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edits to ferdinand marcos page
the ferdinand marcos page seems to be written from the point of view of a marcos loyalist. either that or someone who was not inside the philippines during that time. it mentions some things but omits others. if a kid reads it he will have no context and might end up with the wrong conclusions. many of the information given have a slant towards the marcos side without explaining why that happened or this happened. i suggest you have it reviewed by the university of the philippines professors via e mail or any other creditable institution in the philippines like the ateneo or lasalle colleges. even the reason why aquino came back is wrong. aquino did not have to come back. in the article it said the reason he came back was his tenure as professor was over. the aquino family is one of the wealthiest families in the philippines. he did not need to work to live in america. i suggest you look at the speech he gave before he left as to the reasons why he came back to the philippines. the article on marcos seems amateurish at best somewhat leaning on the side of the marcoses who have hired many internet experts for his run for the vice presidency.if you are looking for a court case that have been decided to verify the information written then you will not get any verification. you might as well write that he is a saint. many of the stories are already forgotten by the current generation who did not live through it. remember hitler and stalin, they were never prosecuted in any court. what we know of them comes from the stories told by those who lived during that time. from the eyewitness accounts of the horror the people lived through. are you allowing wikipedia to propagate biased information which does not explain the other side?Nixon your own president accomplished many things but he is still remembered today by many only for watergate. on the paragraph of marcos' death the article even says he left 90 percent of his estate to the filipino people and the cory aquino government refused. this is an unverified fact. laurel is the vice president who plotted to oust the gov. through a coup d etat. zobel is a golf buddy of marcos and one of the richest men in the philippines during the marcos era. if he was really giving it away the sons and the daughters would not be listed in the panama papers as owning huge wealth through various holding companies. many of the philippine people are stupid just like many in the states who elected trump. there are still many marcos loyalists most of them in the extreme north where he had his home town and in which he poured money during his presidency to develop. all they hear are the good things and never the bad. your article seems to be written by one from that area. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.190.90.222 (talk) 01:22, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
My recent edit
My recent edit on the early years of Albert Beveradge were changed back and I do not know why. These are factual points that the public needs to know. Please for the benefit of the children change this information back — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vcinoabsuovn (talk • contribs) 16:48, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for helping fix the source problem rather than just reverting like the previous editor did. 86.174.166.171 (talk) 17:15, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
Jordan Horowitz
Hi Oshwah,
I am trying to edit events regarding Jordan Horowitz and the Academy award incident. The original content was written with no neutrality, and tried to portray Jordan as the person who resolved the issue. Please read the cited source (4) for clarity. The current page states that Jordan rushed to grab the correct envelope from Warren Beatty, and this was proven to be completely false. Warren Beatty was provided with the wrong envelope to begin with with (do any web search and you can see). The wiki appears to blame Warren Beatty for the mistake.
Thank you,
Michael Scott — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.26.158.223 (talk) 20:52, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
With regards to the edit to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia
Hello Oshwah
I was just looking to make this link like I had seen with most other diocesan Wiki articles that had Wiki article links to their cathedrals
(e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Aga%C3%B1a and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Chalan_Kanoa and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Caroline_Islands and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Apostolic_Prefecture_of_the_Marshall_Islands and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Noum%C3%A9a and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Port-Vila and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Wallis_et_Futuna and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Papeete and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Taiohae_o_Tefenuaenata and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Samoa%E2%80%93Pago_Pago - all of which were linked before me),
and I was looking to dutifully follow suit with other diocesan webpages.
Respectfully
Ka24872482Akeakamai — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ka24872482Akeakamai (talk • contribs) 21:07, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
Sorry, alright
President kennedy school, I appreciate that there is definitely a fair amount of spam getting added at the moment, but can I add what I feel is actually relevant. Thanks Tdp2612 (talk) 22:21, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
- Tdp2612 - All vandals are now blocked and the page is now protected. Should be a lot easier for you to improve it now ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:42, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
629 changed to 630
As I said, I made the change to make the article consistent with the page regarding the previous king, and also with itself. Ardashir III's page says he died in 630, not 629, and the article itself says Shahrbaraz was killed only 40 days after usurping the throne. From 27 April 629 to 9 June 630 is a lot more than 40 days.
If it's incorrect, that's fine, but both statements cannot be true. One or the other should be changed. If you disagree, I'd like to know what your definition of "constructive" is.165.127.8.254 (talk) 22:38, 1 March 2017 (UTC)Tony Harrison, not an expert, but a guy who can read.
- Hi there! That was a mistake on my part; I apologize for that. I meant to revert a different edit and it ended up rolling back yours. I removed the warning and restored your changes. Please let me know if you need anything else. Cheers -- ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:41, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
Burning Spear
Why did you remove so much information from the wiki page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.174.210.117 (talk) 22:53, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
Was I being scammed?
