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Discussion at User talk:Wbm1058#Failed page-swap

Oshwah is coming "just in five minutes", stay tight.

 You are invited to join the discussion at User talk:Wbm1058#Failed page-swap. —usernamekiran(talk) 01:25, 28 January 2018 (UTC)Template:Z48[reply]

Hi Usernamekiran! I apologize for the delay getting back to you. I took a look at the discussion and I noticed that another administrator has resolved it - cool deal. If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to message me and let me know :-). Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:01, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
lol. That was like a decade ago! See you around :) —usernamekiran(talk) 12:39, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Usernamekiran - HA! Nice picture! I was just following up since you messaged me here - give me some credit now! ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 12:41, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, I had contacted all the sysops who had edited in last 30 seconds. That included Black Kite, and some other sysops I didnt know existed. :D And yeah, I know your reputation, so I thought you would handle it. But Wbm1058 was pretty quick. Actually, his was an issue raised at your CU request, "backlogged talkpage" or something like that. :D
I dont know what it is, but whenever I see your photo, it relaxes me; and the photo makes me think that you must be very friendly in real life as well. —usernamekiran(talk) 12:48, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Usernamekiran - I'm frequently told on IRC that I'm one of the "more chill admins" around here, so I'll take that as a good thing... lol. I'm I'm happy to hear that my picture does more than just make people think, "Good... LORD! What a freak! That.... that... hair!" - and I appreciate the kind words greatly. My talk page is always open to you, so if you ever need anything - you know where to find me ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 12:53, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, being friendly "online", and in real life are two very different things. You seem to be both. Just one more last question: The hair, was it just one time thing, or do you usually have long hair? —usernamekiran(talk) 12:56, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I cut it and went completely bald shortly after that photo was taken - that was (I believe) about 2 years worth of time growing out my hair. I've since stopped cutting my hair (once again) and I'm growing it out to be as it was before - It's about... I'd say 65% at the length it was when that picture was taken. Soon... ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 13:01, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Removed information

Hi, I removed information on the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Correctional_Complex,_Petersburg

The information I removed was my name and information on there, I do not want to be listed as a " Notable Inmate "

You need to click here and follow the directions in order to get your particular issues and concerns resolved. You'll be in contact with the Volunteer Response Team who can assist you privately. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:48, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

update lodhapalavaacity.com website

Hi, Today i am update www.lodhapalavaacity.com in Lodha Group Wikipedia page why are you removing this website , pleas update this website because this new channel partner website for lodha group. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abdul610 (talk • contribs) 04:49, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Abdul610 - This doesn't appear to be their official website. Why does this URL need to be added to the article? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:33, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Edits on Gender Disparities in Health

The edits that I made did have sources. Here they are. 1. Sue, Kyle. "The science behind 'man flu.'" BMJ 2017;359:j5560 doi: 10.1136/bmj.j5560 http://press.psprings.co.uk/bmj/december/manflu.pdf Page 2. 2. Austad S.N.a, Bartke A.b. "Sex Differences in Longevity and in Responses to Anti-Aging Interventions: A Mini-Review." Gerontology 2016 Volume 62 number 1. DOI: 10.1159/000381472 https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/381472 page 41. and 3. Austad, Steven N. Fischer, Kathleen E. "Sex Differences in Lifespan." Cell Metabolism 23, June 14, 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2016.05.019. pages 1026-1028. 4. Macintyre, Sally. Hunt, Kate. Sweeting, Helen. "Gender differences in health: Are things really as simple as they seem?" Social Science & Medicine, Volume 42, Issue 4, February 1996, Pages 617-624. https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(95)00335-5.

So, what claim do you not see as supported by my citations? Sewblon 06:42, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

Oops! That revert wasn't intentional. I've restored your changes and I apologize for the mistake. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:45, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Rote Zora

Why did you revert my edit on Rote Zora? They were responsible for over 40 bombings, presumably terrorising their targets, doesn't that make them terrorists???? --110.144.94.188 (talk) 07:35, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The two edits you made here and here replace the word "militant" with "terrorist", which has a few issues - mainly, it may violate Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy. I apologize for the warnings; calling your edits 'vandalism' was not the best way to talk to you about them; I should have instead told you that they have this issue. I'm going to replace those warnings and fix this now. Please let me know if you have any questions about this policy and I'll be happy to answer them. Thanks for the message - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:05, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Kim Jong-hyun.

Hello there.

I have been informed about your message about Jong-hyun.

Just wanted to let you know that he was born in Seoul, not England.

