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Stocks
You have been sentenced to the Village Stocks | ||
When you wake up, I hope you have a chuckle. [1] |
🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 07:39, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
- EpicPupper - NooOOOooOooooooOOOOOOOooo... What have I done?!! I'm packing my stuff now. Sigh... I need to fake my own death... *again*... because of the mistakes I've made on Wikipedia. I've taped my mop to a mannequin, and I'm going to push her off a bridge into a car. The coroner and the Police are going to match the DNA to the mop to me, so they'll know that it's me. LOL... Do you have any recommendations as to what country I should fly to? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 20:37, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
- And here I am thinking that a thread titled "Stocks" followed by an edit summary of NooOOOoooOooooooOOOOOooo meant you had just opened your latest brokerage or 401K statement. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:46, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
- Ad Orientem - BOTH! I mean... YES, THAT TOO! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:17, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
- I feel your pain. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:29, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
- Ad Orientem - BOTH! I mean... YES, THAT TOO! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:17, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
- A free country, but also a secluded one. I'd recommend Tuvalu, Micronesia, or São Tomé and Príncipe. — 3PPYB6 — TALK — CONTRIBS — 15:36, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
- And here I am thinking that a thread titled "Stocks" followed by an edit summary of NooOOOoooOooooooOOOOOooo meant you had just opened your latest brokerage or 401K statement. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:46, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
- Well... sh*t happens. But don't despair. All humans make mistakes. However, as you know:
It's not the mistake that matters!
--CiaPan (talk)
Fresh Trout for you!
Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know you did something silly. |
See above :) Signed,The4lines |||| (Talk) (Contributions) 14:57, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
- The4lines - Looks like a delicious trout! Well, I know what I'm having for dinner tonight... ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 14:43, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
Indian IPv6 range editing issue
Hi Oshwah, could you take a look at the ANI thread I created? I forgot to put ANI notices and the thread hasn't gotten much attention, but it lists a serious issue about talk page vandalism from multiple Indian IPv6 ranges, in which you were a blocking admin for one of them. Thanks! — B. L. I. R. 01:12, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi BeywheelzLetItRip! I apologize for the delay responding to your request. It looks like an administrator has added the talk namespace to the IP range's partial block. If this doesn't resolve the issue, let myself (and them!) know so that we can take a look and get the matter handled. If you need anything else, let me know and I'll be more than happy to help! :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 14:45, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
I have thoroughly messed up something important
First I didn't make an RfC where I should have made one, and then I made an RfC in the wrong place, and I don't know how to fix the mess I have made. Here are two of the places where mess exists now:
- At RSN, where I should have made one but didn't: Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#New_Eastern_Outlook_is_a_disinformation_website_managed_by_Russia's_SVR,_not_its_Academy_of_Sciences
- On the article talk page, where I made one that I should have made instead at RSN: Talk:New_Eastern_Outlook#RFC_should_NEO_be_added_to_Wikipedia:Deprecated_sources
This is important because: in 2019 there was an RfC to deprecate fake news websites. But in 2019, it wasn't yet clear that New Eastern Outlook (NEO) is a disinformation site run by Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service,[2] and in fact it still presents itself as a publication by Russia's Academy of Sciences. So it is still cited in articles.
Apparently I should have made the RfC at the RSN page, in some special way with a double loop and extra sauce as a proposal to deprecate NEO. But it's all tangled up now, and if the wonderful Oshwah and crew can fix my mess, I will be very grateful and Wikipedia will benefit. HouseOfChange (talk) 15:39, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi HouseOfChange! Thanks for leaving me a message here about this, and I apologize for the delay responding to you. I took a look at the talk page discussion you started, and it looks like Redrose64 has already resolved the issue. Is everything resolved now, or do you still need assistance with this? Let me know. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 14:49, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, Oshwah. Taking Redrose64's advice, I created a new RfC at RSN. Can you please check if that one works? That would be a big help, if you have time. HouseOfChange (talk) 15:30, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
- HouseOfChange - Looks okay to me... :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 15:58, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, Oshwah. Taking Redrose64's advice, I created a new RfC at RSN. Can you please check if that one works? That would be a big help, if you have time. HouseOfChange (talk) 15:30, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
Emails
Hi Oshwah, let me know if you haven't received the most recent email I sent you. I think the first time I did it, I sent it the wrong way and it might've gotten lost. Doc StrangeMailboxLogbook 16:23, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
- Doc Strange - Just received it! I'll take a look at it tonight when I get home from the office. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 16:25, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the confirmation :) Doc StrangeMailboxLogbook 19:52, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
- Doc Strange - Sorry for the delay responding to you. This week was busy with a lot of work, and I have things going on yesterday and through part of today that I need to complete. You'll see a response from me today, most likely this evening. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 20:18, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the confirmation :) Doc StrangeMailboxLogbook 19:52, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
Question from Keane80 on Zonovan Knight (00:53, 7 May 2022)
Hi, how do I change the sections like Born, or Career Highlights to different colors? I’m trying to make it a certain green. --Keane80 (talk) 00:53, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Keane80, and welcome to Wikipedia! If you're looking to edit the information inside an infobox, you can simply edit the page, locate the information you'd like to edit, and modify it. If you're using the VisualEditor, it should be as easy as clicking on "Edit", and just changing the information. :-) The colors and style of an infobox are generally determined by community discussion and consensus, and they shouldn't be modified without a discussion and a good reason to do so. If you refer to this section of Wikipedia's manual of style, it will provide you with more information and context.