Hello. I know nothing about how Wikipedia works but I was contacted by someone who said they would help me create a Wikipedia page. I get a fair amount of publicity so didn't think much of it. I just saw that you blocked Tropical Animal..looks like he was the guy making it. I was just trying to figure out if he was scamming me. I never paid anything yet because it wasn't finished but I'm just curious. Thanks for any info.Jomac10126 (talk) 06:13, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Hi Jomac10126. I'm not sure if anyone can say for sure whether you were being scammed. Although "paid editing" is not something which is expressly prohibited by Wikipedia, it's not really something really encouraged because it can quickly lead to more serious problems. All editors being paid to edit/create articles are required to formally declare such a thing on their user page as explained in Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure. As long as a paid editor does this and is able to edit in accordance with Wikipedia's various policies and guidelines, they should be OK. Problems only happen when the editor-in-question fails to follow relevant Wikipedia policy and makes edits that draw attention to themselves. In serious cases, the account may be blocked to prevent any further disruption. At the same time, there seem to be a number of "paid editors" who have no problems complying with the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use and are able to contribute productively to improving the encyclopedia.
- As to whether there is any point to hiring someone to write a Wikipedia article about you, I guess you can only answer that one for sure. Wikipedia is a collaborative editing project which does not require any special qualifications to participate. Anyone anywhere in the world can edit/create articles as long as they do so in accordance with relevant policies and guidelines. Articles, etc. are neither owned by those who create/edit them nor the subjects they are about, so article content can be be removed/revised just as quickly as it is added. When there's a dispute, editors are expected to try and resolve things through discussion and by establishing a consensus. Subjects of articles are expected to be Wikipedia notable for a stand-alone article to be written, and those which are not may be nominated/tagged for deletion at anytime by any editor. In other words, there is no 100% guarantee that any article which is created today will still be there tomorrow, next week or next year. If you feel you are notable enough for a Wikipedia article (see Wikipedia:Notability (people)), then try asking for assistance at Wikipedia:Requested articles.There are number of editors who simply like creating new articles, know how to properly do it, and are not in it to make money. Perhaps, one of them would be happy to help. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:01, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for the information. It's very helpful!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jomac10126 (talk • contribs) 07:11, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
Julian Quintart
Hello I am very surprised to see that you removed what I did write about Julian Quintart. I think that what I did write was neutral. I only related a few things that Julian did in 2016 and early 2017. I did link to article from some newspaper or from article on google. I did cite my sources. Can you tell me what was not neutral ?
Thank you for your answer.
Vero55 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Verovero55 (talk • contribs) 11:37, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
- Verovero55 - That was a mistake on my part; please accept my apologies for the mix-up. I've restored the changes you made to the article. Please let me know if you have any questions or need anything else. Thank you for leaving me a message about this and for giving me a heads up. Cheers -- ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 11:52, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
Girton Alumni
Thanks for your note, could you please reinstate the entry that was deleted (Jennifer Moyle) on this page. The only edits were to add her name and then delete the citation to Dr Moyle's wikipedia page as this did not seem to the style for this table 12:16, 2 March 2017 (UTC)12:16, 2 March 2017 (UTC)12:16, 2 March 2017 (UTC)~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ejc44 (talk • contribs)
- Ejc44 - Done. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 12:22, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you ...
Verovero55 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Verovero55 (talk • contribs) 12:23, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
Edits to 99X history
You reversed my edits to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWWQ-HD2. I re-did the edits and included cites, but I'm not sure that I included them correctly.
Thanks
Elvisisatimelord (talk) 12:56, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
Looks fine to me. L.S. inc. (talk) 14:57, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
Hi just read your message I just added plz learn senators what's wrong with that?!? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Polop7 (talk • contribs) 19:30, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
Luke 1 : No valid verifiable source as per the Wikipedia standards
Quote of Luke 1 Verse 3 clearly states that it was for the purpose of writing orderly account and hence has nothing to do with divine. also its not historically accurate account as genealogy of Jesus is Matthew and Luke are totally different. Kindly remove your post as it was having a warning deadline to remove if it is not backed up by proof by July2016. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.9.75.77 (talk) 19:34, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
--5.34.135.145 (talk) 19:42, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
Notre Dame High School, Glasgow - New website link
Hi Oshwah,
My name is Joe Kane, one of the Depute Head Teachers at Notre Dame High School in Glasgow. I tried to change the web address link for our school on the wikipedia page and received a message from you to say that it had not updated.
We recently moved to a new official website for the school: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/gc/ndhs/
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/gc/ndhs/
This can be verified by visiting the site or indeed the old site: http://www.notredamehigh.glasgow.sch.uk/
http://www.notredamehigh.glasgow.sch.uk/
We will shortly take the old site down completely, but as you can see the old site no longer includes content, only links to our new site. The new site is hosted on the Scottish Government Glow platform powered by RM Unify and makes use of Wordpress blogging to host sites. I am guessing that the new link may have flagged as it looks like a blog but it is an official site.
Is it possible to request that the wikipedia page be updated to only include the link to our new school site.
Kind Regards
86.166.116.204 (talk) 19:52, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
It's alive!
