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Follow up

Hello Oshwah, I am following up on the question of Blanca/Blanche of Castile. I hope you can now allow me to move the entry to the correct name of Blanca of Castile, which is the only name given to this queen in English language publications. Best regards, Poplar838 (talk) 16:05, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Poplar838: If you are talking about the French queen Blanche of Castille, then I'm afraid the current name is a more common name for her. L293D (☎ • ✎) 18:32, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

I am talking about a different queen who is in fact, the grandmother of Blanche of Castille. The queen under discussion is Blanca Garcés of Navarre, who married Sancho III of Castile.Poplar838 (talk) 22:52, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

Blanche of Castile is the current article location (talk page stalker) --TheSandDoctor (talk) 23:07, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

Yes. Last month I moved the page from Blanche of Navarre, Queen of Castile, to Blanca (etc.) because all the publications that mention this queen in English call her Blanca. But it was reverted. I am now trying to correct that. Blanche of Castille is her granddaughter who became the queen of France. Poplar838 (talk) 23:29, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

Above I made an error and wrote Blanca of Castile instead of Blanca of Navarre. My apologies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poplar838 (talk • contribs) 23:31, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

@Poplar838: I'm sorry, but could you provide a link to the grandmother of Blanche de Castile? The article currently named "Blanche de Castilee" is about the French queen. L293D (☎ • ✎) 00:21, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_of_Navarre,_Queen_of_Castile The inconsistencies in her name in the article at present are not my doing. The correct common name for this queen in English is Blanca, as the bibliography indicates. The title of the article should be changed to Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile, with consistent usage of "Blanca" throughout. Poplar838 (talk) 12:32, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Poplar838, L293D - Did everyone's questions get answered? Does anyone still need help here? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:55, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Editing OC osilliation Wikipedia Page

Good day

I received a message informing me the page had been reverted to his old details. Please advise how we can update it. We recently signed him to Jam Box Global. Some of the info on it now is outdated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Martin Solyd (talk • contribs) 19:32, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

Hello there Martin Solyd, I would recommend requesting an edit on the article's talk page because editing while in a conflict of interest (from what you described/wording) is strongly discouraged. In a request (click link), I would recommend including reliable sources which are secondary from the organization. I hope this helps, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask them here. (talk page stalker) --TheSandDoctor (talk) 23:13, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

Martin Solyd - Refer to the above response, as this is what you need to do. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:56, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Recent edits

I don't understand what's going on. I have never made any edits from my phone. The only edits that I've ever made was on the USS Birmingham (CL-62) page concerning the Japanese Kamikaze pilot and the two photographs that accompanied the edit. Those edits were made from my desktop.108.235.248.210 (talk) 23:34, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

@108.235.248.210: According to the log of your contributions from that IP address, the edit to this page is the only one. Might I suggest creating an account? There are benefits to doing so and helps us help you as then we can help answer questions like this (IP addresses change, accounts dont). (talk page stalker) --TheSandDoctor (talk) 03:05, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Yes, creating an account will certainly resolve this issue for you. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:26, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Lift

You can visit any random website for a ski resort in the US and you will see references to lifts. In the US, ski-lifts are called lifts. It's not only relevant, it's a point of confusion for Brits who go to American ski slopes and ask where the elevator is. If you'd really like, I can give you as many links as you'd like. Just let me know how many you need. Hagrinas (talk) 01:42, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) If you'd really like -- heh, someone hasn't read WP:V and WP:RS. It's not a matter of liking, it's what you're supposed to do in the first place. byteflush _Talk 02:46, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Article Review

Hey Oshwah. I made a new article called Proper Einstein (musician), and I was wondering if someone could review it for me. There was a "refimprove" tag placed on it but I went back and made the necessary changes. If you can point me in the right direction, it would be great and also encourage me to create and patrol even more. Thanks. The Newbie06 (talk) 06:35, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi [[User:|User:]]! It looks like Proper Einstein (musician) has since been deleted. I suggest that you go through this help wizard or use Wikipedia:Articles for creation to create your next article, as these processes will provide you with guidance and help as you build it, and it won't leave you feeling that you spent hours (or perhaps days) of time and all for nothing... don't be disheartened! We've all been there - including myself! If you have any questions, please let me know and I'll be happy to help you :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:59, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Pritamseth77148

You left this editor a warning as well, but they seem to ignore it. Would you mind having a look, maybe leaving a last-last-last-last warning? Thanks. --Muhandes (talk) 12:13, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

@Muhandes: Oshwah's (or another administrator's) attention is still needed, but wanted to add that I have gone through and reverted a lot of their unsourced edits and left them a general notice about using edit summaries, as well as a level 2 warning for unsourced content. (talk page stalker) --TheSandDoctor ^Talk 02:46, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Muhandes, and thanks for leaving me a heads-up here about this user. It looks like this editor hasn't made any changes for a few days, so I'm going to hold off on taking any action for now. However, if things continue and despite additional warnings, please feel free to report the user to Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism or Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents depending on the situation. You're also welcome to message me any time you have any questions or need advice on where to proceed - I'll be happy to help you. Thanks again, and best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:01, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the offer of advice. Yhe issue with this editor, as can be seen in their edit history, is that they come, make a few edits which someone needs to clean up, and leave for a few days. Every time they return, we leave them a "last" warning, which they ignore, and the process repeats. I think I even reported it on one of the boards before, and got the same response: the editor has not made any changes for a week, please report next time. I guess there is not much to do. --Muhandes (talk) 14:30, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Muhandes - Thanks for responding with the additional information - I've run into this situation many times. The thing I usually do is leave them a final warning and go through with action regardless of the difference in time that occurs between the warning and the user's next edit(s). I just left this user a generic final warning regarding the addition of unreferenced content; if the user does this again, file a report at WP:AIV or let me know and I'll be happy to take a look. Thanks again and best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:44, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Despite your warning, they have been back at it with the same type of editing as before. --TheSandDoctor ^Talk 17:18, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

TheSandDoctor - I've blocked the user for 72 hours. If the behaviors continue after the block, file a case at WP:ANI or let me know. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:22, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Space Shuttle Pencil Box

Sentuh! Kai Chek Chai Wan Suang aaaa!

Te Diesel Te Felt.

Just now what happened with you?

Te Diesel Te Felt.

Te Kiko Kiko.

Senthuh puot-puot-puot.

Sentuh Fishball Philip Wong, Siamang Wong. 115.133.18.73 (talk) 12:28, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Allahabad airport

Allahabad airport was built in 1919 before Juhu Airport as it was founded after 9 years in 1928

Allahabad airport is first civil airport in India as it was built in 1919 not Juhu Airport in Mumbai because it was founded in 1928 The developement of air tranport in India was started in 1911 WORLD'S first official airmail service was started on 18 february 1911 between Allahabad and Naini during Kumbh,( a famous relious festival or fair) so how Juhu can be oldest airport in India

References

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Shivam singh chauhann (talk • contribs) 05:43, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

Shivam singh chauhann - I'm not sure exactly what you're referring to... do you still need help? Let me know and I'll be glad to do so if you still need it :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:04, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Revdel

Hi, would you mind deleting the edit summary of this revision, but not the revision itself? I believe that the edit summary qualifies under RD3. Thanks! ToThAc (talk) 23:53, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Oshwah appears to be offline at the moment, so I'll get it. --MelanieN (talk) 00:02, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

MelanieN - Thanks for taking care of that for me while I was out. Much appreciated :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:05, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Eli Barnes

Hi Oshwah, I can't see what was there but could you move the deleted article to my user or draft space for me? If it's about a Georgia Representative he's notable. Thanks. FloridaArmy (talk) 01:33, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

FloridaArmy - Did someone help you with this, or do you still need me to take a look for you? Let me know. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:06, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Welcome back Oshwah. I hope all is well with you. I'd still like to see what was there, but there's definitely no rush. Thanks. FloridaArmy (talk) 03:28, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

I checked out the deleted text and it's about a different person. Deb (talk) 11:28, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Okay, thanks Deb. FloridaArmy (talk) 12:35, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Information Quality (InfoQ)

Can u pls help undelete Information Quality (InfoQ) so that i can work on it some more

This page has been deleted. The deletion, protection, and move log for the page are provided below for reference.

12:43, 3 March 2018 RHaworth (talk | contribs) deleted page Information Quality (InfoQ) (A3: Article has no meaningful, substantive content) 05:27, 23 January 2018 Anthony Appleyard (talk | contribs) deleted page Information Quality (InfoQ) (A11: Article about a subject obviously invented by article creator or associate, which does not credibly indicate the importance or significance of the subject) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simakenett (talk • contribs)

sima Simakenett (talk) 07:16, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) This is about the deleted article Information Quality (InfoQ). Pinging User:RHaworth and User:Anthony Appleyard, the deleting administrators. --MelanieN (talk) 15:34, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

MelanieN - Thank you (yet again)! This article reads like an advertisement but I'm open to hearing additional reasons as to why it should be undeleted and moved, and what this article may become if constructed according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines; if RHaworth or Anthony Appleyard don't respond to your request after some time, let me know and I'll be open to asking you some questions and possibly looking into the matter. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:09, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

• @MelanieN, Simakenett, and RHaworth: Is this field already covered by the existing article Information quality (well established, first edit was 06:27, 17 April 2005‎)? Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:29, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Anthony Appleyard - I took a look further back, and this revision from January 23rd looks to have similar content and descriptions as the current Information quality article, so you might be correct. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:35, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Not the case. The InfoQ framework is building on data science and statistical thinking, the information quality entry you refer to is IT driven with an orientation towards data quality. That entry now has a reference to the InfoQ framework which should have been linked to the Information Quality (InfoQ) that was deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simakenett (talk • contribs) 06:17, 22 March 2018 (UTC) The page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information also has a reference to the InfoQ page that was deleted....

IP:86.9.95.20

Hello Oshwah, A quick message, as I'm involved with family business. 86.9.95.201 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) who you recently blocked for a short period is again making exactly the same unsourced/unreferenced changes to BBC articles as before. They have been reverted by other editors and myself, but do not seem to learn or engage with other editors. I think further measures are required. Regards, David, David J Johnson (talk) 12:20, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

David J Johnson - Thanks man, Ill take a look. Best of luck with your personal time and I hope to see you back soon! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:10, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Question-request

Hey man. Sorry for bothering, but I really need your help. There is an obvious paid editor in an article in my watchlist. I'm talking about Delyan Peevski. I find it annoying to constantly pet it. The paid editor in question is Lee-ann-25 (talk · contribs), sock master of 3 accounts and possibly owned by Lyubomirab (talk · contribs). The related COIN discussion and SPI case with all information available are still open. Can you take a look and close both of them, or ask an fellow administrator of yours who's dealing with this kind of stuff to do it? Thanks in advance. Quickfingers (talk) 19:15, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

Hello Oshwah, I am sorry for thus intervening into your conversation but I have been literally "hunted" by quickfingers, falsely accused of paid editing and relations to profiles I have nothing in common with. At the same time quickfingers is in a possible COI situation so I started a Conflict of interest discussion against him [1]. I have to admit that he contributed a lot about this procedure, giving me a clue where to find explanation for his obsession about the "Peevski topic", citing this article here. Today I found though another one, published by the same media outlet, explaining Quickfingers connection to Peevski's "arch rival" (that's how the user himself call him) Ivo Prokopiev here. Please take this into account when you estimate the case and the situation in general. Lee-ann-25 (talk) 21:20, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Quickfingers - Have you filed a report at SPI about your suspicions of sock puppetry and abuse of multiple accounts? If not, you need to do this, and provide evidence that clearly shows that this is going on. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:15, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