You also said something about a reliable source? I'm still new to Wikipedia so I would like to have further explaintion.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by K-Ghoul (talk • contribs) 12:29, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi K-Ghoul! Welcome to Wikipedia! When adding content to articles, you want to locate reliable sources and cite them in-line with the content you're adding. This is needed with content that is being challenged, likely to be challenged - especially when adding content to an article on biographies of living people. You can refer to this guideline page if you need assistance with how to cite content in-line. There are Wikipedia tools and shortcuts that make this very easy to do. Please let me know if you have any more questions and I'll be happy to answer them. Again, welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad you've joined and that you're here to help expand and improve the project! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:07, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I need your help brother.

I've been trying to look for something concerning the ONS . What does it mean ?? Is it a program ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 154.150.148.194 (talk • contribs) 13:15, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"ONS"? Is it something from this list of items maybe? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:08, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reverted my edit

Hi

My edit is reverted without reference (this was my first time to edit and sorry for bothering you).

Jojima is blessed with rice from Chikugo plain and water from Chikugo river and has been famous for Japanese Sake since Meiji Era. >> this is a link to support above: http://www.kurume-hotomeki.jp/special/kurume_story06.html

Every February, there is a festival to celebrate the opening of a storehouse for the first time in the New Year. >> This is a link to support above: http://www.kurume-hotomeki.jp/event/?mode=detail&id=400000000734

Regards,

Kiyotaka Imai — Preceding unsigned comment added by Imai-007 (talk • contribs) 13:25, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Imai-007, and welcome to Wikipedia! You're absolutely welcome to message me if you have questions and no apologies are needed at all; I'll be more than happy to help you. When adding content to articles, you want to locate reliable sources and cite them in-line with the content you're adding. This is needed with content that is being challenged, likely to be challenged - especially when adding content to an article on biographies of living people. You can refer to this guideline page if you need assistance with how to cite content in-line. There are Wikipedia tools and shortcuts that make this very easy to do. Please let me know if you have any more questions and I'll be happy to answer them. Again, welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad you've joined and that you're here to help expand and improve the project! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:14, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Apology

I'm sorry if I ruined your day. As I'm honestly a bit of an autist, I lack tact. And I consider pen battles to be fun, please don't take me too seriously, I meant it as playful. (Clearly I'm tactless if that's playful 😞) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Autist Pendragon (talk • contribs) 18:25, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Laurent Picard

Hello, I am unsure what to do about the new user who keeps blanking this page. They have an admitted conflict of interest but their edits are in good faith as and they have posted on User:Edcolins page that they plan on uploading correct content. However, they cannot just blank pages while they we wait for them to upload the content. Should we keep reverting? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 23:19, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

HickoryOughtShirt?4 - They seem to feel that what they're doing is helping or improving the article - naturally, I don't want to jump to a block until we've tried to help and educate the user and to no avail. Let's try and help the user by messaging them on their talk page and asking them what the edits are about and what they're trying to do - assume that they mean well, but are just doing it very incorrectly. Disruptive edits on the outside (especially blanking) can send the message to others that the user is just being a vandal and that they should be blocked, but if we take a second and look at their edit summaries, this situation doesn't appear to be one of these cases - situations like these are typically resolved with ease by just asking the user if they need help :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:25, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I like the message you sent them but they blanked the page again. I told them to reply on their talk page. I know this user is probably upset that this person is deceased and says there is "inexact, incomplete or erroneous information" but we cannot just let blank content sit on someone's page. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:02, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe they are confused on how to reply? They're original edits, that Edcolins reverted (correctly I believe), were okay however it was too much fluff and personal op (for example "While with not the means to be philanthropists from the purse, both were from their heart and with their time.") However I feel most was workable and we can help him incorporate it into the page. He just needs to reply. Should I message him, politely, underneath your message? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:08, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

From the new user with apparent but No Conflict of Interest...I can modulate subjective part...but most of it is factual...do I also have to eliminate the personal dimension of his life...?Osnwats...you consider vandalism because I put a blank page...you prefer to have erroneous information than exact information. All of my contribution, 20 houras of work, link, digitized news clips were erased by Edcollins on the pretext that I have a familial relationship with Laurent Picard. Yes, I am his son. And I put my actual name, instead of a fictitious avatar. Apparently, because I "may" have the "appearance" of a conflict of interest, I am not allowed towrite on wikipedia. Why don't youreally tell me what thias is about, since you are canadian. My father, Laurent Picard has been deceased for five years...his crriculum includes much more than simply working at the CBC and Mcgill. Obviously, aqnother narcissistic self centered canadian from the anglo canadian community opf McGill believes that anything that has a french sound to it should not be referenced on wikipedia or associated with canada. What is your real name...why are you not afraidfd of displaying narcissistic picture of yourself yet can put your real name...who is the faked conflict of interest here...do you also believe wikipedia is a contact sport...that fakeness is relative...are you a feminist by any chance. Why don't you contact Eddfy the retard and ask him why is removed, censured all my contributions...is he playing corrupt drunken cops...nasdaq conflict of interest bitcoin money laundering cop?