- Since you're new here, I'd focus on learning the basics of Wikipedia, its operation, how it works, basic policies and guidelines, etc. Become proficient and familiar in those basic areas before moving onto more advanced topics and content. Have you seen Wikipedia's getting started page? Have you gone through and completed Wikipedia's new user tutorial? By making sure that you're proficient in basic areas before moving on, it prevents you from accidentally skipping or missing any basic policies that are very important to understand and while you're new. Wikipedia has a lot of policies, guidelines, and cultural courtesies and norms. When you start jumping into more advanced topics, you'll find that there's even more relevant policies, guidelines, etc... If you jump too quickly, you'll be guaranteed to miss important concepts and you'll eventually find yourself overwhelmed, frustrated, in hot water, discouraged, or a combination of those things. I've seen users do this many times, and it's a very rough pit to climb yourself out of once you've fallen in. ;-)
- Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. Again, welcome to Wikipedia! We're glad to have you here! I hope that you take off your jacket and stay with us for awhile! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 20:16, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
Link visit
You may want to look at this page. Can you check if these edits are constructive? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shopping_malls_in_California
Thanks, 2601:205:C002:D1E0:51A9:AB3F:2ECB:67D9 (talk) 03:30, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi there! The previous two edits made by you to this article, where you add the content "This is the best thing in exisistance [sic]", is not constructive. Please take the warnings on your talk page to heart, and please let me know if I can do anything to assist you. Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:45, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
Question:
Can you accept this edit request?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:California#Semi-protected_edit_request_on_9_May_2022
Thank you, --2601:205:C002:D1E0:D11:AA22:BE7:46C1 (talk) 05:57, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi there! I responded to your edit request on the article's talk page. The information you added should be in the body of the article, not in the lead paragraph, since it would generally be expected that you provide references to reliable sources that support this information. Don't worry, though! It's not a big deal! If that information isn't in the body of the article, and if you have one or more references to reliable sources supporting that information, just file another edit request to have it added to the appropriate section within the body of the article, and someone (or myself) will be happy to take a look. ;-) Please let me know if you have any questions, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) Cheers! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:22, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
Andy Orchard BLP vios continue
Please take a look. 192.76.8.93 (talk) 09:17, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi there! Thanks for the heads up! I've blocked the user. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 09:26, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
Question:
Can you check the talk page of California one more time? Someone added more suggestions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:California
Thank you. --2601:205:C002:D1E0:7512:D672:921A:33F8 (talk) 00:05, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi there! Sure! I'll be busy until tonight, and I'll try and take a look at it then. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 16:39, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
User:N1ggab4lsdeluxx
See user talk page history. Talk page access may need to be revoked. Johnnyconnorabc (talk) 07:14, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Johnnyconnorabc - It looks like the user said their words and then walked away. They haven't repeated this action since. For now, I'm just going to hold off. If the user resumes to causing disruption on their own talk page, please let me know and I'll be happy to take that avenue of disruption and close the gate. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 16:38, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
Requesting to rejoin ACC
Hello Oshwah. About 4 years ago removed me from the Account Creation interface due to inactivity. At the time you said I can message you if I was ever interested in rejoining and you would restore my access. Well, I have become a bit more active again and would like to rejoin ACC.
At this time I do not want my account creator userright, only access to the ACC interface.
And if you are unable to restore my access, then I understand completely. Thank you. SkyWarrior 21:52, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi SkyWarrior! Thanks for reaching out to me! Sure, I'll be happy to get you hooked back up! Give me a little bit to cross some wires, push a few buttons, and twist some knobs, and I'll let you know when your account is reinstated. :-) Stand by... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:34, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Great, thank you! SkyWarrior 23:35, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- SkyWarrior - Can you verify that you are subscribed to the ACC mailing list and let me know what your subscription and mailing list account status is? You're also free to simply email me with the email address that you use for Wikipedia communication and registration, and I can just do all of that for you, or (if you'd rather) you can re-subscribe by clicking here, logging in, and by re-subscribing or re-registering. Thanks! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:56, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- I will email you shortly. SkyWarrior 00:08, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
- SkyWarrior - Received and replied. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:14, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
- I will email you shortly. SkyWarrior 00:08, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
- SkyWarrior - Can you verify that you are subscribed to the ACC mailing list and let me know what your subscription and mailing list account status is? You're also free to simply email me with the email address that you use for Wikipedia communication and registration, and I can just do all of that for you, or (if you'd rather) you can re-subscribe by clicking here, logging in, and by re-subscribing or re-registering. Thanks! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:56, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Great, thank you! SkyWarrior 23:35, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Just noting, in case you haven't seen my email, that I have signed the new confidentiality agreement. SkyWarrior 01:09, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi SkyWarrior - I apologize for such a delayed response to you! I've been very busy; work has been hectic lately, but has finally calmed down a bit. :-) Were you able to get your access reinstated? Or do I still need to finish that process for you? Let me know! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:19, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- Update: SkyWarrior, I went and checked, and it looks like you're still waiting on an ACC tool admin to get you re-instated. I'm doing this right now! Stand by... :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:10, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- Update: SkyWarrior - You should be all set. See the message I left on your user talk page, as well as the email I just sent you. Let me know if you need anything else. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:53, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- Update: SkyWarrior, I went and checked, and it looks like you're still waiting on an ACC tool admin to get you re-instated. I'm doing this right now! Stand by... :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:10, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi SkyWarrior - I apologize for such a delayed response to you! I've been very busy; work has been hectic lately, but has finally calmed down a bit. :-) Were you able to get your access reinstated? Or do I still need to finish that process for you? Let me know! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:19, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you Oshwah. Just confirming that I now have access to the tool. SkyWarrior 01:28, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
I'm sorry
My edit to the wikipedia page was a mistake; I accidentally clicked "edit" and couldn't find my way back to the regular wikipedia page. I may have unknowingly typed something as I did so. I'm glad you have fixed it, thank you. Sorry again — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.2.157.78 (talk) 07:58, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi there! I'm not sure what you're referring to exactly, but I appreciate your message and your kind words nonetheless. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:13, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
Thank you for blocking those abusive IP's, as well as for making many constructive and anti-vandal edits! 47.227.95.73 (talk) 01:09, 12 May 2022 (UTC)- Hi there! It's good to see you again! Thank you for taking the time to get me this cute little kitten, and for your very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. If you run into anything that needs my attention, or if you need help with anything, please don't be a stranger! You know where my talk page is; feel free to let me know and I'll be happy to help! :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:13, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
Thanks!