@Oshwah: Yes. I linked it. CheckUser is complete and it needs to be closed. Quickfingers (talk) 06:03, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Quickfingers - Ahh, indeed you did. Sorry... don't know how I missed that :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:12, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Lee-ann-25 - Why do you believe that Quickfingers has a conflict of interest with this article subject? You stated that you feel he does, but you didn't provide evidence or proof as to why you believe this to be true... ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:15, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Oshwah I provided an article, published by the same media outlet Quickfingers gave as an example. According to the article [[REDACTED - Oshwah]], he [REDACTED - Oshwah]. If you take a look on the Delyan Peevski page you will see that a great deal of the sources, used there, are articles, published by those very media outlets. That obviously raises suspicions of Conflict of Interest against Quickfingers. Lee-ann-25 (talk) 12:35, 22 March 2018‎ (UTC)

Hi Lee-ann-25 - The external link you provided has multiple issues, the biggest issue being that it attempts to disclose private information about Quickfingers (which can constitute WP:OUTING - a very serious violation of policy), so don't post external links like that on any public pages or forums on Wikipedia; it can get you blocked. I know that this isn't what your intentions were, and I've removed the link from this page. Please take a moment to read Wikipedia's policy on "outing" and let me know if you have any questions. Aside from that issue, none of the information stated there is verifiable at all, nor does any of that information constitute evidence that I can use to justify taking any administrative actions or make any kind of assertions regarding Quickfingers. I understand that you were the subject of an SPI and that it frustrated you to see this happen, but I cannot use the information you provided as any kind of evidence for the reasons I stated here. If you have no other evidence, I highly recommend that you work things out with Quickfingers and come to a consensus and work together to improve the article. I know that the SPI and accusations were frustrating, but I urge you to set that aside and consider it part of the past and move on. Continuing to point fingers back-and-fourth (especially without reliable evidence on Wikipedia that can be reviewed and used) won't do any good... Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you further. Thanks again for the messages, and I hope that this issue comes to a quick and peaceful resolution between the two of you. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:46, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hello, again Oshwah I have to admit that I didn't have any idea that posting external links with that kind of information is prohibited by the WP rules. So thank you for helping me out with that. And for providing information about the Outing protocol. I've just read it carefully. I WILL do my best to collaborate with Quickfingers, although I am a bit pessimistic about his intentions. So far my experience shows that any attempt to start a discussion on the issues with the controversial article ends either in erasing the information I add or update, or in starting a procedure against me. lee-ann-25 22:34, 22 March 2018

lee-ann-25 - I figured that was the case, which is why your account isn't blocked ;-). Thank you for taking the time to read up on this policy and for understanding the level seriousness and severity that this policy is enforced. As you can read in this talk page discussion alone, those links you provided added a significant amount of stress to Quickfingers - I mean, how would you feel if I posted links to external websites that reveal off-wiki and real-world information about your identity and who you are? I'm sure you'd feel the same exact way as Quickfingers does :-). Please remember to always keep this in mind... and not just with outing, but with anything you say to another editor on Wikipedia in general - always think about how the recipient will feel seeing the response you're about to make and how you would feel if the same was said toward you :-). I'm happy to hear that both of you (while both understandably feeling somewhat disheartened and somewhat "pessimistic" as you put it) agreed to try your hardest to work with one another. Go into the discussion knowing that the feelings are mutual, that the past is behind us and is taken care of, and use your mutual thoughts and feelings as a way to acknowledge that you understand one-another in this aspect. If you both do your best to remain civil and keep the discussion about the content, and not about finger-pointing or about one-another... I think you'll walk out of the discussion just fine and after some back-and-fourth debate - you two will come to at least some level of agreement in some places; post those changes that you agree with and go from there. I wish you two well and I hope things go smoothly and that you both can move on from the past and at least shake hands and agree to be peace with each other. I'm available should either of you need my input or have any questions for me; just ask and I'll be happy to answer and help. Cheers ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:50, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

I'm not exactly sure how I can build consensus & work with someone who tries to discredit me as an editor through articles with false information. I'm more than confident that Lee-ann-25 (talk · contribs) is the author of these articles. because they were written during their block period. The one that appeared in 19th is a translation of a previously written article in Monitor. The user avoids answering any questions regrading this topic, didn't participated in my COIN discussion at all, yet continues to attempt to remove selective information about Peevski, and reported me for the same reason as I did, even though I did nothing wrong and I'm not affiliated or paid by anyone. For my nearly 6 years being in Wikipedia I never experienced so much stress here. Quickfingers (talk) 16:12, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Quickfingers - I completely understand and I'm sorry that you're feeling so much stress over this situation. You did the right thing by creating the SPI given the evidence you had. I, quite frankly, don't blame you at all for being stressed over this. What I can tell you is that I've removed all of the external links that Lee-ann-25 posted that mention you and had those revisions all suppressed for you. The posting of these links constitute WP:OUTING, regardless if the information is true, reliable, etc - or not. From here on out, I'd say that if the user isn't willing to discuss any of the content issues or disputes with you on the article's talk page and despite your repeated attempts to do so - if the user starts edit warring, report the user to WP:AN3. You've tried everything, and all you've been met with are accusations with "evidence" that constitutes outing (which I've removed for you). Hopefully this response (and the actions I took) help to lower your stress and put you at some level of ease... If you have any more questions, concerns, or need my help or input with anything else, please do not hesitate to respond and let me know. Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:47, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Lighthouse and museum categories

Discussion here Is there anything to be done, or do we have to revert these one at a time? 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:17, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi 7&6=thirteen! Sorry for the late response to your message here... is this discussion still ongoing and do you still need my input regarding how to quickly resolve what issues may need fixing? Let me know. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:16, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

No worries. IMO, I think this is resolved. Phew. Glad that worked out! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:58, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

7&6=thirteen - Cool deal; thanks for the update and for letting me know. Glad things appeared to have worked out for you :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:02, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Indef IP

Hi, would you mind unblocking the indefinitely blocked IP 178.36.118.74? It has been three years since the IP was blocked, and there appears to be no evidence that the user purported to be using the IP has been socking recently. Thanks! ToThAc (talk) 14:03, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

(by talk reader) Look at this edit that IP made. I see no reason to unblock that IP ever, and I would question anyone recommending such. Also, Kudpung was the blocking editor. Why not ask them first? Chris Troutman (talk) 14:21, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

In general, IP addresses should not be blocked indefinitely (although doing so for 5+ years is acceptable). Pinging Kudpung - does this block need to be indefinite, or can we lower it to a duration of 5+ years like I typically see that we do? Let me know. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:18, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

I can't see any reasons for unblocking or shortening the block, they have posted some pretty discusting stuff and vague legal threats. The have also threatened to continue to sock with a mobile device, which they might already be doing, but which is harder to detect as GSM data connections don't use the same IP systems. It might even be user:Demiurge1000 (UK) although the IP locates to Netia, Poland, (might even operate a VPN service - a lot of European VPNs locate there). While he was a C-level at the WMF, Philippe was the most sincere and trustworthy manager I ever met. A good friend. Someone whom I trust implicitly to know what they are doing. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:51, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Kudpung - Thanks for taking the time to further explain the situation and the blocking of this IP. I trust your judgment and I'll leave things be. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:53, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Editing Problem

I have received several messages about edits that I did not do. I do not have a shared IP address, so I do not know how the edits were attributed to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.101.194.106 (talk) 14:45, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Create an account and use your account to edit and discuss things. Not only will it eliminate any potential issues with being warned for edits you didn't make, but it also comes with many benefits that you may find useful in the future. Let me know if you have any questions. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:19, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Possible Socks

Hey Oshwah,

I recently ran into QuadleTheCorrector (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and Inspector coole (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) who were both vandalizing Phil Sumner. Once I clicked on their contributions I noticed something fishy (or Ducky): both began editing on the 14th, both edited Summer Nights (Grease song) and Phil Sumner unconstructively using edit summaries like "fixed typo" [2], [3] and "Added content" [4], [5] when it wasn't. If you look at the edit history of Summer nights they were both vandalizing at the same time [6]. I am almost certain there is a connection even if they aren't the same user, they know each other. Would you or one of your tps check them out? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 14:50, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

When they edit again should I take this to the Admin noticeboard or open an SPI? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 09:01, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Maybe friends larking about, or socks. Doesn't really matter, as they're both vandalism-only accounts. I've indeffed them as such. (See Melanie's note below.) Bishonen | talk 09:10, 21 March 2018 (UTC).

Bishonen - Thank you for taking care of this issue while I was out. I appreciate it very much :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:20, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hey stalkers!

It looks as if Oshwah hasn't been online since the 15th. To the extent possible, let's see if we can answer some of the notes people have been putting here. --MelanieN (talk) 15:30, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

MelanieN - Jeez, thanks for the guilt trip ;-). No, seriously - thank you for keeping an eye on my talk page while I was out. Things got busy and I was sick for a little while, which was what kept me away from being active here :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:21, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

I was sure there was a good reason. Happens to all of us. I am always grateful when stalkers step in to cover my page so I thought I would encourage it here. Wasn't able to do much myself, and in fact I'm afraid we left most of the dishes for you to wash when you got back. Anyhow, welcome back and glad you are better. --MelanieN (talk) 03:44, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

MelanieN - I was just messing with you ;-). I appreciate it just the same, and I thank you for the kind words and for welcoming me back. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:46, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

EDIT WARRING OCCURED AT MUSTAFA ALI

Yo, Another user caught doing edit-warring at Mustafa Ali (wrestler) added same incorrect info, If you have any blocking privilege then I request IP block even account creation on the IP. See I've warned that user at talk page. Further Remedy would be appreciated. CK (talk) 19:02, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Broken nutshell - Well, let's hold on for a second and take a look here :-)... the IP only made one edit to that article (here) and hasn't done so since you warned the user (which I'll add was too harsh - you should have given the user a "level 1 (assume good faith) warning" to start. Just because I have the ability to block accounts and IP addresses from editing doesn't mean that I'm allowed to do so - I can't just go around blocking accounts and IP addresses as I please... there's policy that explains when this is appropriate. One instance of editing that I'll assume was simply because the editor didn't know policy does not constitute a situation where I would block. If things change and if things go off the rails and the IP starts vandalizing Wikipedia repeatedly, report them to Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism so an administrator can take action. Let me know if you have any more questions or concerns, and I'll be happy to help you. Thanks again for the message, and I hope you're having a great day :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:27, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Question

Hi, I have a question about socking and wondered if you could offer some advice? If someone makes an edit using IP address #1, gets reverted, then immediately shifts to IP address #2 to revert that same edit back, is that considered socking? And if there is convincing evidence that it is the same person, and they have used both IP accounts before and are continuing to use both of them in tandem like this, along with other items of compelling evidence, should it be reported? Thank you in advance for any information you provide. Cheers - ^theWOLFchild 06:01, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Thewolfchild: It's presumably the same person per WP:DUCK, but it's not considered socking. That's because, if the IPs look related, it's probably the ISP changing dynamic IPs for the person, and they can't help it. And if they don't look related, it could be the same person editing from at home/at work. (For large values of "immediately", admittedly.) However, if the IPs put together breach 3RR, that's a violation and should be reported. And if one of the IPs is blocked and the other continues to edit during the block, that's socking/block evasion, and should also be reported. That's for your general question; but Oshwah (or somebody else, per Melanie above) can very likely advise you more pertinently if you provide more detail about the page/s and the IPs. Bishonen | talk 08:57, 21 March 2018 (UTC).

