi! unless there are reliable sources that state so, we cannot say that it is a looney tunes reference as it would be original research (and it may be a coincidence, not a deliberate reference). happy editing! (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)   melecie   t 10:47, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely not an improvement

Any edits like this one are related to Wikipedia:WikiProject on open proxies/Requests#Arbitrary break (and the longer section above) and can just be blocked (and added to the list of proxies if you feel so inclined). FDW777 (talk) 10:42, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi FDW777! Thanks for letting me know about that. I started to put two and two together when I noticed a bunch of different IP addresses reverting the change back, or adding it to other articles. Good times... Hopefully the disruption will stop soon. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 11:40, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
201.207.239.132 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) is their latest, if you'd like to oblige please? FDW777 (talk) 12:15, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
FDW777 -  Done. Let me know if you run into any more, and I'll be happy to take care of them. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 12:18, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Since there's a new IP already edit warring, semi-protection of Talk:List of top international rankings by country might be a good idea too. FDW777 (talk) 12:19, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
FDW777 -  Done. Semi-protected for a few hours. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 12:21, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. If someone could just follow my contributions blocking IPs and semi-protecting articles it'd probably save lots of paperwork... FDW777 (talk) 12:25, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
FDW777 - I just implemented an edit filter to put a stop to the disruption. Unless they change their method of writing, you should notice the edits stop soon. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 12:37, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
To date they've used three types of disruption. They started out changing Derry to Londonderry, then they added reverting random edits made by me, then they started their "Please note: any reference to a city named "Derry" is incorrect" crusade. So while an edit filter is appreciated, I have little doubt they'll find some other method of trolling. FDW777 (talk) 12:40, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
FDW777 - I added both city names and a few other key words to the edit filter. I'll have to remove the changes later, as they'll without a doubt cause false positives. For now, I'm leaving the changes I made there for a few hours in order to tire them out. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 12:42, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
58.69.117.72 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log).... FDW777 (talk) 12:55, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
FDW777 - Blocked. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 12:57, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
And back as 45.4.132.84 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log). FDW777 (talk) 13:02, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
FDW777 - Poof! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 13:03, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Wow, these IP addresses seem to have a real problem with understanding what's the jist of this Londonderry place. We should all know which version is indeed correct, but it looks like this editing has stopped at this moment. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 14:14, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Iggy the Swan - People can sure be persistent... especially when they have so much time on their hands and nothing productive to do. :-P ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 14:18, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Having a look at the link at the top of this section, there are indeed plenty of IP's messing around. I have a few watchlist pages which links Derry as their birthplace so I know which one's right. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 14:21, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Would you believe the current disruption started all because they couldn't use their preferred term at Seagate Technology? All this trouble because of a single article that covers the city in a single sentence... FDW777 (talk) 15:11, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Which part of my changes need citations?

Hi, i see my changes have not been updated. Which part of my changes need citations? I added a citation to the recipe I referred to.Wikiswa23 (talk) 11:23, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Wikiswa23! The edit I meant to revert was this one, which appeared to be unreferenced and based off of original research. I restored your previous edit with the recipe and the reference. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 11:39, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Oshwah, I need help with how to rectify the problem you have found in the article I have edited. It's for an assignment that due tomorrow and I'm a new Wikipedian. I am not well versed in these Wikipedia Streets. PLease. Help. Asap ~~Wikiswa~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiswa23 (talk • contribs) 11:41, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know what anything means at this point. I'm following instructions and guidelines from Bobby Shabangu, who is a veteran Wikipedian. But thank you for your help. Can I ask for further help, I'm about to write a new article and can you see if I meet all requirements of Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiswa23 (talk • contribs) 11:46, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Wikiswa23 - I'll be more than happy to help you. :-) Don't feel overwhelmed! There are a lot of policies and guidelines to learn, and it'll take some time before you become proficient with all of Wikipedia's basic policies. We expect you to make mistakes and we don't expect you to know everything from the start. :-) 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. Let me know how I can assist you with the article you wish to write, and I'll be happy to do so. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 11:58, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I have taken your advice and it has given me psychological air. Thank you. I have created a new page/article. how do I get you to review it on my behalf? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiswa23 (talk • contribs) 13:32, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Wikiswa23 - You're welcome! I'm happy that my advice and information has been helpful to you. :-) Where is the page that you created? Is this it? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 13:39, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note that any reference to a "Derrу" is incorrect. The correct name of the city is Londоnderry.