Hello (again) Oshwah! I wanted to drop a quick note and say thank you for removing some obvious vandalism from my talk page, as well as the edit summaries (there was was some obvious sock accounts doing the same exact thing.) Either way, I greatly appreciate it and I look forward to seeing you around! Have an awesome rest of your day! SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 15:17, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Spf121188! No problem; I'm always happy to have your back, and I'm always happy to lend a hand! ;-) I look forward to the same, I'll see you out on the battlefield, and I wish you the same! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:00, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
- While I'm here... I have one random question. I see here that you soft-blocked the said account because the username obviously gave the impression that it represents a business. In this particular instance, I only left a message on their talk page letting them know their username might be against policy, rather than reporting them to UAA. I only didn't do it in this case because I'd been told by other admins in the past that I need to wait for them to make their first edit before reporting them. Was this particular case one where I should have reported them? I just want to make sure I understand it correctly so I don't waste anyones time :) Thanks again as always for your help and for just being awesome! SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 19:06, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi again, Spf121188! No problem; always happy to help! :-) In this case, just leave a note on the user's talk page just like you did. If you've left a message on the user's talk page pointing out Wikipedia's username policy and asking them to change their username, don't also go and report the username to UAA. Admins there do not like to see users both adding a warning asking the user to change their username and reporting the user to UAA. For non-blatant violations of UPOL, leave a message. For blatant violations of Wikipedia's username policy that are obviously bad-faith and where the user needs to be blocked based on their username, definitely report them to UAA. Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you further. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 19:13, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
- While I'm here... I have one random question. I see here that you soft-blocked the said account because the username obviously gave the impression that it represents a business. In this particular instance, I only left a message on their talk page letting them know their username might be against policy, rather than reporting them to UAA. I only didn't do it in this case because I'd been told by other admins in the past that I need to wait for them to make their first edit before reporting them. Was this particular case one where I should have reported them? I just want to make sure I understand it correctly so I don't waste anyones time :) Thanks again as always for your help and for just being awesome! SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 19:06, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
No subject
Hey Oshwah! I put in my password in on wikipedia and it said it was wrong. I copied and pasted it and it was right. I've been grinding for a while on looking at wikipedia pages and editing my sandbox. My user is TheRandomMan12345 and I believe someone hacked me and changed my password. Can you just change it again and give me the new pass here? Thanks. Sincerely,TheRandomMan12345 — Preceding unsigned comment added by ReapyReaps (talk • contribs) 20:10, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi ReapyReaps! I triggered a password reset email to be sent to your mailbox. Check your mail and see if it arrived, and then follow the instructions there to get back into your account. Good luck, and have a great weekend! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 20:16, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
Hey, can you move this page?
I was looking at the new pages feed when I noticed that a user accidentally placed their sandbox into article space. Tried to move it to the proper spot, but the page is protected so that only interface admins can move it. I noticed you were one of those, so can you help? Thanks! Helen(💬📖) 16:55, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
- My apologies; it has just been taken care of. :) Helen(💬📖) 17:51, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
- HelenDegenerate - Don't be sorry! I'm glad that it's done! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:19, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
how to post
Hi i want to create a wikipedia page for my father, I want to know how to do that, on reading i found you have to pay the authors for writing a page. If i dont want to do that, cant i do it on my own. if yes how can i do it, is there any tutorial available for the same. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poonam.ss (talk • contribs) 14:20, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
- Poonam.ss - If anyone, anywhere is asking you pay them to create an article for you, do not do so! You'll find yourself ripped off and scammed out of money and for no positive benefit at all. Wikipedia's policies and guidelines are very clear when it comes to articles and what should or should not become one. The person must be notable and meet those guidelines. You also have a conflict of interest with the person that you wish to write about - that's not good. We heavily discourage users from writing or even contributing to articles where they have a personal conflict of interest with. It basically makes it impossible for them to write the article with a neutral point of view mindset, so don't do it! Also, remember that original research (where you cite yourself and your relationships, experience, or even your published works) do not qualify as reliable here. If your father is notable, then someone will have surely written an article about them and without your need of assistance. Please read through all of the links that I provided in this message, and if you still think that your father should have an article here, you can add that person to the list of requested articles. Please let me know if you have any questions about the policies and guidelines that I've listed in my response to you here, and I'll be happy to answer them. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:27, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
userpage deleted
Hi Oshwah,
I recently created a profile page for myself. I see this has been deleted. Can you share details why? Also how do I create a Wikipedia page for myself? Any guidelines? Appreciate your help and guidance
regards, anjali — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anjaliprakashrao (talk • contribs) 15:16, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Hello, Anjaliprakashrao - just taking a look at the situation, and I see your user page was deleted under criterion U5. What this means is that your user page consisted of information or writings not closely linked to Wikipedia's goals; I can't see what you wrote myself, but chances are it was in the style of a social media/LinkedIn page? I'm afraid neither of these writing styles or formats are appropriate for a user page on Wikipedia. I hope this answers your question; feel free to create the page again, this time in accordance with our guidelines. Patient Zerotalk 05:30, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
Adding new section
Can you take a look at this draft? It got rejected for no reason whatsoever. But this draft is also funny.
--2601:205:C002:D1E0:984B:901A:3305:1EBE (talk) 00:56, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi there! The draft that you pointed me to here was deleted under G3 of Wikipedia's criterion for speedy deletion. I hope that you're not surprised that this page was deleted; it doesn't have any encyclopedia value at all. Regardless, please let me know if you have any further questions, and I'll be happy to answer them. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:24, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
He's Back
Hi Wugapodes, that persistent disruptive editing person is back again using 2603.6011.DF01 his latest was the Jersey City Fire Department page. Please assist. Thank you, Doriden (talk) 14:45, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
- Sorry. I meant Oshwah Doriden (talk) 14:47, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Doriden! I apologize for the delay responding to your message here. This is actually the user talk page of Oshwah (me), not Wugapodes. If you'd rather reach out to this user directly instead of me, you can click here to navigate to the correct page. :-) I took a look at the IP user, and they've since been blocked for three months for continued disruption and the addition of unreferenced trivia to articles. Please let me know if the user returns and causes further disruption under a different IP address range, and I'll be happy to take care of it. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:30, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
Question from Reekrace (18:08, 21 May 2022)
Hallo! I'm reekrace, I want to help Wikipedia. I just have a question about formatting articles, I've never understood it. --Reekrace (talk) 18:08, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Reekrace, and welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad that you decided to join us, and I'm happy that you're here! :-) Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay responding to your question and your request for help here. Work has been very busy, and I've been preoccupied with a lot of different life matters and obligations... Oh, the fun things that come with being an adult... ;-).