You might be interested in this. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:14, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Denys Picard: you are allowed to write on Wikipedia, however, all edits must be neutral and sourced. As well, I have spoken to you in a kind manner, I have not made any comments regarding your nationality or anything related to language, and I hope you share the same courtesy with me. We merely want to help you contribute, because that is what Wikipedia is all about. We tried messaging you on your talk page but you never replied, you simply blanked again. Please help us, help you.HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:24, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
HickoryOughtShirt?4 "Obviously, aqnother narcissistic self centered canadian from the anglo canadian community opf McGill believes that anything that has a french sound to it should not be referenced on wikipedia or associated with canada." You're wasting your time. Boomer VialBe ready to fight the horde! • Contribs 00:28, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, I think I need to step in here and explain some things to Denys Picard directly.
Denys Picard - To answer your first question: Yes. When somebody begins repeatedly blanking large sections of an article, with no edit summary, no response to messages, and they re-instate their edits repeatedly after someone reverts it - these are edits that would absolutely be interpreted and handled as vandalism. We obviously know now that your intention wasn't to vandalize, but it would be completely reasonable and acceptable for any recent changes patroller to handle those edits you made like vandalism, and to revert them and ask you to stop. Blanking sections and articles is a fairly common thing for vandal users to do in order to be disruptive, so it's not out of the line to think that your blanking was vandalism.
Aside from that, it looks like we have a few things I need to explain to you. Wikipedia's primary goal is to create and maintain neutral articles and content that's accurate and free to access everywhere. A concept we take seriously here is how we write and word articles to reflect a neutral point of view. You're editing pages of article subjects that are closely related to you - this is not a behavior that the community deems acceptable, and it's not okay for you to continue doing this after you've been talked to about it. From the very short time that you've been an editor here, you've not only caused disruption at this article and to where you were close to being blocked, you're now attacking other editors here and accusing them of personal things. I understand that you're new and that you don't know all of the rules on Wikipedia, that's fine and I can help you with that. But what you absolutely will not do is behave in an uncivil manner toward other people here, make accusations you cannot prove, and create a combative discussion or editing environment.
If you'd like me to assist you and explain Wikipedia's policies, let me know and I'll be happy to do so. But if you continue behaving in an uncivil nature, or if you make any more accusations or personal attacks toward others here, you will be shown the exit door and I will block you. That temperament stops now... please. Now what we've cleared a few things up, would you like me to assist you and explain some Wikipedia policies with you? :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:06, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I put a short semi on the article. Mr. Picard is a couple days from being autoconfirmed so that should force a pause to listen. --NeilN talk to me 02:43, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
NeilN - Thank you for doing that :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:19, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A Little Curious TV show editor won't stop disruptive editing

Hi, I see that a week ago you blocked the page but unfortunately, that hasn't stopped the editor from putting fake info on the show. Right now I reverted back to it's original state but I'm afraid he/she is going to change it back. If you could keep an eye on the editor that would be great. And I hope I'm not coming off rude or tattle-tailing. I'm just trying to help out.2601:246:4180:6FA5:5178:9049:A4D0:F301 (talk) 02:20, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The semi protection has been re-applied and extended. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:23, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) Watchlisted. SQLQuery me! 02:36, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

question

Hi, do I need an admin to enable autowikibrowser? (like I would pending, rollback, reviewer, patroller etc? I don't have those either) Cheers - theWOLFchild 05:21, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thewolfchild - Approved. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:41, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Cool, thanks. Should I give those others tools a go? Would they make vandal-fighting easier or help clear any backlogs? - theWOLFchild 06:27, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, why not? They're helpful tools - just use them wisely and properly of course ;-). Here you go -- I've added rollback and pending changes reviewer to your account. If you find that you'd rather have them turned off, just let me know. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:45, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Cool beams. I'll read up on them tomorrow and try them out. Thanks - theWOLFchild 06:54, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Thewolfchild, just checking in - do you have any questions about these user rights? How've they been treating you? :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:21, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, thanks for the follow-up. Don't have any questions as of yet, (but I'm sure will soon enough). It's good to know you're here, if needed. Hope all is well with you. Cheers - theWOLFchild 04:30, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thewolfchild - You bet; always happy to help :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:01, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Personal Attack on Talk:Kievan Rus'