Hi, and thanks for the reply. What I had noticed in this case in they made an edit, were reverted, then minutes later, switched to the second IP to revert their edit back, then immediately after that, were back to using the first IP, all within 12 minutes. It appears they have full-time access to (at least) two different IPs, and can switch at will (and do). The first IP is dynamic, but they have been using it regularly for a couple months. The second IP is static, from the same area, same country, and again, the same user has been using it for a couple months. Same edit style, edit's the same areas (specifically categories) and uses the exact same edit summaries (WP:DUCK). I did post the 'good-faith-version' notice about multiple accounts but it was quickly deleted, claiming; "this is not an account" [pp]. I posted a follow-up comment which was also quickly deleted as "nonsense". Then I stopped posting there, as there is no engaging with this person. I thought the deliberate switching of IPs to revert an editor that had reverted them, giving the impression it was a different person, may have been a sock violation, so I thought I'd seek some advice. If you care to take a look, I could post a single 2K/kb diff that spells it all out. If not, thanks for the feed-back just the same. - ^theWOLFchild 09:31, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Right. I meant, please identify the IPs in question. Yes, if your diff does that, please post it. Bishonen | talk 11:45, 21 March 2018 (UTC).

@Bishonen: Sorry about the delay, just got in. Everything is in this diff. I don't have a lot of experience reporting socks, but I think this waddles and quacks like a DUCK. If you have any questions, let me know. - ^theWOLFchild 01:47, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Thewolfchild! Thanks for leaving me your message here with your questions and request for input. It looks like you've provided the information asked for above, so I'll take a look and see what's up...

For the record (and to answer your questions): Sock puppetry refers to the creation and use of multiple accounts to perform edits and actions that are against policy. While hopping IP addresses doesn't quantify "sock puppetry" under the wording of that policy, it's just as disruptive if the evidence is clear that the user is doing this intentionally and in order to disrupt the project and avoid being blocked for their actions. Filing an SPI isn't the wrong thing to do (people do it quite regularly) if multiple accounts aren't suspected of being abused by one person, but I believe that these particular issues (unless you know them to be connected to an LTA and hence to a pattern of abuse by accounts in the past) are best reported to AIV if the disruption is blatant and obvious vandalism. Just add a comment to the report and state that the abuse is from multiple IPs, and list those IPs you see the abuse from. If you're not sure if the abuse constitutes a report at AIV, you're always welcome to file a report at ANI instead :-). Please let me know if you have any more questions about sock puppetry and when / how to report different issues or suspected abuse from the same person and I'll be happy to answer them. Thanks again for the message and the heads-up. Cheers :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:36, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Thewolfchild - Exactly what edits between these two IP addresses make you believe that similar disruption is occurring between them - can you provide diffs so I can take a look? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:37, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Oshwah, I posted comments to this IP user which contains diffs of the (potential) socking incident. I had already tried to take the AGF route, posting the AGF notice about using multiple IPs to this and the other IP user noted in the comments. Aside from that, geolocation shows they are from the same former-SSR country, delete talk page notices with the exact same dismissive wording, edit extensively at category pages, and have been active along the same time frame. One IP is dynamic while the other is static. Could it be the same person switching between say, his mobile device and home pc, with generally no ill-intent? Sure, but in the diffs I included in my comments, show they made an edit with IP addy #1, were then reverted, switched to IP addy #2 approx. only minutes later to revert the edit again, then continued editing with IP addy #1 minutes after that. To me, the evidence shows they are the same person, and, at least in this instance, hopped from one IP to another to give the appearance that a different editor was challenging the revert, and further reverting back to their version. To me, that is a violation of WP:SOCK (btw, does that policy not apply to IP users?) Was this violation their intent? I'm not sure, so like I said, I tried the nice, AGF way to discuss it with them but got the brush-off, and so decided to seek further advice (which brought me here) because I'm not all that familiar with sock reporting. If you and/or Bishonen would care to take a look and let me know what you think, I'll go with whatever you decide. Thanks - ^theWOLFchild 04:44, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

You've got mail!

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TheSandDoctor - Just replied :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:49, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Deletion of my edit

You deleted my edit as a member of the referenced band...I am a novice here, don't know how to source or footnote my own self..all I did was update info on the history portion to make it more timely. ..I tried previously also and someone else deleted it...how do u source your own existence..let's get real here — Preceding unsigned comment added by David L Duff (talk • contribs) 05:08, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi David L Duff and welcome to Wikipedia! Unfortunately, you cannot "reference yourself" or use any of your personal experience, relationships, or research to modify content on Wikipedia. This constitutes original research, which isn't allowed on Wikipedia. Instead, you need to locate reliable sources in order to verify the content you're adding is accurate and true, and then cite those references in-line with the content you're adding. I should also mention that editing articles or pages where you have a personal conflict of interest with the article subject is highly discouraged behavior that will almost certainly draw attention and be reverted by editors of the community. If you have any more questions, please let me know and I'll be happy to answer them. Thanks again for the message and I appreciate your understanding. Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:13, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Demos Shakarian edits

I am a family member of Demos Shakarian and wanted to made an edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.14.78.142 (talk) 05:21, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi there and welcome to Wikipedia! Unfortunately, you cannot "reference yourself" or use any of your personal experience, relationships, or research to modify content on Wikipedia. This constitutes original research, which isn't allowed on Wikipedia. Instead, you need to locate reliable sources in order to verify the content you're adding is accurate and true, and then cite those references in-line with the content you're adding. I should also mention that editing articles or pages where you have a personal conflict of interest with the article subject is highly discouraged behavior that will almost certainly draw attention and be reverted by editors of the community. If you have any more questions, please let me know and I'll be happy to answer them. Thanks again for the message and I appreciate your understanding. Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:25, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Your disruptive edits are damaging the Neutral Opinion.

I have seen you have reverted my edits and made the article of Mughal Maratha victory quite baised. Please explain if you are paid by right wing extremist fundamentalist organisations to do so? Or you are doing this to white wash the failures of your ancestors? Or you're spreading propaganda on Internet? Or you are spreading edit terrorism on internet? Please refrain from callous, frivolous and outrageous acts of yours. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2405:205:2301:d237::aa8:e8a1 (talk • contribs) 06:17, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Your changes to Mughal–Maratha Wars (such as the edit you made here) have multiple issues. Not only did you fail to cite any kind of sources with your changes to help verify that your changes are correct and accurate, but I believe that your changes also introduce concerns in regards to maintaining a neutral point of view. If you feel that the article has neutrality concerns as-is, we should resolve this by fixing the words that cause them, not by adding your viewpoint in rebuttal - that is not neutrality. Please review the Wikipedia policies and guidelines I've linked here, and let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for the message, and I appreciate your understanding :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:29, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Yassmin

Hi Oshwah

2 questions. 1. Do you have an alarm system that alerts you when Yassmin's page is edited. Why the obsessive interest? You took 2 seconds. 2. Referring to her lack of boyfriend goes to credibility. To claim an entire nation is an "abusive boyfriend" is bigoted, meaningless and should not be left unqualified. The qualification is that she will not marry a non-Muslim and has publicly clarified she has not had a boyfriend. She is therefore unable to make a claim on an abusive boyfriend. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎110.20.24.93 (talk • contribs) 06:59, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi there! Umm it's not an "alarm system", but a queue of edits that I patrol in order to make sure that vandalism or disruption is promptly removed (this is not an implication that the edit I reverted was vandalism or were disruptive). Your edit to Yassmin Abdel-Magied here added commentary and analysis based off of your point of view, which is in violation of Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy. This is why I reverted your edit. Please take time to review this policy, and let me know if you have any questions. I'll be happy to answer them and help you if needed. Thanks for the message, and I wish you happy editing. Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:43, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

My edit re Arnaldo Lermas death.

There has been no official investigation into Arnaldos death-no autopsy as yet and no proof he tried to murder his wife. Tony Ortegas version of evehts is speculation and Arnaldo is innocent till proven guilty- therefore his assumptins are illegal and defamatory- his sihgle source is his own article.I am seeking legal advice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jupitersdreaming (talk • contribs) 06:59, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Jupitersdreaming - Two things:

1. I agree with the removal of the content that details the "death" of this person. The reference provided do not meet the requirements per Wikipedia's policies on the biography of living people. I've removed this content and posted an in-depth explanation explaining the issues on the article's talk page here.

2. Please clarify your statement above where you say, "I am seeking legal advice". If this statement is intended to imply any kind of legal threat, I'm required to block your account indefinitely until you retract your statement. Please respond as soon as possible; if I don't hear back from you within the next five minutes, I will be blocking your account per Wikipedia's policy on legal threats.

I'm giving you a chance to clarify and/or retract that statement so you don't get blocked - please take this opportunity and explain. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:13, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

It appears that you haven't edited since the message you left here. Since I didn't hear back from you in a reasonable time, and no clarification or retraction was made regarding the statement above - I'm forced to interpret your statement as-is and I find it to be in violation of Wikipedia's policy on making legal threats. Therefore, I have imposed the actions described in the policy and blocked your account. You're welcome to make an unblock request in order to clarify and/or retract the statement in concern, and (if satisfactory) your account will be unblocked. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:46, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Titanic article

Hi. I just restored a part of the edit you undid on the Titanic article. It was a link to everything that was releated Titanic. It was quite appropriate to say the least, plus it has not been on there before. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.254.234.183 (talk) 07:02, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, and thanks for checking my edits and for restoring the material you felt didn't need to be reverted. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to let me know. Thanks again and best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:47, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Alfred DuPont Trust

The edit basically reflects the current,rather than former,content of the linked list of the trust's trustees from its own website.There's hardly any more reliable source than that!12.144.5.2 (talk) 07:36, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi there - is this list cited in the article? Is there a better source that we can find and use instead? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:33, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

I am baffled as to what could be a better source than the Trust's own identification of every present and past trustee,with dates of service for all past trustees and years of joining for all currently in office.I thought the trustee list was linked from that article,and in any case the trust website itself is linked (and the entire trustee list otherwise unsourced) in the article on the trust,and the trustee list page is linked from the article on Herb Peyton,whose outdated identification as if he were still a trustee you blindly restored.12.144.5.2 (talk) 18:03, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Actually,looking further,the Herb Peyton article uses an outdated URL and a Wayback Machine link to it.The current information is at http://www.alfrediduponttrust.org/governance/trustees/ and should supersede the other cites.12.144.5.2 (talk) 18:10, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Ah, there you go. This is one reason as to why it's important to cite references in-line with edits like these ;-). Let me know if you have any more questions and I'll be happy to answer them. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:12, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Publishing the content I add

Hi Oshwah, Good day, I would like to add more coparenting ideas and topic o this section. To help People will read this article to get more info about co-parenting. And I know that the link I shared is relevant to this topic.

by the way, I mark lustre who develop the site that I link to this topic. I hope you will consider my topic about coparenting and I'm welling to add more ideas for this topic.

thanks

Regards, Mark Lustre — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marklustre (talk • contribs) 09:56, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Marklustre! Welcome to Wikipedia! The issue behind the external link you added to Coparenting is that it seems to be to a website or content that you've written or that you manage. This is problematic for many reasons - one of which is that this constitutes the addition of original research, which isn't allowed on Wikipedia. Other concerns include conflict of interest with the link, as well as concerns about using Wikipedia for advertising or promotion. Please take some time to review these policies and guidelines, as well as give Wikipedia's guidelines on external links a read. They will help to answer any questions you have and explain what can and cannot be added to articles for different reasons. If you have any questions about the policies or guidelines I've linked you, please let me know and I'll be happy to answer them. Thanks for the message, and I wish you happy editing :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:06, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Changes- Arjun Kanungo

Hi,

I need to edit the part that he is managed by Sony Music coz he's not, You can check his official page he is managed by me now so please let me know the process. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.186.78.190 (talk) 11:22, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Your message here clearly shows that you have a personal conflict of interest with the article subject, Arjun Kanungo - assuming your statement is true. Please don't edit articles where you have conflicts of interest with; instead, please focus on improving other articles so that neutrality and verifiability aren't compromised in any way. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 11:33, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

TheReal[REDACTED - Oshwah]

I emailed support and said this: if you need anything else please let me know, I am trying to get verified by twitter and deleting my edits definitely isn’t helping:( Hey, I appreciate your trying to protect me but I am indeed the real [REDACTED - Oshwah] and the reason I went with “the real” is because someone already has my name. You can verify both [REDACTED - Oshwah] on Twitter and [REDACTED - Oshwah] they are both handled by me. My real date of birth once was on wiki years ago and I got scared and changed it. Can you please just revert the edits. I am sure you understand how frustrating it is for me to come back to lies. Also I never ever went by lana, it’s not because someone asshole reported it wrong that Its an aka. My real name which at least for now I don’t want included is [REDACTED - Oshwah]. I caught hiv doing a double anal. Also check out my instagram, if you don’t recognize me from it then you blind boy! Lol have yourself a great day instagram [REDACTED - Oshwah] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.68.95.204 (talk • contribs) 12:00, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

See my response below. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:21, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Thereal[REDACTED - Oshwah] ?