- Regarding the formatting of articles and your request for help: Your question about the "formatting of articles" is... quite broad, and it could be referring to a lot of things regarding Wikipedia. In fact, the subject on "formatting" itself is so wide that it even has its own guidelines and sub-guidelines, so on and so forth... This is all detailed in Wikipedia's manual of style, by the way. ;-)
- In order to answer your questions and help you with exactly what you're confused about, can you elaborate further regarding your understanding (or lack of) regarding the "formatting of articles"? Are there any specific questions that you have? What exactly about the formatting of articles do you not understand? Is it how articles are organized in general? How the sections within an article are organized? Or perhaps how paragraphs, text, and information should be formatted and written? Any additional information that you can provide regarding your exact confusion will be helpful. :-)
- Thanks for taking the time to reach out to me. Again, I want to offer to you my most sincere welcome! I hope that you decide to pull up a chair, take off your jacket, and stay awhile! We'd love to have you as a member of our community! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:43, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
UTRS appeal #58740
Can you help this poor, lost soul? Best, --Deepfriedokra (talk) 15:51, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Deepfriedokra! I apologize for the extreme delay responding to your request here. I've been... quite busy lately with work and... being an adult... You know, those... "fun" responsibilities that everyone's always talking about... ;-) I just checked the UTRS appeal, and it looks like it's since been denied. Again, I'm sorry for being so late to the party. However, if you run into any more UTRS appeals that you think could use my guidance in order to steer it toward a right and proper closure, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'll be more than happy to take the wheel and do what's needed in order to help. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:46, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- no porblem. we all have lies --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:01, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- LIVES. we have LIVES --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:01, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- Deepfriedokra - LOL, I mean... you're not wrong either way... ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:06, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- too tired. getting silly. cannot stop laughing. DMacks fault on chat. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:11, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- Deepfriedokra - LOL, I mean... you're not wrong either way... ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:06, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- LIVES. we have LIVES --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:01, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- no porblem. we all have lies --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:01, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
User talk:Urplacetravelandtours
You may wish to revoke TPA.--Cahk (talk) 08:59, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Cahk! Long time no chat! I hope you're doing well and that life is treating you nicely. :-) I apologize for the delay responding to your message here. There's been a lot of... "fun" in my life that's been keeping me preoccupied like crazy, and things are just now calming down a bit. :-) Oh yeah... Revoking TPA was definitely justified at the time you messaged me (and I'm sorry that I wasn't there to respond and handle it right away).
- Since weeks have gone by since the user last edited, the justification has long become stale. This is when I'd usually respond to you and let you know that revoking TPA is no longer needed, and that we can simply move on. However, after looking at the date that the account was created and blocked (which both happened on May 12), as well as the timestamps of the user's edits where they started repeatedly adding advertising and promotion to their user talk page (May 25), it's clear that revoking TPA is still justified. The user began adding that content to their user talk page after two weeks have gone by since the account's creation and blocking. Now, had the user done this on the same day as their block, I'd think nothing of it and move on. However, since time is apparently not a factor to the user, revoking TPA will assure that they don't come back weeks later and try to do the same thing again. Hence I have done so. :-)
- Thanks again for the message and for letting me know about this. If you run into any more users where revoking TPA is definitely needed, please don't hesitate to reach out to me here, and I'll be happy to take care of it. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:07, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
Question from Nana teenwolf (19:20, 27 May 2022)
Hi I want to ask do you get paid for doing this here on wikipedia --Nana teenwolf (talk) 19:20, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
- I don't think anybody gets paid here. I could be wrong. But I don't believe so. Let me know what you find out. This would be a really cool job! I love writing. FanFaveCelebs (talk) 02:45, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Nana teenwolf! Welcome to Wikipedia, and thanks for leaving me a message here with your question! :-) To answer your question: I am not (nor have I ever been) paid or compensated in any way for the contributions that I've made to this project. All of the time and energy that I've spent (and currently spend) toward this project is completely voluntary and donated with no enumeration or expectation thereof whatsoever.
- FanFaveCelebs is... mostly correct with their answer above. ;-) While nearly all editors and members of the community who contribute here are like me, who completely donate and volunteer the time that they allocate toward the project and without any compensation in return, there are a number of paid Wikimedia Foundation staff members who operate behind-the-scenes using accounts here. Their tasks range from community outreach to server maintenance, foundation ban enforcement, operations, and other matters. You likely won't run into any of these users - at least not for quite some time. However, you can identify these staff users by looking at their individual usernames. Any user who is officially operating as a Wikimedia Foundation staff member will do so under their "WMF account", which has a username that ends with "(WMF)". :-)
- Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them. Again, I welcome you to Wikipedia, and I hope that you pull up a chair, take off your jacket, and stay awhile! ;-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:22, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
You are super cool!
A kitten for you! | |
And I'm not kitten around!
Thanks for your work on this platform and positive energy. Hope you have a great weekend! FanFaveCelebs (talk) 02:53, 29 May 2022 (UTC) |
- Hi FanFaveCelebs! Thanks for taking the time to write me this message, and for the very kind words. :-) And thanks for the kitten! I've gotten enough of these where I might have to open up a pet store! I can't keep track of all of these kittens I've been given! ;-) I hope that you also have a great weekend, I wish you well, and I thank you again for the very nice message. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you need any help, input, guidance, or just need a fellow Wikipedian to talk to! :-) I'll be happy to lend a hand. ;-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:27, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
Revdel?
The Bathroom was recently edited to contain non-encyclopaedic material. Libellous? I think it should probably be redacted. Lithopsian (talk) 13:07, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Lithopsian! Thanks for leaving me a message here with the information and your concerns! :-) I took a look through the edit history of the redirect page, as well as all of the recent edits that were made to it. The edits certainly were vandalism and disruptive - there's no doubt about that. However, I don't see where any content that was libelous was added, hence any content that would need redaction or suppression. If I missed something, can you respond to me via email (see link below), send me the diff that I should look at, and point out what I'm not seeing? :-) Thanks!