I gave multiple reasons why Poland should be included as part of Kievan Rus' User:Iryna Harpy responded by saying Your arguments are as obtuse as they could possibly get... Which adds nothing to the discussion and sounds like a personal attack. On top of that my comment wasn't even directed at her. I would leave a warning on this persons talk page, but I am afraid that might escalate things and she is more likely to listen to you considering you are an admin and have better experience with this than I.--75.66.124.118 (talk) 08:31, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, and thanks for leaving me a message here with your thoughts and concerns! The wording that Iryna Harpy used in her response to you, while it could understandably be interpreted as a "personal attack", wasn't meant in any way to be presented or communicated as such. She was simply trying to explain that your arguments are supporting the addition of content that may be undue weight to the article. "Due and undue weight" in articles is a subsection of Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy. It exists in order to make sure that any content that represents or adds in-depth analysis of groups, thoughts, arguments, or viewpoints are proportional to the relevance, size, and impact on the article subject. A silly but easy example is this: if there exists a group of 20 people that want to put George Washington's remains into a rocket and launch it toward Mars, we wouldn't add a section about them on George Washington's article. That would be ridiculous and silly (of course). Iryna Harpy's response was simply trying to convey that thought. I'm happy that you responded to her with your thoughts and that you remained calm throughout the discussion - you simply explained that you took her response as a personal attack. While I don't agree that it was, it was still good that you used your words and tried to calmly explain and seek clarification. Her response back to your reply may not have been what you anticipated, but I believe that she was being truthful and genuine when she responds that she was simply providing "an observation on the calibre of arguments presented". Since this was not a personal attack and (in my opinion) a situation where Iryna Harpy may just need to take note on how her responses are presented so they don't become misinterpreted as something different, I'm not going to warn her - that's way over the top and absolutely unnecessary. I have, however, pinged her in my response here so that she is aware of my response, opinion, and what I said so that she's aware. Please let me know if you have any more questions and I'll be happy to answer them. I wish you happy editing and that your discussion ends peacefully and with the satisfaction of all editors involved. Good luck to you :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:40, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for responding. You are right it wasn't really a personal attack. The person came off as having a bad temper, so that might have been why I over reacted and assumed She/he was insulting me.--75.66.124.118 (talk) 08:25, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
It happens... no big deal. This is a common disadvantage and consequence of text-based communication: emphasis, attitude, feelings, intent, implications, translations, you name it - can be misinterpreted and taken by another user to be something different than what was originally meant. The important thing to do in these situations is exactly what you did - kindly and respectfully reply, state how you took their statement to mean, ask for clarification, and above all else: you definitely need to assume good faith :-). Please let me know if I can help you with anything else, and I'll be happy to do so. Again, I wish you well and that your discussion reaches a peaceful close :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 08:40, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Also, you should consider creating an account! Doing so has many benefits that come with using one, and it would be very useful for you to have one! You're of course never required to do so, but I figured I'd respond and encourage you to do so if you haven't thought about it already :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 08:43, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Anti - Vandalism Perms

Hello,

I am new to the wiki, but not to wiki making. I was wishing to edit more news on the C8 Corvette, in Chevrolet Corvette. Then, I noticed it was semi-protected to Vandalism. I hope I wasn't the cause of this Vandalism, and If I was. I deeply apologize, but I don't think I've done anything disruptive to the Wikipedia.

If I'm right, May I have permissions to still edit that page, even with it semi-protected? If I make any mistakes, will the team please notify me?

Thanks, ~~JellyNinja~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by JellyNinjaWiki (talk • contribs) 15:44, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

JellyNinjaWiki - Nope, it wasn't you :-). The page was protected due to being the subject of frequent vandalism by multiple IP addresses and user accounts. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:44, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

89.91.144.191

Hello the user that you blocked a few days ago is continuing to post song lyrics and non-free images to their talk page. Could you deal with them again? Sakura CarteletTalk 16:55, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Another admin has taken care of the user so I guess everything's resolved? Sakura CarteletTalk 19:34, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Sakura Cartelet! I apologize for the delay responding to your message here - I've been busy over the last two weeks and I'm just now getting caught up with all of my Wiki messages and emails :-). It looks like the IP address has been blocked until February 12, so things should be resolved at least for the time being. If things continue after the IP's block expires, let me know and I'll be happy to take a look. Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:47, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cabbage vandalism

Please have a look at the recent history of vandalism here. Seems like a temporary block is in order for user Greekfire21. Thanks. --Zefr (talk) 18:47, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Zefr! Thanks for the message with the heads up about that article and that user. I apologize for the delay responding to you - I've been busy lately and I'm just now getting caught up with my messages and emails here. The user has been blocked, so that's been resolved :-). If you see any more vandalism or tomfooleries, I recommend that you file a report at AIV since that page is watched by many admins. However, if you'd like to also let me know here, I'm fine with that as well ;-). Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:51, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Hello! You seem a interesting guy. Can we talk anything? LoveVanPersie (talk) 21:11, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