Ok I am confused did you unblock me, did you approve my edits? All I saw is I had a message and got confused 67.68.95.204 (talk) 12:10, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, and thank you for the message. If you've followed the directions on the notice I left on your user talk page and you emailed the Volunteer Response Team, they have the proper tools and training be able to verify your identity (I obviously cannot do this) and assist you with your particular concerns. Once your account is verified, I can unblock it as well as undo the redaction of your username to the edits you made (they're redacted at this time). You're welcome to edit as an anonymous user - only your account is blocked from editing due to the username. However, I highly recommend that you follow-up with your message to the Volunteer Response Team that you sent and work with them to resolve your issues - this is what you must do if you want your particular concerns addressed. If you have any questions, please feel free to respond with them and I'll be happy to help you. Please take my input and advice and work with the Volunteer Response Team to verify your identify and have your issues taken care of. Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:16, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

The real [REDACTED - Oshwah] had enough

Dude wtf you block mypage I canedit but not my fucking page you are the vamdal vandalising my page can you please be fucking clear on to how to make the fucking changes for fucks sakes!!!!12:21, 22 March 2018 (UTC)~… — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.68.95.204 (talk • contribs) 12:21, 22 March 2018 (UTC) ok sorry I am programming retarted I apologize — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.68.95.204 (talk • contribs) 12:22, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Please see my response above. In order to have your particular issues resolved, you must follow through and work with the Volunteer Response Team. I'm going to go through the article and remove any unreferenced content and make sure that it's compliant with Wikipedia's policy on biographies of living people; any additional concerns you have need to be handled by working with the VRT. Please let me know if you have any more questions and I'll be happy to answer them. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:24, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Lara Roxx

Why are my (LouGeese) and the subject’s ([REDACTED - Oshwah]) edits gone from her page. We’ve been making changes to fix numerous errors and frankly clunky writing and presentation. This isn’t “graffiti” or some malicious intent. This is her trying to get things straight. As well as updating her current activities. There are no copyright issues I can see. And further links I was going to add today can verify identity. She Periscopes live every day! Please restore our edits and unlock the page — Preceding unsigned comment added by LouGeese (talk • contribs) 12:44, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

LouGeese - The user you mentioned has been given directions regarding how to have her concerns completely resolved. I cannot verify anybody's identity nor can I allow any unreferenced content or changes to be made to biographies of living people - Wikipedia has strict policies regarding these articles, and I'm bound by policy to make sure that it's enforced. I've already removed unreferenced and unneeded content from the article; if you have additional concerns, please feel free to file an edit request on the article's talk page and request these changes be made; depending on the content you wish to be changed, they will require that a reliable source be provided to verify that the changes are accurate and true. Otherwise, the subject has been given directions on what she needs to do - the Volunteer Response Team will be able to work with her and take care of any remaining concerns. Please let me know if you have any more questions and I'll be happy to answer them. Thanks for the message, and I'm available to help should you need it :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:55, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

TheReal[REDACTED - Oshwah] owes Oshwah

A sincere apology doubled with a big great thank you. Thanks for answering me in real time. I totally deserved that block, I am prompt to react and later feel awful about my words. I am working on it. Please accept my apology <3 67.68.95.204 (talk) 15:57, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

I appreciate your follow-up response, and I also appreciate that you understand why I blocked your account - it was for your benefit and with your best interest in-mind. I hope that you understand and perhaps have an increased level of confidence with Wikipedia knowing that we block accounts with usernames that attempt to impersonate other people or claim they're a notable person. Please follow-up with your emails and communication with the Volunteer Response Team, and they'll be able to assist you properly. Thanks again for the message, and I hope you have a great rest of your day. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:01, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

What's all this deleting?

Why are you deleting revisions of your talk page all the time? You're flooding my watchlist. L293D (☎ • ✎) 16:12, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi L293D - Sorry for the watchlist flooding; revisions here were rev del'd and oversighted for different reasons (mostly for privacy concerns). I'm hoping things are now resolved and I won't have to redact any more revisions... It's not something I like doing (hiding edits from the public), but unfortunately these were reasons that needed it :-/ ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:15, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

151? That's not a flood, it's The Flood ;)--Dlohcierekim (talk) 16:22, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Updations

Hi Oshwah,

I am an admirer of Aryan's work and have shared his instagram profile's link on Wikipedia Page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.106.25.50 (talk) 17:04, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks

Of course, and can you please redact my real name out of my first message I didn't realize how public my message would be thanks Lara Roxx ˜˜˜˜ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.68.95.204 (talk) 17:15, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Yes. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:51, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

The Seal of the Inspector General

Hi Oshwah I was trying to Update the logo. Becuse the the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense Seal is this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_Inspector_General,_U.S._Department_of_Defense

And I was trying to fix the logo. Hope that Clear things up a little.96.36.68.29 (talk) 17:21, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

hadrians wall

i changed it for the better. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.182.44.87 (talk) 17:34, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Have a soothing cup of tea - you probably need it!

After what you (and your talk page) have been through, I think you deserve to sit down, take a long breath, and enjoy a break with the beverage of your choice. Tea is probably as good as anything for this purpose. MelanieN (talk) 19:02, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi MelanieN! Thanks for the tea! Ha, just another day full of messages and fun times on my talk page... all in a day's work! ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:04, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, you probably have the highest ECPD (Edit Conflicts Per Day) rate of Wikipedia. :) L293D (☎ • ✎) 19:07, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

(edit conflict - I see what you mean! 0;-D) Like my talk page says... did you imagine, when you became an admin, that your talk page would get THIS interesting? (BTW this was the first time I've ever been pinged to an edit that I couldn't read. It had already been oversighted.) --MelanieN (talk) 19:12, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Sigh... one of those times where suppression was needed, unfortunately.... ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:15, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

My review

I was trying to explain what many people want to happen and I think you are stuck up and won’t let people post there opinion so that got me really mad I want a message back thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Go figure Joaquin (talk • contribs) 19:17, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Go figure Joaquin, and thanks for leaving me a message here. Your edit here added content that states, "hopefuly lighting will win". This isn't a viewpoint of what many people want to have happen (as you state in your message above), it's clearly an opinion stating that you hope that the team will win. This is why I removed your edit here. Please review Wikipedia's policy on maintaining a neutral point of view on article content and let me know if you have any questions - I'll be happy to answer them if you do. Welcome to Wikipedia, and I wish you happy editing. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:20, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Not "Constructive"?

Oshwah,

While the term "constructive" may be one of a personal opinion, it is in fact true that his son died of an Opioid overdose and now he is doing what he can to bring awareness to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYcQ6mF1dZc

The opioid crisis movement needs more visibility and anyone with a platform like his that talks about it is a good thing.

I'm not just making up my edit. It came directly out his father's mouth and I would think that if he's making youtube video's about it, he's alright with it being a matter of public consumption. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:B450:94C0:8576:F2D3:7EF8:6797 (talk) 21:02, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Please see WP:V, WP:BURDEN and WP:CITE. Your edit was reverted because it lacked any citation of a reliable source. General Ization ^Talk 21:05, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Does a youtube link of his father speaking count as a reliable source? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:b450:94c0:8576:f2d3:7ef8:6797 (talk) 32:07, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

I'll defer to Oshwah on that, but my personal opinion is that the Youtube video can be used as a source for the statement that Eric Bolling (the elder, the subject of our article here) stated in a video that his son (Eric Chase Bolling) died of an opioid overdose. It cannot be used to source the statement that Eric Chase Bolling died of an opioid overdose. The difference is subtle but important. General Ization ^Talk 21:41, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Ok. I wasn't sure if that was allowable reference or not but here nor there, since it's his father, seemed like it would be. Either way...

POV editor (cont'd.)

Hi Oshwah - thanks for your help a couple of weeks ago at User:Oshwah/TalkPageArchives/2018-03#POV Editor?. Unfortunately they've continued their behavior, and I'm not quite sure what to do next. To remind you, Eintracht123 is an SPA who seems to have a personal connection with the Checkpoint Charlie Museum, and a history of POV/advocacy/promo edits and edit warring, mainly on German Wikipedia, which has been spilling over here. I suspect they are the same person as Nillsson, who has a very similar profile of behavior. Recently Eintracht123 has repeatedly removed some material they object to, which I had translated from the German article. You restored it here, and left them an edit war warning. I took your advice and created an article talk page discussion and notified them, etc. Unfortunately they didn't respond, and they've reverted again here, with the edit summary: "defamation".