- Also, moving forward, please take note and please remember to always report any edits or content that might need redaction or suppression (such as your report here) using private channels and communication methods (such as by emailing me here, or sending me a private message on IRC or Discord). Never use open channels or publicly-visible communication methods (such as anywhere on Wikipedia directly, or on this page) to report these violations. One important reason why you need to remember to do this is so that we draw as little attention toward the content as possible while it's under administrative or functionary review. To try and put things into perspective for you: This page, which is my user talk page, is currently on the watchlist of 1192 user accounts, and hence are all notified every time an edit or change is made to it. When a report like this is made here, where it's publicly viewable to anyone, you will almost always trigger the Streisand effect and cause a significant wave of attention to be drawn toward the content, as users will try and quickly navigate to the reported page and search its edit history so that they can view the violating content before they lose the ability to see it. ;-) Thanks again! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:12, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for looking and letting me know the right way to go about these things. Lithopsian (talk) 19:46, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- Lithopsian - No problem! Always happy to help! ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 19:47, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for looking and letting me know the right way to go about these things. Lithopsian (talk) 19:46, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
Help with undeletion
Hello Oshwah,
It is great that I have a chance to contact you. I want you to see the deleted article "Utkirbek Kakhorov". They deleted me twice. Please review it and undelete if possible. I made it according to the Wikipedia rules. And cited with good references. Thank you Lostinniagarafalls (talk) 18:09, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Lostinniagarafalls! Thanks for leaving me a message here with your questions and your request for help. I'll be more than happy to explain why the article was deleted, as well as how the articles for deletion (AFD) process works, and provide assistance in any way that I can. :-)
- If you click here, you'll be navigated to the deletion log page, which I've already filled out and filtered for you so that you only see deletion logs for the Utkirbek Kakhorov article. As you can see, there are two deletion logs, which are ordered by date and from newest to oldest. The older deletion log (the first time that the article was deleted) states that the article was deleted, and the reason given is a link to this page. If you click on the link, you'll be taken to a page where a discussion between editors recently occurred regarding whether or not this article should be kept. This discussion is part of a process, which is Wikipedia's articles for deletion process, or "AFD".
- If you go back to the deletion log page and look at the other deletion log (the reason why the article was deleted a second time), you'll see that it was deleted again and under G4 of Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion. To briefly explain: If you re-create an article shortly after it was determined by consensus in an articles for deletion discussion that it should be deleted, it will be deleted again and without another discussion. This log and the reason is outside the scope of the assistance you're asking for, so we'll focus back on that one later. What's important for you to learn and understand, and the answer that you're looking for as to why the article you created was deleted, involves Wikipedia's articles for deletion process. It's important that you review, learn, and understand this process before you create any more articles or pages. Otherwise, but not taking the time to understand this process and the policies and guidelines involved, you'll find yourself pouring significant hours of time into another article that will ultimately meet the same fate as this one - something you definitely want to avoid doing! :-) To learn a bit more about this process, read on...
- First and foremost, the main thing that you absolutely must know and understand regarding AFD is this: Discussions there and regarding whether to keep or delete an article will not take the quality of the article itself (its content, style, formatting, standards, length, use of templates, images, infoboxes, category use, sources cited, etc) into account. Knowing and understanding this fact as early, clearly, and directly as possible will prevent you from giving yourself the false belief that you'll be able to save the article from being deleted as a result of the AFD process by simply editing it, expanding it, or improving it. This is not the case nor has it ever been, because the article's content or quality is not given any kind of consideration. So, in case I haven't made myself very clear: There are no edits or changes that you can make to the article that will influence the input or "votes" of the discussion's participants, nor cause them to decide differently as to whether or not the article should be kept.
- You're very likely asking yourself right now, "Well, if the article's content and quality isn't taken into consideration, then... what is?" The short answer is simple to explain: These discussions will take the notability of the article's subject (who or what the article is supposed to be about) into account, and nothing else. In short, editors must show that the subject or topic of a given article is notable. How do you do that? By demonstrating that the article subject or topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are secondary and independent of the article subject. Basically, they're not looking at the quality of the article that's written here, but the availability of secondary reliable sources that can be researched and found (either on the internet, in print media, etc) and that provide primary coverage (not just passing mention in one-or-two sentences) of the article subject. For more information, see Wikipedia's general notability guidelines.
- Think of it like this: If, for example, the Barrack Obama or Abraham Lincoln articles were only a few paragraphs long and didn't provide many or very good sources, these articles would be kept if I were to nominate them for a discussion at AFD. That's because, well, they're notable people... :-) It's quite easy to go onto Google and type those names in - you're going to find numerous sources that are reliable, provide primary coverage on these individuals, and show that they are indeed very notable in American History. Continuing with the example: We wouldn't delete these articles under the AFD process just because their quality is poor (or perhaps very poor), or because they are not long or because they lack content, or don't have any or enough sources cited. The articles just need to be expanded and improved is all...
- Let's talk about why we determine the notability of a subject in this manner: Let's say that I create an extensively-written article about some random Joe person. The article itself is stellar - it's impressive in length, detail, and with the use of images, templates, and other data. Well, that's all really nice and dandy... but if absolutely no references, sources, information, media, or data can be found in libraries, online search engines, and/or in publication about this random Joe person that I wrote this awesome article about, then the article subject obviously can't be considered to be notable - hence, the article, regardless of its content and quality, would be deleted.
- In short: There's really nothing you can do to the article itself that will change the outcome of the discussion. Don't ever go into an AFD discussion with the belief, hope, or expectation that improving the article's content to be "up to standard" will result in the article being kept. Either the article subject is notable or they aren't - that's what the discussion is created to determine. If anything, take the resulting outcome as a good learning experience for you. Before you write your next article, I'm sure that you'll be much more well-versed in Wikipedia's notability guidelines, and you'll create an article that will do well. I created a few articles when I was new on Wikipedia, and I was angry and disappointed when they were deleted - it can be really discouraging... All that time wasted. However, I kept with it, and I took the time to know and understand the policies and guidelines and why they're important. In the end, it helped improve my editing and my experience a lot.
- Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them. Take some time and read through those guidelines. If you have any questions about them, let me know! I'll be happy to answer them and explain, or clarify anything that's confusing. You're doing well here! If anything, the article gets deleted, and this is just a minor setback. You'll be a better editor moving forward either way. I've been there myself; I'm not here today and with the experience and knowledge that I have because I got everything right and did perfectly. I've made more than my fair share of mistakes. Trust me... ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:33, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
Question from Konstle (07:36, 30 May 2022)
Hello, thank you very much for offering your help! I discovered a typo in the article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divergence_(information_geomerty) but I dont know how to correct this. (It should be "geometry" instead of "geomerty" .
What can I do? Thank you! --Konstle (talk) 07:36, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Konstle! Welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad that you decided to create an account and join us! :-) Ah, good catch! That's definitely a misspelling that should be fixed! If you click here, you'll be taken to a list of logs regarding this page. As you'll be able to see, this has since been fixed by another editor. They fixed the issue by moving the page to a different title, which effectively "renames" it. The title of this page is now Divergence (statistics). :-)
- Don't worry about the deletion log that's listed on that page - it's simply a normal part of the page moving process that can occur. When a page is moved to a different title, by default, the original location doesn't disappear. It instead becomes a redirect page that automatically forwards readers to the page's new location (where it was moved to) if they navigate to the old location by accident. If the redirect is likely not to be plausibly navigated to or used, an administrator will just delete it, which is why there is a deletion log on that page.
- In a nutshell, the issue has been resolved. If you see an issue like this in the future, just remember that fixing an issue with an article or page's title is done by moving the page. The process, how it works, and directions for how to perform a page move is available by navigating to this how-to guide. Please let me know if you have any more questions or need any more assistance, and I'll be happy to lend a hand. ;-) Again, welcome to Wikipedia! We're glad to have you here! I hope that you pull up a chair, take off your jacket, and stay with us for awhile! :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:35, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
I need to tell you
Why did you block this IP range over there for 1 year? How did you know that an IP evaded blocks? Here is the user I'm talking about: IP --76.20.110.116 (talk) 14:17, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi there, and thanks for leaving me a message here with your questions. If you look at the user's last edit, it is the same edit as those made by the other range that I linked in the block summary. This user is known for doing this, and over many ranges and for quite some time - blocking the /64 range was necessary in order to prevent further abuse. Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 14:31, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
A Barnstar for you!
The Guidance Barnstar | ||
Thank you for all of your help/guidance and willingness to answer questions anytime I've reached out! I consider you a great Wikifriend and I can't thank you enough! SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 03:04, 4 June 2022 (UTC) |
- Hi Spf121188! Thank you for the barnstar and for the very kind words. No problem; it's what I'm here for! Taking the time to mentor, guide, provide input, and help other users here (especially those who are somewhat-intermediate, novice, or completely new) is something that I consider to be a key part of my duties and responsibilities, and believe that others should consider as a key responsibility as well. A,s a user who's been here (according to the gadget I have running) for almost 15.5 years now, I should be expected to be more than capable of setting the example and demonstrating the ability to follow process, policies, and guidelines - and with that comes the ability to assist and guide new editors. Gosh, 15 years already?... time really does fly! ;-) Thanks again for the very kind message, and I hope you have a great weekend. Happy editing! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:58, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
3,000
Por favor tengo mucho problema uno tengo trabajo nececito ayuda — Preceding unsigned comment added by LABAKANA08 (talk • contribs) 07:02, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi LABAKANA08! Welcome to Wikipedia! I won't be able to help you with personal matters such as this, but if you run into any Wikipedia-related questions, please let me know and I'll be happy to help you! :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:01, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
IP
Why is Address Blocked — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.253.30.178 (talk) 13:47, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi there! Your IP address is not blocked. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to post your message here and ask your question above. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 15:04, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
I've Returned
Hi, Oshwah! I don't know if you still remember me! I used to edit Wikipedia a lot back in 2016. I believe I was there when you became an administrator. How are you doing?
Peter Sam Fan 01:32, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
- Peter SamFan! Of course I remember you! I saw the notification email come in that you messaged me here, and I immediately recognized your username as someone I'm familiar with. ;-) Gosh, where do I begin? Life for me has changed quite a bit since 2016, actually, but nothing of note that's worth complaining about. ;-) Life for me right now is good, but also very busy for me as well. Being an adult and a member and contributor of society really has its obligations and responsibilities at times! Can I just turn the clock back to the year 2010? Back when I was in college, where I was my own adult, learning lots of cool things, but also had the time, freedom, and ability to have a great time without worrying about what I needed to do the next day or the day afterwards? ;-)
- Many things around here have changed since 2016 as well. A lot of new faces have joined, a lot of familiar faces have (sadly) departed, and (of course) lots of crazy situations, ArbCom cases, and other what-not have gone down as well. ;-) But, hey, that's what happens... I'm still here (as well as many others), and I still perform my usual tasks and patrols for this project in order to stop vandalism, disruption, sock puppetry, and abuse (in fact, my involvement with these responsibilities have grown significantly since 2016 due to being appointed with additional high-level user roles).
- What about you? What's been happening in your life as of late? I'm obviously curious to know about your six-year wikibreak, what happened, and what brought you back! Welcome back, by the way! Pull up a chair, take a seat, and stick around with us for awhile! We're definitely glad to have you back! Minus a little bit of dust and other things, your chair should be pretty much exactly the way that you left it. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:32, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
- The past six years have been quite good for me. (They passed by fast!) I'm a junior in high school now. I'm going to be getting ready for college soon. I'll remember your remark about having a great time without worrying about what I need to do the next day. (Hee-hee.) I can appreciate that as my life gets busier.
- I used Wikipedia all the time over the past six years, but I only logged into this account once. I guess I was busy doing other things! Recently, I've been quite active on Discord; I'm an admin over there.
- I returned because I missed it here. Wikipedia has a supportive community. Plus, I love being "behind the scenes." Also, I noticed a few of my online friends were editing Wikipedia as well.