LoveVanPersie - I'm an "interesting guy", huh? For some strange reason (lol) I get that a lot from people here ;-). I'm not sure what you mean by "talk anything", but if you have questions, need help with anything, etc - I'll be happy to do so. Just let me know. Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:52, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Indefinite IP block

I was doing some reading and noticed that you indefinitely blocked an IP a few days ago after it blanked its talkpage. I think your intention was just to revoke talk page access, so I've removed the block, but do let me know if it was indeed intentional and I've overstepped. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 23:03, 30 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Amorymeltzer - OH JOY! WONDERFUL! I love it when I make stupid bonehead mistakes like that... lol. Thanks for fixing that for me and for giving me a heads up - I appreciate that a lot. I must've had a nice "slip of the finger" when I was yanking talk page access away (as you put it). Oh well, life moves on ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:56, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Help with page protection or warning

Can you or an administrator please please check if the La Luna Sangre Main page and List of character pages need page protection from edit warring and vandalism? I’m not sure what 120.28.150.50 or 222.127.147.201 are up to but the user has been editing nonsense into the article. Either user is practicing or intentionally entering gibberish but it’s destroying the article. Thank you for your help. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Luna_Sangre and https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_La_Luna_Sangre_characters. Your assistance will be much appreciated.Pipamidalton (talk) 20:34, 31 January 2018 (UTC) Pipamidalton (talk) 20:34, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Pipamidalton! Thanks for the message and for the heads up about these articles and the IP addresses you're observing (the IP I believe you meant to list above was 120.28.152.50). I'm not sure what they were up to either... definitely an interesting possible correlation given the two articles and their relevance to one another, as well as the timeline both IPs were modifying them... weird. It looks like the edits from both IPs have stopped on those pages since then and I'm not seeing any disruption on either article afterwards, so I'm going to hold off on doing anything as of right now. However, if you see that either IP returns to any more shenanigans or if you see either of those articles getting hit up with frequent vandalism, please don't hesitate to report the issues to AIV and RFPP so an admin can take a look, or leave me a message here (the first choices are obviously preferred as many admins watch both pages). Thanks again for letting me know. Cheers :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:04, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Applied psychology

Hlo sir ! 

Please tell me fields and careers in applied psychology  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.207.188.215 (talk) 09:18, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I think the Wikipedia helpdesk is a better place to ask for this assistance. I'm not much of a psychology expert, although I do occasionally read and study it in my spare time :-). ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:06, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2600:1002:B100:0:0:0:0:0/42

There's more vandalism and block evasion/socking after your recent 72 hour block expired. Would you mind blocking this range again? Thanks. 67.86.212.27 (talk) 17:21, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like the vandalism you're referring to is concentrated on the Special needs article. Looking at the level of vandalism there, the number of IP addresses and ranges involved, and the overall edits from that IP range - I'm going to hold off on blocking that range again, since there appears to be legitimate edits coming from that range now. 2600:1002:B100:0:0:0:0:0/42 is an IP range for Verizon Wireless, which means that IPs in this range are used by many people and frequently shared and changed between multiple users as mobile devices travel and are handed off to other towers and re-used. I try to block any IP ranges as a last resort, when singular IP blocks aren't effective, and when the potential for collateral damage is minimal. Collateral damage didn't seem to be occurring very frequently when I previously blocked the range; this appears to be a different case now. I'll need to keep eyes on things and take action accordingly as usage changes with IP ranges - especially public, shared, or mobile ranges. I also see that Courcelles has recently blocked an IPv6 address in that range for vandalism on that article (as well as others outside of it) and has applied semi-protection to the article, so things will hopefully remain under control there. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you see more disruption from this range and I'll be happy to take a look. As you can imagine, I can't keep track of every single IP I block and watch them all for continued disruption, so I appreciate your continued eyes and ears on this range and for giving me a heads up; it's very helpful to me :-). Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:20, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Heroeswithmetaphors

I see you edited this entry. She/he does not maintain a "talk" page. Do you have contact info? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.173.119.133 (talk) 1 February 2018

It looks like this user maintains a user talk page here - it just hasn't been edited frequently recently, but that doesn't matter. If you wish to leave a message for this person, just leave a new section as you did on my talk page here :-). Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:25, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Sorry it's a bit delayed, but thanks for cleaning up my user page two weeks ago. ∰Bellezzasolo✡ Discuss 22:05, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Bellezzasolo! No apologies are needed at all! In fact, I owe you one as well - I've been busy over the last two weeks and I'm just now catching up with all of my messages and emails here. I apologize for the delay responding to you here ;-). I appreciate the barnstar, and you're very welcome; I'm always happy to help :-). ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:27, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!