You may know this or not, depending on where you live, I always believe what IP addresses say are wrong and you and I are right. I don't know much about this place though. Paul Brown43 (talk) 11:28, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Paul Brown43: see #Definitely not an improvement above. The IP in question can be reverted on sight, the administrators seem to be keeping up well with blocks and page protections right now as well. FDW777 (talk) 11:30, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah you're right, I didn't realise this is already in discussion. Paul Brown43 (talk) 11:33, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
WP:DERRY defines the MoS for this. Acroterion (talk) 11:34, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No subject

Hi, regarding the reversion of the edit of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Zapolskiy – while he was not convicted of fraud by the court and fled the country, there are detailed testimonials by many users of the leprosorium.ru website of the fraud, linked in the citations. The current state of his wiki page is achievement stuffing without any citations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.208.235.111 (talk) 11:47, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! I reverted your edits to the Dmitry Zapolskiy article because of a number of concerns. I didn't understand your reason for removing the content, and I'm concerned that the reference you provided isn't considered reliable. This article is of a subject who has recently died and therefore still falls under the BLP policy guidelines. We need to make sure that any content we add is referenced by a reliable source. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 11:54, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No subject

Why you removed external link i am added to Static web page. It is Informative Source about static website. Am did anything wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Miasmith123 (talk • contribs) 12:54, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Miasmith123! Thanks for leaving me a message here regarding your edit to the Static web page article. You'll want to review and understand Wikipedia's guidelines on external links. There are appropriate places to add them, and there are places where it's not appropriate. There are also external links that are considered inappropriate for inclusion into an article. The reason I reverted your edit was because I didn't feel that the external link you added was appropriate. 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. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 13:06, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Harrassment and Vandalism

Hello, This user, Nessasducklips, has engaged in harassment of other users who have tagged warnings on their talk page, including me, for blatant vandalism, and they have at least 5 warnings of varying levels and 3 final warnings. I don't know whether to report this to the admin noticeboard, or to you. She said this on my talk page while I was trying to answer another user's question.

(Redacted) You can check her and my talk page for evidence. Cheers, Midknight1342 (talk) 15:06, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WP:AIV would have also been appropriate, since that's more than enough of that. -- zzuuzz (talk) 15:23, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Midknight1342! Thanks for leaving me a message here with your concerns regarding this user. If they continue to make uncivil comments and personal attacks, or if they engage in any more disruption, you can report them to AIV, or you can let me know and I'll be happy to step in and take care of the matter. :-) Thanks for the message, and I wish you a great day and happy editing. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:14, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

People can't spell X3TeX

...and that is all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8080:a800:9888:897b:6fc9:1b79:e03a (talk) 16:08, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand why that means that you should change the content in the article in the way that you did. Am I missing something? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:12, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of white supremacist from Albert Pike's biography

Hello,

I believe it was a mistake to remove "white supremacist" from the list of descriptions of Albert Pike. On his Wikipedia page, there are several quotes attributed to him where he said whites were the only fit race to rule. It is not unprecedented to use the word "white supremacist" in a bio description. Please see the following two bios:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Terry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GypsyCrusader

Both bios use the word "white supremacist". I don't understand why it would not apply in Albert Pike's case as well.

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.213.251.161 (talk) 17:32, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, and thanks for leaving me a message with your thoughts and concerns. The reason that I removed "white supremacist" from the article as an adjective describing the article subject is because I believe that it doesn't comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy. It's perfectly fine to say that the article subject has been "regarded as a white suppremacist by [others]" and provide references to support that, but when we directly refer to the article subject as a white supremacist as the article content was doing, it's us who now is saying that. That adds a point a view to the article that we've written, and that causes the content to become degraded from being neutrally worded. This was the reason that I reverted your change. Please let me know if you have any questions about Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, and I'll be happy to answer them. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:19, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

4 RR

Greetings hope everything is well, there is this IP user who broke 4 RR rule in the last 24 h posting unsourced material, [[10]] they were reverted by several editors by now [[11]] and warned several times on their talk page, can something be done regarding that. Thank you. Theonewithreason (talk) 12.August 2021 (UTC)