I'm not sure what makes sense to do now, or what order to do things in. I've looked at the different notice boards, for example the COI noticeboard, as I think that's the central problem. It definitely "looks like a duck", though I don't have smoking gun evidence. I had put a COI warning on their talk page, but they didn't respond to that either. There's AN3 or ANI, I thought about SPI, and I also considered asking for an opinion at BLPN as to whether there's any validity to the "defamation" charge, because obviously we don't want to go there, though I really don't see it. Would appreciate your advice on what's the best option to move forward. To be honest, I wish I could just forget about it. I enjoy doing fact-checking and general janitorial work around here, but I rarely get involved in debates and find it quite disturbing to have confrontations with people who are aggressive and just not very nice... But it's also disturbing when people use Wikipedia to promote their self-interests, so I guess I'll try to follow through. I appreciate being able to ask you about things, and your ability to consistently be ridiculously nice to people! It helps a lot... --IamNotU (talk) 22:31, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi IamNotU! No problem; I'm always happy to lend a hand :-). Concerning what to do right now: I left this message on the user's talk page asking the user to explain why they believe the content they removed is "defamation" - we'll see if the user responds... As far as what to do in the long-term: That's tough... I think that decision should be put on-hold for now as we observe future changes by this editor and gather more "documentation" regarding their willingness to communicate and explain their edits. What will happen (in the future) with the article and the editor (possibly) rests on their response to my question, and whether or not the user makes an attempt to communicate and explain. Let's put things to bed for the time being and pending a response or further edits by the account, and gather our thoughts when the user edits again. Let me know what happens :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:40, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Ok, that sounds like a good plan. I thought about doing basically the same thing myself, but I didn't want to revert them yet again. Hopefully they'll respond to your message... thanks for the assistance! --IamNotU (talk) 22:59, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

IamNotU - You bet; always happy to help. Keep me updated and let me know what the user does. Until then - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:05, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hey Oshwah - well, they went ahead and reverted again, and no response to your message on the talk page. I assume their edit summary reference to Disneyland is an objection in general to the cited book by Sybille Frank. Though she doesn't apply the "Disneyfication" term herself, she analyses the debate in Germany about commercialization of the Checkpoint Charlie area as a tourist site - including the privatization of the museum in the 2000s, and heavy public criticism of the director's Freedom Memorial project - for example: [7] - and I guess the user just doesn't like it. --IamNotU (talk) 01:29, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

IamNotU - Blocked for 24 hours for edit warring. He's not violating 3RR, but he's repeatedly removing the content, using edit summaries in place of dispute resolution, and failing to respond to reasonable attempts to collaborate... which is edit warring :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:33, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. So... is it ok if I restore the material again? Or is that also edit warring on my part? I'm open to whatever kind of dispute resolution, if necessary... --IamNotU (talk) 01:59, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

IamNotU - Sure, go for it. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:03, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

50.32.152.230's edits to Jurassic page

This person keeps changing the CO2 values on the Jurassic article without explaining themselves. I've tried to get them to explain their edits but either their unwilling or the person behind the IP is using some sort of program to keep changing the values. Regardless they've already done it over 50 times. Sakura Cartelet^Talk 22:31, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Sakura Cartelet - I've been noticing that as well during my recent changes patrolling; I'm glad I'm not the only person whose wondering what the heck is going on :-). Okay, I'll take a look and see what's up. Thanks for the message. Cheers ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:41, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Sakura Cartelet - I've warned the user for edit testing, although it'll probably come out as being "vandalism" in the message. Regardless, this user needs to stop and either explain what they're doing or ask for help. Let me know if you see edits continue from this user and I'll take another look. As you can see by looking on my talk page, I have (literally) a dozen things going on at the same time, so I might not keep track as well or as quickly as you might - so just respond here if I need to take further action and I'll be happy to look again. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:44, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

A long-term IP vandal - see my comment at User talk:EncMstr#Ostroski. Bahudhara (talk) 23:11, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Bahudhara - Ahhh, this changes things a little bit ;-). Thanks - IP is blocked for two weeks. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:18, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

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Bahudhara (talk) 00:07, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Judy Hallet's Wikipedia entry

I was not trying to cause trouble, only to defend my colleague, Judith Hallett, from what many of us perceived as attack on her professional integrity. I will not edit again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.11.107.157 (talk) 00:03, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

I appreciate your message and for your honest explanation of what you were doing. Obviously, these edits violate Wikipedia's policies on conflict of interest and show that you're not here to contribute towards the project, but here instead for a single purpose - it obviously goes without telling you that Wikipedia is not the place for this, and your edits were disruptive in nature. However, given your honest message here - I'm going to leave well enough alone; I obviously don't need to block you since you indicate that the disruption will stop - so there's no point in doing so :-). If you have any questions or concerns about content that may be in violation of Wikipedia's policies, please don't hesitate to message me here and ask - I'll be happy to help you. Again, I appreciate your message very much, and I wish you well :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:08, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

No subject

You banned the memorial page "BWAHAHAHAHA" which was a memorial for the time the admins moved that page there.e. They are now in the village stocks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Plutonical (talk • contribs) 00:37, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Plutonical! Yes, I'm aware of the village stocks (I'm also mentioned there if you noticed... haha), but please don't recreate pages like this. While the situation at the time is laughable now, it doesn't make the recreation of these pages appropriate. Thanks for understanding :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:41, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Hazrat Syed Shah Nasiruddin

Hey Oshwah,

Can you check out this page? Hazrat Syed Shah Nasiruddin. The creator has an obvious COI and most of the references are to Wikipedia pages. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:37, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

HickoryOughtShirt?4 - Sure. Give me a few moments to wrap up a few things that I'm in the middle of resolving, and I'll be happy to take a look. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:42, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, also welcome back! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:43, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

HickoryOughtShirt?4 - Thanks! I had to take a break for a bit to get some off-wiki things taken care of, but it's good to be back (as always). I left a COI notice on the user's talk page regarding the article. It may not do much as far as changing the behavior in concern, but it at least gets the issue out into the open and it makes the user aware of such behaviors and the fact that they're discouraged. Lets keep an eye on the article and the user's edits, and lets also see if the article subject is notable and find out if it should be nominated for AFD. Take a look into this, and let me know if you have any questions. If anything, this is a good opportunity for you to familiarize yourself and become more comfortable with notability (if such a thing isn't something you're familiar with yet). I'm available and happy to help you along the way - just let me know :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:51, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. You're right, I'm not really comfortable with AFDs but I should become more familiar with the requirments and protocols if I plan on being here a while (which I do). I'll take a look. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:54, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

I don't think this person passes the notability criteria by themself but he could possiblty be mentioned in Shah Jalal's article. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:20, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

HickoryOughtShirt?4 - Okay, give me a bit and I'll take a look and see what I come up with, then I'll go over it with you... :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:22, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Judith Hallett's entry

Thank you, I understand Wikipedia's policies and respect them. I also respect and appreciate your message. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.11.107.157 (talk • contribs) 00:40, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Agreed :-). Again, if you run into any concerns regarding this (or any other article) that you believe has content that violates policy, please don't hesitate to message me here and ask - I'll be happy to answer any questions and take a look. Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:44, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Regarding my Previous Edit

Oshwah, your such a fag just let me have a little fun maybe focus on making some edits to your name so people can actually pronounce it

Allahu Ackbar, Nelson Mandela

COI?

Hi,

I was just wondering if this username implies a COI? It's only out by 1 letter. Thanks. Adam9007 (talk) 01:01, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Adam9007! It's good to talk to you again. Ehh, it doesn't put off a red flag that this is a COI editor... per-se... (just because the article subject isn't the kind that I typically see with accounts with COI issues), but it's worth keeping an eye on their edits to be sure. After they've made edits, we'll have a better idea if there's a problem or not. If they make problematic edits, let me know and I'll be happy to take a look. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:04, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

I think it was created automatically, whatever that means.... Adam9007 (talk) 01:06, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Adam9007 - "Created automatically" in the user creation log means that the user created their account while on a different Wikimedia site or sister project (like the Spanish Wikipedia, the Wikimedia Commons. etc) and the MediaWiki software automatically created an account here so that their login is unified and they can edit with the same account across all Wikimedia projects. If you look here, you'll see that they probably created their account while on the Meta project site, and other account creations will follow automatically as the user visits other project sites for the first time while logged in. Let me know if you have any more questions and I'll be happy to answer them. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:11, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

I checked - the user created their account while on the Spanish Wikipedia ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:16, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Maybe I'm over-sensitive because I'm not far away? Adam9007 (talk) 01:21, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Nah! :-P ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:21, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Si Thu Moe Min

Re:Si Thu Moe Min (soccer), see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Si Thu Moe Min, and the extremely long list of a myriad of socks recreating this article at various titles in the archive. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 03:38, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

BilCat - Oh fun... thanks for letting me know. This looks like a... very very fun user to be dealing with... :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:42, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

BilCat - SPI handled; all accounts are indef'd and the SPI report closed. Thanks again :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:43, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Definitely. Someone certainly has too much time on their hands. Facepalm I've tagged Si Thu Moe Min (footballer) for CSD also. Thanks again. - BilCat (talk) 03:47, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

BilCat - Yes, indeed :-). Article deleted. Let me know if I can help with anything else. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:48, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

He usually create a slew of socks when recreating, so a sleeper check might be useful too. - 03:49, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

BilCat - I'll re-open the SPI so that a CU can check for sleepers. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:51, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

 Done. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:52, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Someday psychologists are going to discover the gold mine that is SPI. Material that keeps on giving. - BilCat (talk) 04:02, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

He's back again at Si Thu Moe Min (footballer). Two new socks listed on the SPI. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 13:11, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

BilCat - Thanks for the heads up. Deleted and blocked :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:14, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Also, can that title be salted? It's been deleted at least 8 times already! - BilCat (talk) 13:14, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

BilCat -  Done. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:16, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks again. He's persistent! - BilCat (talk) 13:18, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, no kidding... lol. No problem; always happy to help! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:19, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Would you mind

Would you mind having a look and keeping an eye on Kevin Owens? I have been dealing with an IP who continues to remove sourced content and has now began to edit war over it. Issues begin here. Not really sure if it classifies as Vandalism or just disruptive edits. Thoughts? and Yes I have told them to take their issues to the talk page and stop edit warring over it. Chris "WarMachineWildThing" ^{Talk to me} 04:00, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

WarMachineWildThing - Oh my God, so many edits! Lots and lots of edits being made on that article! I added semi-protection for two weeks - it's quite clear that anonymous users are adding unreferenced content and other problematic changes to the page. Hopefully this will resolve the issues; if not, let me know and I'll take another look. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:01, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Also please also note thisChris "WarMachineWildThing" ^{Talk to me} 04:09, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Kevin Owens

Hi. WarMachineWildThing is the one that is adding poorly sourced content. There is NO reason for the addition of "of French descent" in the opening paragraph and accusing me of edit warring when I am simply helping to defend the article is nonsense. It should be removed. 52.124.92.11 (talk) 04:04, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Have you discussed your concerns with WarMachineWildThing directly and asked him to provide a reference or work with you regarding these concerns? What did he say to you in response? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:09, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

I don't think he allows IPs to message him. I started a new section on the talk page.52.124.92.11 (talk) 04:11, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Perfect, that's the right place to discuss this issue. Make sure that you ping him by using {{ping|WarMachineWildThing}} within your discussion message so that he gets a notification that a discussion is started and that he's being called to read and respond to it. Sorry you both are going through some stress regarding these articles, but just work things out peacefully and communicate your concerns and remain civil - and everything will work out :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:15, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

As I stated to this user, it was already sourced in the early section of the article. The content is sourced then there is no vaild reason to remove the content. I did not add the source as the IP has claimed it has been there for quite some time. I simply restored already sourced content that says yes he is French decent which links to French Canadian which by definition are an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to French colonists who settled in Canada from the 17th century onward. As stated here on this article French Canadians. If the user has an issue with it saying French Decent then simply remove just the French Decent without removing the French Canadian link and it will change it to say French Canadian instead of French Decent. I have already responded to the talk page. Chris "WarMachineWildThing" ^{Talk to me} 04:22, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

WarMachineWildThing - Seems understandable. If the IP user has any questions, hopefully they will ask them in the discussion I suggested be started ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:24, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

And on that matter, Sami Zayn should also be protected, as users are adding unsourced content to both regarding their storyline firing. The only difference is that we don't have a disagreement there. 52.124.92.11 (talk) 04:07, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

I agree.  Done. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:09, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

2023 Rugby World Cup

I apologise for not stating the reason behind my edit on the 2023 Rugby World Cup, however, I think it is time to start looking at preparation towards the venues and places of France, rather than leaving it on the information on the bidding process of the tournament. –Banana Bendr– —Preceding undated comment added 04:41, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Banana Bendr - Welcome to Wikipedia! And don't be sorry! We were all new here once and making mistakes is how we learn and better ourselves :-). Thanks for the explanation; let me know if you have any questions while improving the article and I'll be happy to answer them. Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:53, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