You told me to message you if I had any questions! So, although it's not about the user rights, I thought it would be best if I personally asked you. How do you guys deal with users who write controversial (or just normal) articles in their personal pages? Aka articles in userpage name spaces?--◂ ‎épine talk♬ 10:09, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Épine! Sorry for the delay getting back to you! I've been busy over the last two weeks and I'm just now catching up with all of my messages and emails here. Honestly, it depends on exactly what the content is, what it's about, what the purpose of it is, as well as some other factors such as what the account's username is, how old the account is, their editing history, and other things that I use to determine exactly who they claim to be or represent themselves as and what they appear to be on Wikipedia for and why. I do have some common examples, if that helps at all :-). If I see what appears to be promotional content on an account's userspace and it appears to be blatantly promotional toward a company, "themselves" as a person, or that they're using that page for reasons that aren't related to Wikipedia (see also this criterion for user page misuse) - I'll delete the page and handle the account accordingly. If the username of the account is also promotional (or is against Wikipedia's username policy for representing a company, group, band, etc), I'll obviously handle it accordingly. Another example: A new user account adds disruptive content to their user pages. Depending on that content and how... disruptive it is, one can easily tell if they're not here to contribute - and I'll handle it on that basis. The things you need to watch out for are mostly disruptive content or promotional content - that's what I most frequently see in situations where I have to take action (either on the page itself, the account, or both). If the user page appears to be used for drafting an article anywhere within their user space (even if it doesn't look any good), or if it's being used as a simple sandbox or test page, that's completely fine and it's okay for them to do that. If you want to offer some assistance to those users, just message them and point them to Wikipedia's new user tutorial and encourage them to go completely through that. I hope my response has at least somewhat helped to answer your questions. If you have any additional questions or specific examples that I didn't mention, let me know and I'll be happy to respond and go over it with you. Thanks again for the message! I hope you're doing well, and I'll await your response to let me know if I was of any help :-). ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:42, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Oshwah: thanks for the response! What if a user wrote an article that falls under the speedy deletion criteria in their userpage? The userpage policy says that users can do as they like with their user pages but never mentioned such thing.--◂ ‎épine talk♬ 09:54, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Épine - You bet; always happy to help! Ehh... again, it would depend on the content (such as the examples above). In general, any speedy deletion criteria that starts with the letter 'A' only applies to pages in the article space (hence the 'A' - it stands for "Article"). That's why major things such as vandalism, attack pages, and copyright violations are under the letter 'G' (it stands for "General", or it can be applied anywhere except where it explicitly states it doesn't apply). If a user is trying to put together a page, and it falls under something like A7, A10, or even A11 - we're supposed to leave it alone (although A11... depending on the content and extent, one might be able to justify U5). Your questions are very easy to ask, but difficult to answer unfortunately... I wish I could provide you with straight-forward answers, but content on user pages really can (and often do) fall into that "grey area". There are times where even I'm not completely sure and have to re-read policy, look at past deletions, determine how others have handled the exact situations in the past, and do so on a case-by-case basis even in similar situations... I'm assuming that your underlying question is what you should do if you see such situations where you're not quite sure how it should be handled: If so, I'd say that the best thing for you to do is to message an admin, give them the link to the user page, and let them look into it and help answer the question. Please don't hesitate to respond if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them. Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 10:27, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note about Tony1

I'm sure you noticed, but this is a courtesy note that I've added a note to Tony1's block log saying that his block didn't follow the requirements in WP:NLT#Perceived legal threats. While I disagree with that block, I want to make sure you understand I am not one of those clamoring for your head on a pike. People are allowed to make mistakes, and even if you don't ultimately believe you needed to make that further comment in the block log, you apologized for the hurt caused. So as far as I'm concerned, listen to Bish's advice about not listening to Born2cycle's demands. --Floquenbeam (talk) 15:16, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Floquenbeam! I apologize for the delay responding to your message here. I've been busy over the last two weeks and I'm just now catching up with all of my messages and emails here. Sure, that's totally fine for you (or anyone else) to do and I'm totally not against it at all. Thanks for the note and for the kind words - it's very much appreciated :-). ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:54, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