Hi Theonewithreason! I hope that you're doing well! :-) I've applied a partial-block on the IP user from being able to edit the article for one week. This should put a stop to the edit warring and encourage them to discuss the dispute on the article's talk page. If you need anything else, please let me know and I'll be happy to help. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:21, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, is it possible maybe to semi protect the page ? And also thank you for your quick response. Theonewithreason (talk) 12.August 2021 (UTC)
Theonewithreason - You're quite welcome! :-) I don't see a need to semi-protect the article at this time. The issue involved an edit war and where only one IP user was causing the repeated reverting. The partial-block should resolve this matter. However, if you notice that repeated disruption starts to occur on the article, or if the edit war continues despite the fact that the IP user is partially-blocked, let me know and I'll be happy to take another look and take care of the matter. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:29, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Demien

That's your opinion that it wasn't "constructive" (because you didn't like it). I figured a male would revert my edit...as it is written, the section portrays women as EXISTING as extensions of males, not as autonomous actors. This is probably far too complicated for you to understand. I do not need to experiment by using the sandbox, but thanks for belittling my work anyway. Of course, you are right that you think you're right, because of course you are right. Pfft. It's not my fault that you are bth sexist and arrogant (you deleted my edit without enough time to even consider it, wthin a minute after it was posted - it rubbed you the wrong way, then sent me a cheerful note telling me to go play in the sandbox) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slowe4333 (talk • contribs) 18:04, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Slowe4333, and thanks for leaving me a message on my user talk page here regarding your edit to the Demian article. Let's try and remain calm, okay? :-) The reason that I reverted your edit to the article was because I initially believed the change to be non-constructive. When patrolling recent changes and cleaning up vandalism and disruption from Wikipedia articles, I often find that users will add opposite content (such as the word "not") to an article in order to be disruptive. For example, "Kenny did [not] become the third person to win the race." The article's content originally stated that "Women play a vital role in the Jungian interpretation of Demian." Your change modified it, without citing any references or reliable sources, to now say that "Women do not play a vital role, but rather are used as feminine symbols, in the Jungian interpretation of Demian." Please accept my sincere apologies if my initial thoughts were incorrect, but this modification rang as suspicious to me, which is why I reverted the change that you made and left a message on your user talk page regarding the edit.
I apologize if my response to your edit frustrated you or upset you in any way. It's never my intention to anger other users when I patrol Wikipedia's recent changes feed for vandalism, disruption, and abuse. However, I must remind you that one of Wikipedia's founding principles is that we interact with one another in a civil and respectful way, and that we do not engage in making personal attacks toward other editors. I'm not offended by the message that you left for me here; I understand that you were upset and I completely get how hard it can be at times to keep cool when tempers flare. However, many other editors would've taken issue with the message that you left had you left it for them instead of me, and you'd likely find yourself in some hot water over it if they became offended by the nature and demeanor of your message. Please keep this in mind, and please do your best to remain civil, calm, and respectful toward other editors, and that you assume good faith with other editors when their intention is not 100% unambiguous.
I see that you've restored the edit you made back to the article. I don't see an issue with you doing this, and I again apologize for the frustration and for the confusion that my edit may have caused. If you have any questions, further concerns, or if I can be of any assistance to you, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be more than happy to help you. :-) Thanks again for the message, and I wish you a great day and happy editing. Welcome to Wikipedia! :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 19:05, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
okay, understood. I am going to further edit my edit, though. The current grammatical sentence structure (as I wrote it) makes the sentence meaning obscure. Slowe4333 (talk) 20:27, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Slowe4333 - Go for it! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:08, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

re: your message to me

Hi - I am brand new at Wikipedia editing and messaging. As best I can tell, you left me a message about reverting a change and 2nd message had no content and the wiki page seems unchanged. Was that just a change of mind that I can ignore or did you actually fix something. Once I figure out how to add references, I can add them for some of what I added to the page. Thanks...GrannyBass GrannyBass (talk) 18:27, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi GrannyBass! You can disregard my revert and the message that I left and removed from your user talk page. The revert that I made to your changes was done accidentally, and I went back and restored the changes you made. I apologize for the confusion that I may have caused you. :-) Please let me know if you have any questions or further concerns, and I'll be happy to help you. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:31, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yexel Sebastian