- Thank you for your warm welcome! Peter Sam Fan 02:38, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
- Peter SamFan - It's all good; I had to take a three-year hiatus from Wikipedia back in 2009 because of the fact that my college studies and personal life back then were keeping me too busy in order to be able to spend time here. It was a bit different when I returned; I of course had that brief "out of touch" phase due to how much things had changed during the time that I had been away, but hey - that's normal and certainly expected, and it goes away very quickly once you start getting back into "the groove" of things on Wikipedia again. ;-)
- Good Lord, you're making me feel old, my friend! I had a great time in High School, which (I am now realizing) was... wow, 15 years ago. I was a sophomore in High School when I first created this account on Wikipedia. Of course, at the time, I used it to add vandalism to the rival High School Wikipedia article, as well as engage in childish-level disruption and stupidity (in fact, you can look through my oldest contributions and you'll see them!). I still remember that day... I was sitting in a crappy wooden chair and using an old and slow computer at my High School library, and thought that what I was doing was creative and funny, and that the users reverting my edits and messaging me about my disruption were a "bunch of geeks with nothing better to do with their time". Man, oh man... I would have never had the thought, nor would I have ever even imagined or daydreamed for even a second that what I did that day and while bored at my High School library would lead me to be who I am on Wikipedia today, 15 years later, talking to you, and as an admin, functionary, and one of the top 50 most active English Wikipedia editors of all time. Man... It really just shows you how something that you might do today (even if it's insignificant, immature, childish, and stupid - such as what I was doing) could significantly alter your future, beliefs, passions, and how you spend your time. Had I not been in the mood to be a troll that day while in school, I surely wouldn't be here talking to you today! :-)
- If I had the ability to give myself (who was 16 years old at the time) one serious piece of advice, I'd absolutely tell him (or... me) this: Don't waste your High School and your College years by not doing things that are productive and/or that make you happy. Those years are the best years that you'll have in life. Once you're done with High School and college (if you choose to go to one, of course), and when you begin what will be your life-long career spending 40 hours a week for the next 40+ years of your life doing, you'll realize that those years were the best years of your life before you had to "grow up" and "become an adult" and start contributing to society. I'm glad that I didn't waste those years, and I hope that you don't either! :-)
- Again, welcome back, Peter SamFan! I'm glad that you're here! What Wikipedia-related things are you thinking about? What things did you like doing that you miss? What are you thinking about getting re-involved with on here? :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:35, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
- I'll definitely remember your advice! I'm lucky to have supportive family, friends, and teachers. I enjoy my life right now. It's definitely all too easy to spend my time unproductively.
- I actually like reverting vandalism—it's actually exciting! ;) It makes me feel like I'm doing something helpful. I love "behind the scenes" work.
- I also like talking with the other users (like you). The vibes are always positive. We're all working together to fulfill Jimbo Wales' goal—spreading the sum of human knowledge for free.
- What are the forums where Wikipedia users chat? I would like to talk in some of those. Thanks.
- Sometime, I might even significantly contribute to some articles. Some of the classical music-related ones could use a little beefing up.
- I think I'll screenshot this conversation, so I can save it. It's good getting to know you again! Peter Sam Fan 03:53, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
- Peter SamFan - Awesome! Keep up that spirit and attitude, and you'll be happy! :-) Hey, those are the exact reasons what I'm here as well! It's a truly honorable and noble cause, and I happily and humbly stand 100% behind the principle that information and knowledge should be neutral, accurate, informative, available, and free for anyone and everyone to access and use in order to improve their lives as well as the lives of others. The main "forums" that we use to chat and have fun in real-time are IRC and Discord. I'm on both of them, and I'm usually connected to them and online 24/7. Those two links I provided to you will guide you through how to set up and get connected - they're both pretty easy to join and start using. If you run into any questions about them, or if you get stuck anywhere and need help getting connected, let me know, and I'll be happy to lend you a hand. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:10, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
- Again, welcome back, Peter SamFan! I'm glad that you're here! What Wikipedia-related things are you thinking about? What things did you like doing that you miss? What are you thinking about getting re-involved with on here? :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:35, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
I need your help
Please Oshwah, can you help me edit my article Draft:Yhang Mhany? I submitted it and it got rejected and I feel so bad. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Assefuah (talk • contribs) 03:52, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Assefuah! Don't feel bad because your draft page was rejected. If you were attempting to create a new article or page in good faith (which I believe you were doing), there's nothing to feel bad about. If you're feeling discouraged or disheartened after spending a lot of time trying to create this draft and because of the rejection, fear not! Wikipedia has a great tutorial page here for users who are trying to create one of their first articles. Take a look at that page and make use of its wizard so that you can avoid issues with your article subject and idea in the future and before you pour time into actually creating it.
- Since you're brand new to Wikipedia, I highly recommend that you go through Wikipedia's getting started page and that you complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial before you make any more edits or take on any major tasks around here. They will provide you with many important walkthroughs, guides, interactive lessons, and other information that will familiarize you with our policies and guidelines, how Wikipedia works, how to navigate around the site, and how to find important locations and pages. Most users who take this advice and complete the tutorial tell me later that it was significantly helpful to them and saved them hours of time and frustration they would've experienced otherwise.
- Please let me know if you have any specific questions, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:59, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
Question about phone numbers
Howdy, this is Tarlonniel of Discord, bugging an oversighter again, but with a general question and not any sensitive issue. I've often noticed phone numbers posted in the nooks and crannies of Wikipedia, some many years ago, some more recently - how urgent is it that these be vanished? Is there a statute of limitations, so to speak? Should I be making a list? 199.208.172.35 (talk) 19:08, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi there! If you run into any phone numbers or other personal identifiable information posted onto an article, definitely remove it and then report it to the oversight team for review and suppression. You can quickly and easily do this by emailing the oversight team. We definitely want to have a report filed - especially in regards to personal information like this being posted. Thanks for the message and for asking your question! If you run into any more questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me, and I'll be happy to answer them and assist you. :-) Thanks again, and I hope you have a great day! Happy editing! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 19:18, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
- Many of them are posted in places I wouldn't be comfortable editing, especially as an IP, such as user talk page archives. Maybe I'll just spend some time throwing together a list this afternoon and email it to the address above. If y'all see a message in your inbox from the US Navy, don't panic. ;) 199.208.172.35 (talk) 19:23, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
Question from Rakizh123 (22:00, 6 June 2022)
Hello,
Just joined Wikipedia, and honestly, I am no expert on any topic.