On Colemak

Hey Oshwah, I've arbitrarily come to you as you'd probably be able to help or give advice. Colemak was an article deleted several times due to be not notable in 2009, and got protected in the process to stop more recreation. Since then it's definitely garnered notability ([1] [2] [3][4][5], not to mention anything else you can find in a Google search!) and should probably have its own article given how bloated the current subsection of Keyboard layouts is getting. I'm wondering if Draft:Colemak should be moved to mainspace on the basis of notability and not on the basis of its current completeness. If it's notable enough for its own article then giving it one would automatically throw a 'this is what Wikipedia says' box on Google searches as well as encourage people to flesh out the article to much greater depth than the current subsection would allow. Do you have any thoughts on this? TeacupY -NottNott|talk 03:38, 4 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi NottNott! As I stated in my response on your user talk page: I apologize for the delay responding to your message here! I've been busy over the last two weeks and I'm just now catching up with all of my messages and emails here. I know that I stated that I'd respond to you "right now", but afterwards I noticed that I had other messages ahead of you that needed the same level of attention, so I apologize if you felt that my response stating that I'll get back to you immediately was an empty promise. Sure, if you feel that the Colemak keyboard layout is notable enough for its own article, I'll be happy to take the locks off the front gate so that the draft can be moved there if it meets the necessary requirements for AFC. Let me know if it does and if you wish it to be moved, and I'll be happy to help you with doing so :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:17, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I hardly felt a thing, I have to sleep you know... It sure does meet notability criteria - a standalone article would definitely be a net benefit for the reasons given above, and have no chance of going down in an AfD. According to WP:AFCPURPOSE it would pass an AFC too - I've added a few more sources now too. The article isn't complete or thorough but meta:Eventualism means it will get better, and at the very least that subsection can be trimmed down (which i'll do now). I'd say it's ready -NottNott|talk 12:58, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Icell network page

Hey the edits on the icell network page is* not* vandalism at all and is there a way I can dm you, I want this conversation to be private.2406:3003:2077:3A2:D9D0:87B6:D27E:652 (talk) 13:03, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I protected the page due to it being modified multiple times by a user evading the block placed upon them. In order to message me privately, you can either create an account (which allows you to email me), or join #wikipedia-en on IRC and ask for me there. The IRC channel is public, but if I determine that the conversation should be moved to a private area, I can assist with that. Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:21, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Topic

Hi, I received a message immediately after I tried to post a page about Nui Social and I don't know if that means it was directly rejected or not. Please let me know. Acrasband (talk) 22:23, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Acrasband - The content you're adding on your user page appears to be blatantly intended to advertise or be promotional. This is not allowed per Wikipedia's policies on it's purpose. I note that you since re-created the content on your userpage; I've deleted the page again under Wikipedia's speedy deletion criteria for blatant advertising. If you feel that I'm making a mistake, please let me know why and what the purpose of the page is for, and I'll be happy to assist you further. Thanks for leaving me a message, and I welcome you to Wikipedia! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:23, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Friend

Oshwah is a friend of DoRD. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.57.8.174 (talk) 11:57, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

William Foster Nye

There was a speedy deletion notice which I contested. I took the article from an 85.7% Earwig down to a 2% earwig. It was deleteed (can't recover who did it) anyway as a copyuright violation. SNAFU. Please help. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:00, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Discussions here and here 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:36, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Hi 7&6=thirteen! I took a look at the page logs, and it was Fram who deleted the article under G12. There's typically no issue with fixing the article so that it's no longer a copyright violation (in fact, we encourage it over deletion if it can be done), but it appears that Fram (from this discussion here) still saw issues with the article and felt that your changes weren't a sufficient paraphrase from the sources it was copied from, which is why he proceeded with the deletion. Fram's response here where he states, "Please don't try this kind of cleanup again. Hiding clear copyvios behind very superfluous changes and thuis (sic) avoiding speedy deletion is almost worse than the original copyvio" might have been a little bit brash (mostly open to misinterpretation that he's scolding you and that you were purposely trying to "fool" a tool against policy), but I don't believe that this was his intent at all. He was simply trying to say that your changes only modified certain key words in each paragraph and weren't proper paraphrasing (which is what needed to be done), and that the proper way of truly fixing the issues on the article isn't simply to change some words and get a "thumbs-up" from the Copyvio Tool when just enough has been changed, but to fully paraphrase the content in your own words and then reference the source (which is policy). If you have objections or further questions, I would message Fram as (s)he was the user who deleted the page. You're of course more than welcome to respond here instead (I've pinged Fram in this response so (s)he's aware) - that's completely fine :-). I just want to help give clarify from Fram's response to you and to help you see past any (possible) interpretations of the intent to be punitive or make accusations. My talk page is always open to you should you wish to respond here, or if you have any questions for me :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:42, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
To add a note to my previous response: It looks like Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) has an active ban imposed which restricts him from article creation (see this ArbCom case and motion from clarification). This is probably why Fram responded to you in such a manner - because it was not only a violation of his ban to create that article, but repeated copyright violations were stated as a reason for the ban. It wasn't your fault and you probably didn't know about this, 7&6=thirteen, but (assuming Fram's examples are accurate - I see no reason not to have any doubt) your edits were inadvertently taking content resulting from a disallowed action from an ArbCom remedy and making it harder to be found, removed, and any subsequent ArbCom enforcement actions carried out by doing this. Again, it's probably something you didn't see, notice, or realize, but I'm adding to my response to state that I have a greatly increased understanding of why Fram made the response to you that he made. The main point to take from this, 7&6=thirteen, is to make sure that if you're going to fix any newly created articles that are copyright violations, to fix them properly by fully removing that content and (if necessary) replacing it with content that's written completely in your own words :-). ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:51, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I was in the process, and It was abruptly terminated. They were quick to disregard the contested deletion; and I was in the process of a complete rewrite that was abruptly cut off and would have cured the problem. Lesson learned. Article recreated, so there is nothing meaningful to argue at deletion review; won't go there just to try and prove a point. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:12, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
7&6=thirteen - Ah, okay I see; that makes sense - I noticed that the article was recreated as well. It just looks like you saved early or before you were fully done fixing the article and things quickly escalated over bigger matters before you knew what was going on and before you had a chance to explain. It happens - I'm glad you see it that way and are okay to move on. Like you said: lesson learned. Shit happens and it's not a big deal :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 12:33, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I was collateral damage. Not worth fighting over any more. I was simply trying to fix the problem, and my editing got cut off before I was finished. I had taken it down from 86% earwig to 2% Earwig. I was not done, and this whole controversy would have been avoided if I had a few minutes more. Tried to save more edits and the article was just gone. Vaporized real fast. And the admins circle the wagons and lit the pyre in solidarity. Shit happens. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:45, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
7&6=thirteen - Regardless, I'm sure it was frustrating for you and I completely understand why. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 12:46, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