Hi there! I was cleaning the article as there were many parts of the article are unsourced. WomenProj (talk) 19:47, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi WomenProj! Thanks for leaving me a message here and for letting me know. :-) I just didn't understand what your edit summary meant, and the content removal was quite extensive. That's what caused me to revert your edit. Please accept my apologies for the confusion, and please feel free to restore the changes you were making to the article. :-) If you have any questions or need help with anything, please let me know and I'll be happy to lend a hand. I hope you have a great day, and I wish you happy editing! :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 19:50, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
No it's all good. I had to self-revert too because by the looks of it, I might just need to tag the entire section for citation needed. --WomenProj (talk) 19:53, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
WomenProj - No worries. :-) As you gain more experience and grow as an editor and contributor here, you'll undoubtedly learn good strategies and methods for improving articles. :-) Like I said, if I can be of any kind of assistance, don't be a stranger. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 19:55, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, so there's a redundant sentence in the Toy Collection section (perhaps when I got reverted or when I self-reverted), I don't want to remove it as I might get flagged again. haha --WomenProj (talk) 20:01, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
WomenProj - Don't be afraid to make edits that improve articles and content on Wikipedia. Wikipedia policy encourages all users to be bold, and not be afraid of any politics or what-not; if your edit will make the article, the content, or even something small better than what it was before - ignore the politics and the red tape. Make the change! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:17, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Inquiry About Health in Brunei

Hi Oshwah!

Sorry I'm not directly replying to your revision of my recent edit. I tried really hard to find it on your talk page but couldn't. So I guess my first question is, how do you reply to an edit? I feel like I'm missing something.

Second, can you explain what was wrong with the edit I made on Health In Brunei? It was my first edit and it was on a page that was auto recommended to me. I was attempting to make the headline more clear. Just want to understand the issue so I don't do it again.

Thank you! Andierenae (talk) 19:48, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Andierenae, and thanks for leaving me a message here regarding your edit to the Health In Brunei article. To answer your questions and help you: there's no such thing as "replying to an edit" on the article itself. The correct manner in which you discuss article changes with other editors is to use the article's talk page, or message them directly with your concerns (just like you did here). Just make sure that you leave edit summaries with each of the changes you make to articles. This is where you quickly explain the changes you made and why, so that other editors will understand when they review your changes. :-)
The reason that I reverted your edit to the Health In Brunei article was because you modified a section header from just stating "Obesity" to instead state "High obesity rate". When it comes to Wikipedia content, we need to be extra careful and make sure that we're reflecting a neutral point of view wherever possible and as much as possible. I felt that by changing the section header to state "High obesity rate", we were inferring that conclusion when it's up to the reader to review the content, data, and information and come to that conclusion themselves. :-) This is why I reverted your changes and left a message on your user talk page regarding Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy.
Please let me know if you have any more questions, or if you need any kind of assistance on Wikipedia. I'll be more than happy to help you. :-) Thanks again for the message, and I wish you a great day and happy editing. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 20:07, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reverted edit

Hello,

I made an edit to the page for the Bollywood movie Jaanam to reflect that it was released in 1993 and not 1992. (Source: https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3340).

I'm not sure why this edit was reverted back twice. If you'd like me to link the source above I'd be happy to.

Thank you.

2601:144:C281:6710:DCAE:6DE2:A561:8FE5 (talk) 19:58, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Thanks for leaving me a message regarding your edits to the Jaanam article. Yes, that would be perfect! So long as you cite that reference in-line somewhere with your changes, that'll work great and you'll be good to go. Thanks for letting me know about the reference and your edits, and I hope you have a great rest of your day. :-) Happy editing! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 20:00, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Celestina007 - Received and replied. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:49, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Shershaah reception

You have been changing shershaah reviews 3 times now, you take negative reviews only, why? The real fact is that it got a massive fabulous response from the audience!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.66.131.1 (talk) 23:09, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Loperamide