How do I start learning to be an editor?
Thanks. --Rakizh123 (talk) 22:00, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Rakizh123! Welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad that you decided to join us, and I really hope that you'll take off your jacket, pull up a nice comfy chair, and that you'll stay with us for awhile! ;-)
- Since you're brand new to Wikipedia, I highly recommend that you go through Wikipedia's getting started page and that you complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial before you make any large edits or take on any major tasks around here. These tutorial pages will provide you with many important walkthroughs, guides, interactive lessons, and other information that will familiarize you with our policies and guidelines, how Wikipedia works, how to navigate around the site, and how to find important locations and pages. Most users who take this advice, read through those pages, and complete the new user tutorial usually tell me later that they were significantly helpful to them, and saved them hours of time and frustration they would've experienced otherwise.
- If you run into any specific questions while reading through or completing these tutorials, please don't hesitate to let me know! I'll be more than happy to answer them and assist you in any way that you need. :-) Again, I welcome you to Wikipedia, and I really hope that you stick with us for a long time, and that you become a well-experienced and long-term editor with us. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:09, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
Edit
Hi. Quick question: How can I find an edit I make to this page a while ago? Even if it was reverted, is there a way to search by the diff or something? Thanks for everything, cool hair, btw. 24.90.88.127 (talk) 06:50, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi there, and thanks for leaving me a message here and for your kind words about the mop that lives on my noggin. ;-) The place to locate an edit that was made to a specific page in the past is that page's edit history. To do this, simply scroll to the top of the page, and click on the "view history" tab. You'll then be navigated to a list of every single edit that has been made to that page. Each entry in that list represents a change that was made to that page, and will tell you when the change was made, who performed it, the summary that the user provided, and provide you with a link to view the exact changes that were made. There are great search tools that each edit history page will provide to you, or link you to. Please let me know if you have any more questions and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. Happy editing! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:59, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi! Thanks for assuming good faith. Some people don't. The edit was a loooong time ago, so it wouldn't be practical to go through all the history. I was hoping there was some way to search. 24.90.88.127 (talk) 07:06, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- No problem! :-) There actually are tools that will help. If you can remember the content that was added to (or removed from) the exact edit that you're looking for, you can use this tool. Just enter the content for it to search for, and it will locate the exact edit. Easy peasy! Please let me know if I can answer any more questions for you. Happy searching and treasure hunting! ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:10, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi! Thanks for assuming good faith. Some people don't. The edit was a loooong time ago, so it wouldn't be practical to go through all the history. I was hoping there was some way to search. 24.90.88.127 (talk) 07:06, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
A Favor
Would it be possible if you could also rev-del the edits made by 112.215.175.7 on mine and LPS and MLP Fan's talkpages, as well as the edits made by the IP making blasphemous vows and threats of sexual assault at Mandalika International Street Circuit?--Mr Fink (talk) 04:36, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
- Apokryltaros - Done.
- Also, moving forward, please take note and please remember to always report any edits or content that might need redaction or suppression (such as your report here) using private channels and communication methods (such as by emailing me here, or sending me a private message on IRC or Discord). Never use open channels or publicly-visible communication methods (such as anywhere on Wikipedia directly, or on this page) to report these violations. One important reason why you need to remember to do this is so that we draw as little attention toward the content as possible while it's under administrative or functionary review. To try and put things into perspective for you: This page, which is my user talk page, is currently on the watchlist of 1192 user accounts, and hence are all notified every time an edit or change is made to it. When a report like this is made here, where it's publicly viewable to anyone, you will almost always trigger the Streisand effect and cause a significant wave of attention to be drawn toward the content, as users will try and quickly navigate to the reported page and search its edit history so that they can view the violating content before they lose the ability to see it. ;-)
- Thanks again! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:39, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
NYC Subway IP
Need an extended block for 107.127.42.18 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) and 107.127.42.112 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). Cards84664 16:30, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
Question from Brashbandit (19:16, 12 June 2022)
Hey Oshwah! Just wanted to say it's pretty cool to have a Wikipedia mentor. Thanks and have a good day! --Brashbandit (talk) 19:16, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
Question
Hey Oshwah! Blanchey here, I hope you are well. I wanted to ask what 'LTA Edit summary' stands for? An anonymous user edited my talk page last month and since the edit was abusive, it triggered the filter and that is what was said although I don't know what LTA stands for. Many thanks! Blanchey (talk) 12:28, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- @Blanchey It's WP-jargon for "Someone who has been doing crap like this for years", or Wikipedia:Long-term abuse. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:37, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- @Gråbergs Gråa Sång ahh, that makes perfect sense, especially in the case I had! Thank you for assisting me. Have a great day! Blanchey (talk) 12:39, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- You too! Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:50, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- @Gråbergs Gråa Sång ahh, that makes perfect sense, especially in the case I had! Thank you for assisting me. Have a great day! Blanchey (talk) 12:39, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
Proposal to work together on Adiutor
Hi @Oshwah I've developed a gadget called Adiutor like Twinkle on Turkish Wikipedia, now I'm adapting it to English Wikipedia, can you help me with this? 𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿 ℣ 02:46, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
From last IP Range
Since this other IP editor asked this question relating to this, would you take a look at this edit? Here it is:[[3]] Also, you should take at look at 205.155.237.189, 2600:1011:B00F:D1:4858:819E:FF80:90F2, 104.243.113.132, 24.234.55.138, and 172.85.211.18. Also, did you review edits of 204.129.232.191? They asked many unhelpful and disruptive questions and posts unrelated to the improvements of the talk page, such as What if 2020 was a person? and What if 2020 came to your house?. They cause disruption to the Wikipedia articles. What do you think of them? And did you blocked them all? Thanks for reviewing them. --2601:205:C001:EA0:8C8C:2AE3:19B5:861D (talk) 01:29, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
Noah nobh back again
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/JFK_BOMB_HEAD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Daniel_case_is_asswipe
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–Skywatcher68 (talk) 15:45, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
- By the way, this list of sockpuppets at another Wiki should be of interest. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 15:49, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
June 2022
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For being cool. Sahaib (talk) 17:21, 20 June 2022 (UTC) |