User talk:Cilgglobal

You may wish to revoke talk page access.--Cahk (talk) 07:22, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Cahk - Good call.  Done. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:40, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Big Lez Show

Im Benny mate. I apologize for swearing but im fucken pissed off with the boys cunt. Thanks for respecting the edits to a degree. My fingerprints are on the original pics. The entire mike nolan show is an actual filmed event. I wrote and drew the fucken show in 3 hours and comedy central dropped them because Jarrad wouldnt produce the originals for analysis. Im a fucken hard cunt yes, im on google as Gold Coast Ben Thornton bandito, i dont lie, i dont need money or anything as my needs are met by my earnings. I want the truth known and i want to fucken talk to jarrad but he keeps runnimg away. I dont wanna hurt him or anything i want him to recognize the wrong and correct the story so im credited for the pain and suffering i experie ced to bring those stories to screen. Now they drew and voiced the shit but thats all my fucken material bar season 4 and i can prove it. Thanks for not dwleting the truth — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.197.81.224 (talk • contribs) 08:34, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, and thanks for leaving me a message here. I appreciate your honesty and for attempting to withhold frustration and perhaps anger when attempting to explain your edits. It's clear that you have a conflict of interest regarding this article subject, and that you also have a clear point of view that isn't neutral regarding this article subject. I understand that you have personal feelings regarding this article subject and that you want "the truth" to be told, but you must understand that Wikipedia is not the place for this. I'm bound by policy to remove content that doesn't comply with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and I'm sorry to say this - but you're going to probably be upset because I just reverted the article to remove the content that you're talking about. Wikipedia's content is based on verifiability and neutrality - not on truth, and content like this is not acceptable. We're here to build an encyclopedia, not to host content that's not neutral or made from editors that have issues, conflicts of interest, or personal grudges or issues with articles subjects and topics outside of this project. Please keep this in mind, and know that repeated edits that do not comply with policy will be seen as disruptive and can lead to action if it doesn't stop. If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to ask me them and I'll be happy to respond and help you. Again, I appreciate your message and your understanding and I'm here should you need anything. Thanks again :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:46, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Big Lez Show

What the fuck are you doing mate? Its all truth that comedy central lawyers know about — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.197.81.224 (talk • contribs) 08:40, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Please see my response above, and let me know if you have any questions. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:50, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Big Lez Show

Fuck it mate if you wanna be like this ill sue the cunts back to the stone age. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.197.81.224 (talk • contribs) 08:47, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

You need to clarify this statement above and tell me what you're talking about here. Making legal threats against editors or the foundation is not allowed and will result in being blocked from editing. I'm giving you a chance here to clarify this statement and retract and such implication of this. If I don't hear back from you within the next few minutes, I'll have to block you based on this policy. I hope to hear back from you and that you keep calm and let me try to help you. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:55, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Right cunt. Hannay will be contacting the thieving cunt and ithey and you are fucked im coming for all of you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.197.81.224 (talk • contribs) 08:55, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

C'mon, man... why are you behaving this way? Are you going to try and let me help you, or are you going to continue to act like this? I have many other editors here who need my help here and I want to focus my time helping those who here actually here because they want assistance. I'll be happy to try and help you out, but only if you're really going to let me. Are you willing to talk to me calmly? Can you let me try and help? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:57, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Oshwah, at some point, you might like to actually block this anon? Legal threats, attacks, foul language? I don't know what you think your talk page currently looks like: but it's not quite as inviting to new users—who will have to post below this crap—as you would probably want it to be. —SerialNumber54129 ^{paranoia /cheap shit room} 09:02, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Update: Not that I'd ever tell you or anyone else what to do of course. —SerialNumber54129 ^{paranoia /cheap shit room} 09:03, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Serial Number 54129 - Nah, I didn't get that implication from you at all. You're always free to voice your thoughts here; you know that :-). The user's probably gone now but my thought behind this is a couple of things: first is the fact that blocking is easy; I was responding here to see if this user was sincere and actually had conflicts of interest and was giving them a chance to try and calm down so I can explain things - I obviously got my answer. If things went further out of hand beyond that response, the IP was going to be blocked. Second is the fact that multiple IP addresses in that range made edits to that article, and I was trying to probe and gather more edits to get information - mostly to see if the user was going to focus on adding more content to the article, or trash my talk page here instead... what was their priority? Why? If anything, the user was a troll and my responses offering help instead of jumping to the block button made them bored and decide to go troll elsewhere on the internet. Trolls love to see people jumping on block buttons and taking action; it makes them feel that we're doing special tasks and stressing out over their "rampage" - doing the opposite can have the opposite effect on them as well ;-) Anyways.... trust me: I had many reasons for doing what I did :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 09:08, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Fair enough Oshwah, I appreciate you giving the time to explain (not that you had to, of course)—it was that last post of theirs that tripped me. I wish you could come down my local...last time someone said "im coming for all of you," chairs and pint glasses started getting thrown around :) your particular brand of subtlety would have worked wonders! :D Take care! —SerialNumber54129 ^{paranoia /cheap shit room} 09:13, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Serial Number 54129 - You're quite welcome; I'm always happy to answer questions and explain things, and I don't take offense at all if you respond here and ask "wtf, why Oshwah?" Yes, irate and ridiculous responses (like those) from people can definitely throw you off (or anybody for that matter), but (lol... it's sad to admit) if you're someone like me who gets his talk page trashed all the time and has pretty much seen and heard it all over the years from trolls, angry people, the like... I see through all the angry and profane messages and they don't affect me at all. They honestly never really have... haha. I see that as a good thing to be honest, and for a few reasons: First and foremost, I know that none of my admin actions are ever done in retaliation to any of it... because I really don't care if people yell and curse at me (lol), and the irate responses don't interfere with my ability to do what needs to be done to keep the project in ship-shape and free of issues. Anyways, I appreciate your messages and I hope you know that you're welcome to make them. Question me. Ask me why. Tell me to explain what I did and the reason for doing so. I'm happy to explain, teach, and help others learn. I hope you're having a good day, and (of course) I wish you happy editing. Until we meet again ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 09:25, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

See you and jarrad soon joshua — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.197.81.224 (talk) 09:26, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Revision deletion request

Hi, Oshwah! Do you mind sparing your time to deal with my requests? Personally I feel several revisions of Fuxing Hao are supposed to be deleted for the edit summaries of those are simply insulting and offensive. Those revisions are 1, 2, 3, and 4. I would appreciate it if you could help me! --148.72.168.71 (talk) 10:12, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, and thanks for messaging me here with your concerns and your requests. I reviewed each diff that you provided and determined that none of these meet the criteria required and are not eligible for redaction or revision deletion. While the edit summaries of the diffs you provided are certainly not civil and definitely make personal attacks toward other editors involved with the article (which is a separate issue that I'll talk to the user about), they are not what we define as "grossly insulting, degrading, or offensive material nor what we define as "purely disruptive material". In fact, it's actually beneficial for these edit summaries to remain viewable to the public so that the community has the ability to see, review, scrutinize, and use these edit summaries to establish evidence with any cases, discussions, or reports that may be filed against the user. Hiding these edit summaries from public view wouldn't allow the community to do this otherwise. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please let me know and I'll be happy to help you. Thanks again for the message and I wish you happy editing :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:23, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

So there is nothing we can do to tackle those offensive words per se? 148.72.168.71 (talk) 10:35, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

There is. I'll talk to the user and warn them that these edit summaries must stop. I cannot hide the edit summaries they already made, but I can take action against the user if they continue :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:36, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! --148.72.168.71 (talk) 10:42, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

You're very welcome :-). I just left the user a notice here. Please let me know if I can help you with anything else. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:43, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Inmarsat

Hi, I'm currently updating the Inmarsat page with new information. The information I deleted is outdated and these are no longer new projects (most were launched around 3 years ago). I am replacing this information with new details about other upcoming projects from Inmarsat. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.56.227.35 (talk • contribs) 10:22, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi and thanks for the message and the explanation. I see that you've made many changes to the article and appear to be actively working to improve it. I went ahead and restored your changes; please let me know if you have any questions or need assistance, and I'll be happy to help. Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:25, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Inmarsat

You know what - you deleted everything I did this morning. I'm not going to waste my time researching and adding genuine information to a page that is years out of date if you just come along and delete it like this. Forget it. Everytime I try to make changes on Wikipedia to improve stuff it ends up like this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.56.227.35 (talk) 10:26, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Did you see my response above? I restored your changes and I apologize for the inconvenience. Please let me know if I can provide further assistance to you and I'll be happy to do so. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:28, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

No subject

Hi bro i need your help 119.160.99.131 (talk) 12:13, 23 March 2018 (UTC) Can you please give me your personal contact or facebook 119.160.99.131 (talk) 12:13, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi there! I'm available here, on IRC (freenode #wikipedia-en and #wikipedia-en-help), and by email if you have a Wikipedia account. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:15, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

not.com.mercial

WHY DO YOU KEEP PUTTING "Category:Obscenity controversies in music" FOR "not.com.mercial"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1:9717:6817:B491:9F09:26E7:DFB6 (talk) 12:15, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Your edits to Not.com.mercial (here and here) remove a large amount of content and without any explanation as to why in the edit summary. This is why I reverted those changes. Can you help me out and explain what you're trying to do here exactly? I'll be happy to help you once I know exactly what the issue is... ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:21, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi

Hi Oshwah, I noticed you had mentioned me on here yesterday, but the diff containing your message has been suppressed. Would you be allowed to tell me what you had said to me, if that is OK? Thanks in advance - I was unable to read it yesterday as I simply haven't had the opportunity to get onto a computer recently (I've been off-wiki for a short time again as I've only gone and dislocated my knee walking into a bloody tow bar! I've been resting on the sofa all this week as I haven't been able to walk on it.) Don't worry if you're not allowed to for any reason. :) Take care, Patient Zero^talk 13:25, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Patient Zero! Sure - let me find it and get back to you. Stand by. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:26, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks :) Patient Zero^talk 13:28, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Patient Zero - No problem! It was my response to the discussion here (now archived). I was just thanking you for responding and helping the user while I was out. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:30, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Brilliant, thank you Oshwah :) No problem - happy to help as always :) All the best, Patient Zero^talk 13:38, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Always a pleasure to see you around, my friend. Until we meet again ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:39, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

You too! :) Patient Zero^talk 13:43, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

hi

On the page of Israel Luca Gois, I would like to point out that in the Brazilian wiki several novices tried to make the page, so it was blocked, the citizen above has high relevance for the Brazilian financial market, has high references, Please, the page has high relevance — Preceding unsigned comment added by BoltBR659 (talk • contribs) 13:46, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi BoltBR659 - Thanks for leaving me a message here and for explaining. If this is the case, then I'm sure the article you created will be just fine and you have nothing to worry about. But repeatedly removing the speedy deletion tag and after you've been told not to do this is disruptive and only makes everything harder (including on me, because I have to both revert the article and stop the disruption, and look into the speedy deletion tagging and determine if it's correct). Just hang tight and fear not - everything will be fine :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:50, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

See? Situation under control :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:58, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

hi, tanks

Thank you my friend and I'm sorry, help me in relation to this page I will be very grateful.

Strong hug my friend.

Please review a notoriety of the above.

To which we have much relevance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BoltBR659 (talk • contribs) 13:54, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

[Israel Luca Gois]] or [Israel Lucas Góis]]

Hello Oshwah

Sorry, but I dont speek English (google translate)

• [Israel Luca Gois]] or [Israel Lucas Góis]] or Israël Lucas Góis

Not crosswiki spam? See (among others) it:Israel Luca Góis, fr:Israel Luca Góis, es:Israel Lucas Góis, hu:Israel Luca Góis, eo:Israel Luca Góis, ia:Israel Luca Góis, vo:Israel Luca Góis, ja:Israel Luca Góis.