I don't understand why you might have reverted both of my changes, the first of which was to fix an incorrect formatting in Wikipedia. the other we can discuss. Dan88888 (talk) 23:54, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dan88888! Thanks for leaving me a message here regarding your edit to the Loperamide article. I'll start off by apologizing to you... I didn't mean for my edit to revert both of your changes to the article. Your other edit fixing the closing ref tag was obviously constructive, however it was implemented incorrectly and actually made the tag malformed. :-) Regarding your other edit, however... I apologize for my assumption that the edit was vandalism. You have to understand, though... That kind of content being added to an article, and without any reliable source or reference cited, is likely going to be flagged as suspicious. :-) Feel free to restore the content back to the article. I advise you to locate and cite a reliable source in-line with the content if you decide to add it back. It definitely needs a reference. :-) Please let me know if you have any questions or further concerns, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. I hope you have a great rest of your day, and I wish you happy editing. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:00, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I do understand the second change was debatable. I've found a good reference, and will repost closer in line to that source. Dan88888 (talk) 00:12, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Dan88888 - Excellent! Thanks for doing that, and I hope you keep up the great work here! If you ever run into any questions or need assistance with anything, don't hesitate to let me know. I'll be more than happy to lend a hand. ;-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:29, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ariov

Ah sorry there Oshwah - I didn't notice the time on your warning here. They hadn't made an edit since that point, so no objections if you'd prefer to unblock and give them a chance as it looks like you were doing before I steamrollered in there? ~TNT (she/they • talk) 00:58, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TheresNoTime! No apologies are needed. They were clearly a vandal-only account; I wasn't planning on granting any special treatment to the user, and you pretty much did what I was going to be doing after they added disruption again. I won't be crying over it. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:04, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
i like your hardwork and your cool profile —— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 (talk) 01:04, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Sakura emad! Thank you for taking the time to leave me this barnstar! It means a lot to me, and I appreciate it very much. :-) I'm glad that you enjoy my contributions and my user page. If you ever run into any questions or need assistance with anything, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'll be more than happy to help you! :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:06, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
i am honoured 🥰 thank you for caring about My Barnstar it means alot to me too. —— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 (talk) 01:08, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Sakura emad - Gratitude is a selfless act, my fiend. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:11, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Counter vandalism fighting conflicts

it seems like my edit conflicts with your edit Please undo my edit if you think i made a mistake and i am right about it, thanks regards. —— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 (talk) 01:06, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again, Sakura emad! Ahh... I see what happened. No big deal; it's already been resolved by another editor with their revert to the IP user. :-) Keep in touch, and I hope to see you around on the battlefield! :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:10, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
let's Protect wikipedia ^_^, and make it better world for others, thank you again for caring. —— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 (talk) 01:11, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Sakura emad - On top of that, let's also make Wikipedia a fun and great place to contribute to and be a member of the community with. :-) Thank you for being apart of this community and for the care and time that you give to it. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:16, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Making Mistakes

I Did Make a mistake but it's Ok. 98.186.54.177 (talk) 01:28, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mistakes happen, and it's not a big deal. :-) If you need help with anything, let me know and I'll be happy to lend a hand. Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:29, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Oshwah Are You looking Foward To the 2021 NFL season and Are you looking foward to watching the Big Game Super Bowl LVI On NBC I am are you. 98.186.54.177 (talk) 03:48, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
YOU BET I AM!!!! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:49, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In regards of "Meus Prêmios Nick"

The verb 'Cat' does not translates to english speaking as such, then Cat as an animal is not a real term for good, for better understanding please find real verbs that express what the category really mean. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:29c4:1ba:e900:e931:d96e:a3a6:1228 (talk) 01:57, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, and thanks for leaving me a message and for letting me know about this. :-) Please feel free to restore the edits you made to the article, and I apologize for any confusion that my revert may have caused upon you. I hope that you have a great day, and I wish you happy editing. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:56, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

felt "wronged" need your help

hello so i can't say anything more to this IP am i wrong by reverting their edit? if not please let me know thanks —— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 (talk) 02:09, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sakura emad! Looking at the edits and contributions by this IP user, they seem to be simply modifying the contents of the list on the List of nearest terrestrial exoplanet candidates page in an effort to try and improve or expand it. I don't see any obvious vandalism or disruption in their edits that stick out to me. When in situations where you're not sure if the user is engaging in good faith or bad faith edits, it's always best to assume good faith. If anything, you can simply ask them about their edits if you have questions and discuss it with them. :-) As you grow and gain more experience with patrolling recent changes and reverting vandalism, you'll be able to more easily identify good edits that look complex, and you'll be able to easily be able to reach out to edits about questionable edits and ask them about it in a positive way. :-) Keep up the great work, and please let me know if I can answer any more questions for you or provide you with any more help. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:17, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