19 Kids & Counting

Hi Oshwah, I've recently noticed on the 19 Kids & Counting page had many false edits made every 1-3 minutes so I changed them back to normal and this actually happens almost every day so could you protect it if you can please.

HospitalHistory (talk) 17:03, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

HospitalHistory -  Done. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:55, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

User:QFloppy

Hi Oshwah. You placed a user warning at User talk:QFloppy about a week ago for disruptive editing. I'm wondering if you think that User:QFloppy is a possible draft that this editor might has mistakenly started developing on their user page or if it's a WP:FAKEARTICLE kind of thing and should be tagged for speedy per WP:G11 or WP:U5. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:54, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Marchjuly! That user page is.... pretty borderline, and in more than one way. I went ahead and deleted it per U5 since it's about himself and isn't focused on Wikipedia-related involvement. Thanks for the heads up; let me know if you need me for anything else and I'll be happy to take a look :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:01, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for checking on it. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:30, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Marchjuly - You bet :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:38, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

My account

Thank you!!!!!!2607:FCC8:9008:7E00:6D05:EC36:DC81:4DE3 (talk) 02:32, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You're quite welcome. Good luck! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:33, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

CJ Sapong

Not really useful — Preceding unsigned comment added by User990011 (talk • contribs) 04:24, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi User990011! Make sure that you read Wikipedia's help page on edit summaries, as it will lower any confusion from other editors when you save each edit with an edit summary. I'd also highly recommend that you go through and complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial - it's provide you with a significant amount of guides, walkthroughs, and tutorials that you should know about. Let me know if you have any more questions. Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:58, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Alt acc..

Hi, Oshwah, Can you kindly grant the confirmed flag to User:Winged Blades of Godric (AWB)? Entering Captchas while in AWB is impossible! Regards:)~ Winged BladesGodric 10:29, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Winged Blades of Godric -  Done. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 10:32, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! ~ Winged BladesGodric 10:45, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Winged Blades of Godric - Sure, no problem :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 10:47, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Edits to Chipata.

Hi Oshwah

I hope you are well. Yes I made a few additions to the Chipata article. Most notably on suburbs and economy. However it is difficult to cite my changes. I reside in Chipata and I have first hand knowledge. Thanks and good day. You can WhatsApp me on [REDACTED - Oshwah]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mfumuyathu (talk • contribs) 13:50, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Osmel Sousa's date of born

I worked for him as an assistant. He was born in 1940 and he started working for OPPA Publicidad, owners of Miss Venezuela in 1969. He was 29 then. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.239.111.90 (talk) 00:03, 10 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, and thanks for leaving me a message here! Sorry, but are a few issues with the changes you're trying to make. Editing an article where you have a personal conflict of interest is a behavior that's discouraged by the community. This is due to the inability for those users to maintain a neutral point of view with their edits. Referencing yourself as being an assistant to the person and knowing him personally constitutes original research, which isn't allowed on Wikipedia. Original research is content that's referenced off an editors personal experience, relationships, findings, and references (even if its published). You can also call it "citing yourself". This is not allowed because such content cannot be verified for authenticity or accuracy. Please review the policies and guidelines I've lined in this response as they are very important for you to know and understand. If you have questions about them, please let me know and I'll be happy to answer them. Thanks for understanding and I appreciate your message :-). ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:12, 10 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Aight sorry dud — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.181.194.7 (talk) 00:37, 10 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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