In pt.wiki pt:Israel Lucas Góis, pt:Israel Góis, pt:Israel Lucas Góis Monteiro, pt:Israel Lucas Gois Monteiro, pt:Israel Lucas Gois, pt:Israël Lucas Góis e pt:Israël Lucas Gois and also (Israel Góis and Israel Lucas Góis). See Special:Contributions/Sergio_raial, Special:Contributions/Przypisy_Przpisy and Special:Contributions/BoltPress (all global blocked).

See in https://www.wikidata.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Q50826301&action=history

Cordially Adailton (talk) 16:53, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks Adailton (talk) 17:54, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Is your hairstyle based off of Robert Smith's hairstyle from The Cure?

Hi Oshwah your hair is very cool. I was wondering if it is based off of Robert Smith's hairstyle from The Cure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FreakyBoy (talk • contribs) 18:05, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

FreakyBoyHA - that's funny! Not purposefully, no. I do nothing special with my hair at all - I shampoo it in the shower and that's it... the hair completely does its own thing from there. I'm not the kind of person who cares enough to put more effort into silly things like that than what the average guy would do... lol ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:10, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Hack attempt

Hi,

Not sure if I should be saying this here, but someone tried (and appear to have failed, thank god) to log into my account (5 times). Is there any way to find out who it was? Cheers. Adam9007 (talk) 18:09, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Adam9007 - That's only started to happen to you now?!! I get 20+ emails and notifications every day that people are trying to get into my account... LOL. I forget how much LTAs and trolls hate me here ;-). If you enabled email notifications in your preferences, the failed login attempt alert will include the IP address of the user in the message. And don't panic; just make sure you have a strong password (and if not, change it to one now) and you'll be fine ;-). If you have any more questions or concerns, please let me know and I'll be happy to help you further. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:13, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

I don't think it's happened to me before. I changed my password. I can't see an IP address in the emails, but I'm currently on mobile. I could certainly do without being blocked because my account has been compromised :). Adam9007 (talk) 18:19, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Adam9007 - Yeahhhh... I might have to agree with you on that one.... being blocked due to being compromised probably isn't that much fun to go through. But I'm just assuming; don't take my word for it.... lol ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:40, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

If we are still recommending SHA hashes to use for emergency confirmation of our control of the account, it could help a lot.--Dlohcierekim (talk) 18:44, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Template:Committed identity --Dlohcierekim (talk) 18:45, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Dlohcierekim - Yes, we absolutely still do. A PSA to everyone: If you don't have a committed identity string - get one, and get one now. It's something that 99.9% of editors (after creating) will never have to pay attention to ever again... but if you're that unfortunate 0.1% - you will be absolutely happy that you took the time to create one. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:50, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

@Oshwah: How does a committed identity work? Is it to confirm one's identity via another site? How is it used if an account is compromised? I can't find exactly how it is used in the links. Adam9007 (talk) 23:24, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Adam9007 - In a nutshell: Go to this website and enter a string of characters that you won't forget and nobody would guess (a password, address, -- something that you will both never forget and will never need to change). For example, I'll enter the string "Adam9007" into the your text field and press "generate". What comes out is the hash 75d38e8d075fcd0c16d827038763558f10c68805cc15f0964a82782763f095868b2fa8eaaaa8b147d6384978ba58b91a7fa12d617aa5309aab5480954f7442c3 - this is what you will put on your user page (take a look at my user page to see mine). In the event that your account gets compromised and you're completely locked out, and people are unsure if you are really you (say there's 3 people next to you saying "I'm the real Adam9007") - you just send that private string (or in my example, "Adam9007") to ArbCom or whomever and they'll be able to verify that you're the legit person by just running that private string through the website and seeing that the output hash matches what's on your userpage. Think of it like a key to a lock - you're just putting a large encrypted string on your user page and saying that, should anything happen, the real "Adam9007" will be able to provide you the secret string and it will match what's displayed on my user page. That's pretty much it. Hopefully my explanation made sense to you - please let me know if you're confused anywhere or if you have any questions. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:59, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. I don't need to reveal my full name or what accounts I have on other websites or anything like that? If my account does get compromised, will I need to get a new string after I use it? Adam9007 (talk) 00:09, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Adam9007 - Nope, none of that. Just think of a good private string, take the hash the website gives you, and put it on your userpage. If in the terrible off-chance that you're compromised, locked out, the works - you just need to send that private string to whomever needs to know it, and they'll know that it's you. If you do get compromised and have to send your string to get identified and get your things back in order, then... yeah... probably a good idea to think about making a new hash. But I hope you realize that we're talking about a doomsday scenario - I don't expect you'll ever be in that situation; you're just preparing yourself for the 1 in 100,000 that you are ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:14, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. I just need to think of a good private string now. Everything I've come up with so far has an outside chance of being guessed. Adam9007 (talk) 00:23, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

I just use the timestamp of my first edit to Wikipedia. Boom... easy. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)}

Hopefully it's something slightly different than that since it's supposed to be a secret... Ravensfire (talk) 00:28, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Oh yeah that's right... oops... ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:37, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

One can always use a line from a foreign language text--Dlohcierekim (talk) 00:34, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

I use this SHA-1 generator Put in your secret string and click the button. It outputs a hash string.--Dlohcierekim (talk) 00:19, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

@Dlohcierekim: Oh, now that I notice it. I would not recommend using this approach for two reasons: 1) it's SHA-1 (https://security.googleblog.com/2017/02/announcing-first-sha1-collision.html) and 2) your clear text has been sent to a potentially untrustworthy server, see below. If you used your linked tool to generate the hash on your user page, I personally would create a new one just to be sure. :) ~ ToBeFree (talk) 16:37, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

The tool Oshwah linked to (https://tools.wmflabs.org/text2hash/) is open source, running on the tool server and doing all the work in your browser using JavaScript, never sending anything to the server. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 16:39, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Ah, the original documentation contained a paragraph about this issue, also explaining that it is less severe than I thought:

"Web-based methods require you to enter your secret string on a web page that could potentially be collecting that information. However, if your secret string includes information about things that you control, as recommended, someone who knew your secret string and your Wikipedia username would still be unable to take control of your Wikipedia account. Thus, the security risk associated with web-based methods is rather low. Also consider that any personal details in your secret string could be revealed to operators of the website. If these factors are unacceptable to you, use a local method."

(Note that "local method" in that quote also means this page, because it locally generates the hashes and sends nothing to the server.)

I'm adding this clarification to avoid unnecessary fear - your account is not, and has not ever been, in danger. The only issue with the page you had linked to is privacy, not security. @Dlohcierekim: ~ ToBeFree (talk) 18:17, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Hey. :) I've just seen this discussion and I wondered... My real name is known, and I have a video of myself on Commons and my user page. My real name and birth year is stated on my user page. In case of a compromised account, do I personally really need this kind of cryptographic hash to prove my identity? It seems to be a way to anonymously do so, but I have no need for anonymity in this regard. Also, I'm afraid of losing the clear text and then suddenly being in a worse position, not being able to prove my knowledge of something I am supposed to know. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 00:33, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Did you know that there are Sha-512 decrypters online? I just tried a test string and one of them successfully decrypted it, and I got the original string back! I'd suggest to anyone who has a hash ID that can be decrypted this way to change it asap. Adam9007 (talk) 00:56, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

@Adam9007: Warning: Some of these tool providers also offer an "encryption" tool on the same website or elsewhere. Using their tool to "encrypt" your string adds the plaintext to a huge database which is later used in decrypting tools. For this reason:

• If avoidable, do not use an online tool for creating an hash,* especially not one that uses PHP (encryption done on the server instead of your browser). If you have to, use a tool that is being provided by a trustworthy organization, e.g. Wikimedia.

*Update: Using this tool is perfectly okay: https://tools.wmflabs.org/text2hash/

• Never test online "decryptors" by generating a hash on their site and then letting them "decrypt" it again. It proves nothing, and it fills their database with your private information.

~ ToBeFree (talk) 16:20, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Oh, and: These tools can help you to find a hash collision. They likely will not find the original string if it is long enough. They will find garbage like "IDWJOIAWJDIOXY" that certainly does not mean the same as "I am the real ToBeFree, and the date of my first edit is XY and the time is YX, and this is my phone number 01234567890, and this is my birth date 12.34.5678 and I am the real owner of the account and here is some more text that makes no sense but is easy to memorize". Both might have the same SHA-512 hash, but knowing "IDWJOIAWJDIOXY" does not offer you any advantage here. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 16:26, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

@ToBeFree: Thanks. I got a hash from the wmflabs tools page, so that should be okay. I tested a few hashes obtained there on some decrypter, and more complicated ones failed to be decrypted. Adam9007 (talk) 00:35, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

EDIT: User talk:77.100.129.193

Hi There,

Sorry, I didnt create an account, I've done this now.

I've been using Rob as a bible reference. Rob is an ex athelete but now turned to god and more of a preacher.

He uses health and wellbeing, plus bible studies, mindfulness to allow people to have a better life.

I don't think that the Personal Trainer and ex high jumper really explains Robert.

See Facebook and search "Elite Personal Fitness" and look at the posts and they are food and Religion based which is more about his methods.

I feel that the niche of religion, mindfulness, chakras etc. is not standard "personal Training"

This was the point of my edit.

Sorry if this didn't come accross — Preceding unsigned comment added by D45BL7 (talk • contribs) 21:57, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

D45BL7 - Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for the message! no apologies are needed; we were all new here at one point and mistakes are expected and an absolutely normal part of learning and growing in your experience here. Please let me know if you need help with anything and I'll be happy to do so. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:58, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Why

Why’d u delete my page charlie rock — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guccigangxo123 (talk • contribs) 22:43, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Guccigangxo123 - The article you created only contained the name of another person. I believed the article to be a test. What was the reason for its creation? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:48, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Signing Articles Filter

Hello Oshwah,

Sometimes on Wikipedia, many editors have (sometimes unintentionally) inserting signatures to Wikipedia articles - in certain ones, they type in 4 of the tildes instead of 5 to do timestamps in sports articles. At the moment, there is (mostly) only one editor who removes the sigs on Fridays but with a new filter, probably triggered when a wikilink to the user's/IP's talk page is added to articles, would help other editors to identify and remove them quicker than just having a weekly routine of signature removals.

The edit filter won't be triggered when I add the signature at the end of this message but it would be when it is added to any article. I don't know how good are you of creating filters or passing this on to one who is experienced with filter creation. Thanks, Iggy (Swan) 23:33, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Iggy - Interesting. Do you have a few links or diffs that you can provide here that show me what you're talking about exactly? This will help me to see what's going on and be able to figure out what the right course of action is. Thanks :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:24, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Some editors have done this accidentally - even the experienced ones - Will Keane, Jason Cummings and Matthew Lowton, who are all association footballers, had accidental sigs when the three editors meant to update timestamps when updating stats. Accidents like that do happen but not as often as me when I received a message about the signing articles here which was identified as inappropriate. Iggy (Swan) 19:43, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	You are a good huggle user! Thewinrat (talk) 00:53, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Thewinrat! Thanks for leaving me some wikilove here! I appreciate your kind words... this may or may not be a good thing per-se, but... it comes after years of using it (lol) and after I've added my own custom tweaks and changes to it in order to make my recent changes patrolling even more proficient ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:56, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Danny Tiaw

Kei Singer Khaw Isia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.164.74.55 (talk) 09:32, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

ANI: User:Jaco IV

I've just checked in to discover that my complaint at ANI has been closed overnight wihout any opportunity to respond. It's all very well telling me to engage in discussion, but my whole point is that I've been trying to do that and not succeeding. (I even provided a link to where I've tried to discuss it - I've also repeatedly urged him in edit summaries to discuss, not just revert). It's not that we've been having a discussion and failed to agree. This user does not discuss - he just reverts. That's why I raised a complaint at ANI. Colonies Chris (talk) 10:08, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Colonies Chris - Let me start off by apologizing - I didn't mean for the ANI closure to be rash or imply that I didn't care about your response or feel that you were in need of help. I think that while the responses were fair to point out that you were going a tad bit overboard with asking for help in official noticeboards - however, I'll be happy to take a look despite that and (if not take action) help point you in the right direction and tell you what needs to be done. Let me read through all of the discussions again and get back to you. I'll follow up here soon - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:33, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Why Shourya Kumar Lal page is in deletion process?