CHUCK FINLEY / TAWNY KITAEN

Hello - Had entered the death information on Tawny Kitaen from memory as am a baseball writer / historian -Do not have any ready reference - However you can check that yourself by looking on her Wikipedia page and many other web news areas - Should you not wish to do so it is not all that important as she is most unworthy and was only wrapping their terrible marriage disaster - Thank You. 70.27.20.183 (talk) 04:02, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Thanks for leaving me a message here regarding your edit to the Chuck Finley article. The reason that I reverted your addition of the content there was because it did not reference or cite any kind of reliable source. I understand that you're saying that this is referenced elsewhere on Wikipedia and in another article. However, content like this should absolutely reference a source due to the nature of what it's saying and regardless of where it's located. I'm of course willing to help you find a reliable source if you need help with locating one. :-) Just remember that policy states here that the onus and the responsibility to provide references and sources lies on the user who adds content to Wikipedia, not the one who expresses concerns and removes it. Please let me know if you need my assistance, and I'll be happy to help you. :-) Thanks again for the message, and I wish you a great day and happy editing. Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:05, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Just want to know more about wikipedia

Hello Oshwah — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.93.8.46 (talk) 05:20, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Welcome to Wikipedia! Sure, I'll be happy to help you. Have you seen our getting started page yet? It'll help you with how to get started and help us to improve Wikipedia. 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) 05:25, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

BLOCK IP users

Please block IP:120.29.76.223, it's connected to IP:120.29.78.93 (per WP:SHARE) who is range-blocked until August 19, 2021. Scroll deep down to their contributions, the Two 120.29 IPs usually edit at MOR Entertainment and It's Showtime (Philippine TV program) pages. Thanks! -136.158.42.180 (talk) 06:45, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Tutnese

Please delete your recent edit of tutnese on wikipedia. it’s a sacred and important language to african americans by african americans, and by publishing this page you’ve exposed it to those who wish to just create drama. Let us just have this one thing without someone messing it up. 2601:2C5:C680:89F0:99B6:5D13:EEC2:70CF (talk) 07:19, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Why are you putting a "sacred and important" language onto a website that receives massive amounts of exposure and is consistently in Alexa's top 20-visited websites in the world? —A little blue Bori v^_^v Jéské Couriano 07:26, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

THE TUTNESE ARTICLE

HELLO I FIND IT VERY RUDE HOW YOU HAVE DISRESPECTED THE WISHES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THEIR RIGHT TO THEIR OWN PERSONAL HISTORICAL LANGUAGE AND CULTYRE BY BEING A NON AFRICAN AMERICAN POSTING AND TEACHING NON AFRICAN AMERICANS ABOUT A SLICE OF HISTORY THAT IS NOT YOURS. YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND I AS WELL AS MULTIPLE OTHER AFRICAN AMERICANS WISH FOR THE ARTICLE TO BE REMOVED PERMENANTLY FOR RESPECT OF OUR ANCESTORS WHO WERE SLAVES THAT CREATED THIS LANGUAGE FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AND I FEEL YOU SHOULD RESPECT THIS. IF NOT I WILL FIND A WAY TO CONTACT SUPERIORS ABOUT THIS AND GET THE ARTICLE REMOVED. IT IS DISRESPECTFUL TO MY ANCESTORS WHO WERE KILLED AND WHIPPED FOR THIS COUNTRY TO HAVE THEIR SECRET AND IMPORTANT LANGUAGE USED BY PEOPLE OTHER THAN THE DESCENDANTS OF THEM. I HOPE YOU RESPECT THIS WISH AND REMOVE IT, OR THERE WILL BE PROBLEMS. 2601:44:C400:5930:689B:18D5:9DAF:8FA3 (talk) 08:17, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Warp Speed

hello Dear @Oshwah,how are you today, hope you have a great time, i need your help again, the actions i performed i think they needs to be reviewed because if i did it wrong i must write an apology letter to the editor, in nutshell > Operation Warp Speed Article, Added Information = [1], Editor_Explain = [2] [3] Still Reverted? = [3], Editing Warring = Yes, Editor warned? = Yes, what do you think should i write an apology? —— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 (talk) 12:49, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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