Why Shourya Kumar Lal page is in deletion process? The person is genuine and references are also given. You can even check the Press Trust of India Press Release for more information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.63.125.43 (talk) 11:01, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Please feel free to add a comment to the AFD discussion; however, I highly recommend that you review and understand Wikipedia's policies and guidelines on notability, verifiability, and consensus first as making a strong and well-written argument on the deletion discussion will require strong knowledge and proficiency with them. Please let me know if you have any more questions or concerns and I'll be happy to help you. Best regards - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:56, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

No subject

I have submitted some references in that page talk. Please do have a look! Shaireen46 (talk) 13:10, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Analogue Audio Cassette

No CD, Cassette Deks.

No Digital, Analogue Deks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.164.178.255 (talk) 11:40, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Thank you for making that little shenanigan blocked! Here, have this! Thewinrat (talk) 12:58, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Thewinrat - Thanks again for the Wikilove! I appreciate it a lot! :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:25, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Marcus

See this. Bom has issued final advisory, so we remove the active Infobox. --B dash (talk) 13:06, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

B dash - Thanks for the message and for the explanation. Sounds good; let me know if you need any help and I'll be happy to do so. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:45, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Hi, I'm Mark the train. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Seth Mullin, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you.

MT Train^Talk 13:47, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Sounds good to me, thanks for the heads up :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:52, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Answer

Hello, Oshwah. You have new messages at Rzvas's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Rzvas (talk) 16:31, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Responded on your user talk page. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:47, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Disruptive edits

I can't revert these, but a user seems to be adding this category, can you revert these? --Donald Trung (talk) 18:08, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

In fact take a look at this, I am pretty sure that this is spamming, though I have no way to report it. --Donald Trung (talk) 18:10, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Donald Trung - Oh yeah, man - no question. The edits have been reverted and the user has been blocked. Thanks for the heads up; let me know if you see any more issues that require my assistance and I'll be happy to help. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:49, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

The Game of Cootie edits

Hi Oshwah: I was employed in the marketing department at Schaper Manufacturing Company at the time it was acquired by Tyco Toys in 1986 (I erred in my first correction and had to go back and look at my resume). I'm not sure how you want to reference this. I cannot recall what happened after Tyco's acquisition, as I was not employed in the toy industry by then. Anyway, I can promise you it was not acquired in 1973! 71.48.114.20 (talk) 19:46, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia's policies and guidelines regarding original research as well as conflict of interest, as I believe that (based your message here) your edits do no comply with them. Please let me know if you have any questions about these policies and guidelines and I'll be happy to answer them. Thanks for the message and for your honest explanation, and I wish you happy editing :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:52, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Rim Banna

Hello Oshwah, I apologize but I am a bit concerned with this edit you made to Rim Banna as the subject clearly is dead. Inter&anthro (talk) 21:08, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Inter&anthro! Thanks for leaving me a message here. At the time I viewed the page, it had a death date and location added to the article but without any kind of source cited alongside it. As I was going through each edit in the history, I saw no edits that added any reliable sources that were in compliance with BLP (I eventually found an edit in the history that did soon after). At the time, I saw that there were numerous edits being made by many different users of all account types and access levels and each adding BLP violations. I felt at the time that the best way to enforce BLP and be completely sure that no edits were live that were in violation of the policy was to restore the article back to the latest revision made before today. A discussion on the article's talk page produced references that were reliable and in compliance with BLP, so I consider this issue resolved now - but I hope you understand that the edit I made (which you cited in your message here) was to be absolutely sure that BLP was enforced.

Updating BLP articles to assert that the person is now dead is an editing process that we must take extremely seriously, as we've screwed this up in the past and very badly - a few times where such mistakes became the subject of very high controversy and media coverage on the internet as they turned out to be hoaxes or attempts to harass the person. We absolutely cannot allow that to happen, and while this edit understandably caused you concerns, it was necessary to make sure that the project and the article was protected from harm. Please let me know if you have any more questions or concerns, and I'll be happy to answer them. Thanks again for the message, and I wish you happy editing :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:17, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Together revision ..

Hello

sorry for not including my reasons for original revision. I have now done so // sharehome is not an Rnglish-language term etc . I edited the description to make it clearer to an English-language audience. I don't think anyone would disagree that Tilsammans was a hippy commune. I should have discussed it first. apoologies. to accuse me of vandalism is a little harsh/ l — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.180.249.177 (talk) 21:48, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Civil Rights Movement

Could you please fix the term that was purposely redlinked here. Please restore it to the state when the page was first protected here after Dicklyon's first undiscussed edit. Thanks. Mitchumch (talk) 22:05, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Mitchumch -  Done. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:08, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Abuse of admin privileges

Oshwah, anyone could have undone the obvious vandalism that Mitchumch refers to (before you protected the page in that obviously vandalized state, at least). And if you felt that protection was necessary, why would you take input from one of the disputing parties about which version to go back to? His suggestion was obviously chosen to get his choice of over-capitalization, without having to point at his own version. He claims in his revert summary "I don't recall any discussion about terms within article bodies or elsewhere in text bodies", which is complete BS, since that is the main content of MOS:CAPS that he has been intensely involved in, and that I pointed out to him specifically several times yesterday.

A lot has happened since that version you rolled back to, including the close of a discussion on March 14 at Talk:Civil rights movement that concluded that this term is still not a proper name and should not be treated as such in wikipedia. Now, I could understand if you protected the article in a version that had that wrong, if it happened to be that way, but to take input from one of the parties about what the right version is, to a version that predates the relevant consensus discussion/conclusion, this violates everything we know about how admins are supposed to carefully wield their power.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised. You still don't seem to have understood or done much to undo the damage you did by overreacting to @Tony1:. I'm not expecting you to fix this, since you have proved yourself incapable of owning up to and fixing your mistakes. It will be taken care of in time, as Mitchumch knows, too. Dicklyon (talk) 15:45, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

IP block evasion again

An IP you blocked recently for vandalism is back at it from another IP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/123.15.139.146 — Warren. ‘ talk , 00:15, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Warren - And it is now blocked ;-) - thanks for the heads up! Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:18, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Sock?

User talk:2600:1:F403:C422:688C:ECBA:4F50:5DAE

John Cena rings a bell. Adam9007 (talk) 01:03, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Adam9007 - Yay, another one...  Done ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:34, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Talk page misuse?

Hi,

Is this a misuse of a talk page? Seems wrong to me.... Adam9007 (talk) 01:30, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Adam9007 - Nah; if he wants to steam off on his IP talk page, fine... *shrugs* ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:33, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

No subject

im sorry oshwah plaese forgive me i maent to add an picture but icopy and pasted the wrong thing — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.2.155.195 (talk) 06:09, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia! Don't be sorry; we were all new here once and we all make mistakes - it's not a big deal. If you're simply trying to test things, put them in the Wikipedia Sandbox and test it there - that's a page you're welcome to edit and add without care and make sure that it works. Then after it's ready, go ahead and add it to the article. If you need help or have any questions, please let me know and I'll be happy to do so. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:14, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Lara Roxx

I don’t think I need to provide any more proof that I AM indeed Lara Roxx, now I believe I should be the only person as long as I am alive to have a right to lock and modify that page, I am going to need Wikipedia to be as prompt on reating to enable Lara Roxx as they are to disable Patricia Bikini. In the end it is me that the article is talking about. So this is what I demand, either you take down the page about me full off filthy lies or you let me set the record straight with proof and media and whatever... but quickly 67.68.95.204 (talk) 06:12, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

You've failed to prove to me at all that you're the person you claim to be. I not not going to go through the external links you provided, as I cannot use any off-wiki information to make any kind of judgement or assertions here - period. I've instructed you multiple times of what you need to do - are you in communication with the Volunteer Response Team via email? If you want to make changes to the article, you can do so by making an edit request by following the instructions here. I'll be happy to review your request and update the article for you - provided that the changes meet Wikipedia's policies and requirements regarding biographies of living people and verifiability. This is what you need to do in order to have your concerns resolved - keep emailing and communicating with them at info-en-q@wikimedia.org, and create an edit request to request your changes be added to the article. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:31, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Of course I have done that the MOMENT you said I should. I am starting a fundraiser right this instant to pay for my legal fees to protect MY article as well as prove to you that not only I am who I say I am but prove that your article about me being a naive lost little girl was always wrong. I was always a very intelligent calculating business woman. I guess if I raise enough money I could also have a hearing for , whats the legal term? Damaging my reputation? Well lawyers know these things that’s what we pay them for, right? Listen this is no idle threat I am who I say I am and if you make me take this ish to a court of law I am gonna turn a dollar since my time is extremely valuable to me and you have been wasting it.67.68.95.204 (talk) 22:51, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

RevDel request

Not urgent, but could you RevDel the edit summaries used by Special:Contributions/37.111.233.243? They are spammy and disruptively long. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:22, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

John of Reading -  Done. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:34, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

List of Once Upon a Time creatures

A follow up from your message, yes, I did leave an edit summary, which stated “Merged to the Characters Page”.60.54.91.79 (talk) 07:45, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

My sincere apologies - that revert was made accidentally and wasn't intended for you at all. Please accept my apologies for the mistake and let me know if you have any questions. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:50, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Could you please help me with afd talk?

I want to ask query with afd talk. Please guide me process — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.223.90.54 (talk) 08:16, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Dhanvantari

The edit I made to the above article is derived from the website lorddhanvantari.org. I have also personally visited the temple and can confirm its existence.

Vivek hebbar (talk) 08:32, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Rollback

Hi, please assist. I've developed a recent interest in vandalism and WP:RCP. I have installed Twinkle and want to be able to help more. Any suggestions on where to start? Waddie96 (talk) 09:22, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Waddie96: You might find the anti-vandal academy userful. If you want rollback, then just check you fulfill the granting criteria (90 days experience, 200 mainspace edits) and then you can request Rollback at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback. L293D (☎ • ✎) 12:54, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

@L293D: Hi, thanks for your assistance! Waddie96 (talk) 21:04, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Waddie96: thanks, I was happy to help. Hope to see you soon! L293D (☎ • ✎) 21:09, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

No Subject

Why can you not keep the world of world craft edits, my chruch told me to put them there? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.123.232.204 (talk) 17:39, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

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Revoking my rights to express myself freely won’t make me go away, in fact it just made me a little angrier, you have not provided sufficient way for me to prove I am real. You have refused to guide me towards an adequate solution, and been purposely standing in my way of correcting mistakes. I am not going anywhere Oshwald, in fact you made me more convinced that this is the path I need to take.