Ha. --NeilN talk to me 21:38, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
- NeilN - OOPS! Good catch! HAHA! Fixed. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 13:58, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
Favor
Didn't want to log back onto IRC before I left for the night but can you do me a favor? Rev'del the first upload on File:Paul Johnson Lakes Sotheby's International Realty.jpg. Short story, they didn't want to release that one under a free license. See the file talk page for the long version. Thanks! --Majora (talk) 04:59, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- I read the long version but it's not clear to me. I don't see a difference, of course, between the images, but more importantly I think you're talking about deletion of the first two or three edits, not revdeletion. Drmies (talk) 05:03, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- @Drmies: After explaining to them what they would have to do to certify that they own the copyright and can release the image to us, and after explaining what a free license entails they did not want to release the first image for modification (which would have made it unacceptable). So I asked them to upload a new one in its place to preserve the file talk page explanation and history (in hindsight I could have just moved the file talk page to whatever new upload name they put it at but an admin action would have been required either way). Since they refused to allow a free license on the original upload it has to go. Delete, rev'del, whatever works. It can't be visible. --Majora (talk) 05:07, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Oh, and I said rev'del since it would be the same principle as non-free revision removal which if I am thinking correctly is a rev'del. Not a delete as the file edit history is still there. --Majora (talk) 05:10, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Oh, that ugly shaky image is the new one? Brr, that should not be used anywhere. I deleted the first file--OK, now I understand that that is what you meant. Done! Drmies (talk) 05:13, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Great! Thank you Drmies --Majora (talk) 05:19, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- I'll be honest with you, I think that's the first time I did something like this--let me ask an expert, Crisco 1492 for instance, to see if I mucked something up. Chris, you finished with that peanut soup, and do you have a moment? Drmies (talk) 16:14, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Great! Thank you Drmies --Majora (talk) 05:19, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Oh, that ugly shaky image is the new one? Brr, that should not be used anywhere. I deleted the first file--OK, now I understand that that is what you meant. Done! Drmies (talk) 05:13, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Drmies - It looks fine to me. The first version of the file is deleted and the most recent one uploaded with no history. I think you're good; you didn't make any mistakes that I can see. Happy Friday! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:28, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Drmies: No mistakes in the revision deletion. Shame about the one image being deleted, but ... — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:26, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- Drmies - It looks fine to me. The first version of the file is deleted and the most recent one uploaded with no history. I think you're good; you didn't make any mistakes that I can see. Happy Friday! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:28, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
Thank you for reverting the vandalism on "taekwondo" ! Truejim (talk) 13:42, 3 March 2017 (UTC) |
- Truejim! Thanks for the wiki love, man! I appreciate it! And no problem! Always happy to help! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 20:30, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
WP:WORCS Barnstar.
Hello Oshwah,
I decided to address to you as I noticed, that you made a contribution to the article Flag of Worcestershire. I used this symbol in the design of Worcestershire Barnstar, created for the WP:WORCS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Worcestershire When I learned, that such project exists, I became very interested, as I’m planning to drive to the Archaeological sites in Worcestershire, make plenty of photos around and then — start the article about Archaeological findings of Worcestershire. I think, that WP:WORCS is a good Project and deserves to have its own Barnstar, which also, probably, will serve as a momentum of positive energy, that will help to make this Project more active: it’s in need of it. If you will have a minute, please have a look at WikiProject Wikipedia Awards talk page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Wikipedia_Awards, and if you will see this idea, and the design (I tried my best) of WORCS Barnstar as a good one - give your support. All the best. Regards, Chris Oxford.Chris Oxford (talk) 18:15, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
TPA no longer required I think Oshwah. Hope you're well! — O Fortuna! Imperatrix mundi. 20:22, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Throttled Iniced, the Churly Chump from Chorley. Favonian (talk) 20:25, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) Done. Talk page access yanked. It's Friday; of course I'm doing well! How's everything going for you? :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 20:28, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Sorted, thanks to you and Favonian. Mind you, from what they said, it must've been ex ;) 20:29, 3 March 2017 (UTC) — O Fortuna! Imperatrix mundi. 20:29, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Yep, TGIF eh! Actually you're lucky really- you've still got Friday evening to look forward to- but it's happening here already! :D take care, and enjoy. — O Fortuna! Imperatrix mundi. 20:30, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
supposedly my IP is blocked
HI, I was doing a search for an article and got a "message banner" telling me I had a message.
It says that I am blocked because of vandalism to two articles I'd never heard of and apparently the only article I did ever edit (was to fix vandalism) the IP for my fix says that that IP is also blocked. I am very confused as I don't recognize the other articles attached to the IP address I know I actually used. can you please help?
I am including both IP pages I referenced; the one I got the message banner for: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:172.56.38.141&redirect=no The one I know I actually used to correct the vandalism to Thomas Gibson's article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/165.214.12.71 Thank you for your time. 172.56.38.141 (talk) 21:25, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
EDIT: It also says I am blocked for making an account. 172.56.38.141 (talk) 21:41, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker)It appears you use a dynamic IP address. The warning on your talk page was just that: a warning. It appears that someone using your IP address had vandalized Wikipedia enough to warrant being blocked. Blocks of IP addresses are almost always short term. The message about not being able to create an account is somewhat misleading: the account it references is an internal, technical account used to track activity on the site, and what it means is that you can't edit. The best thing to do would be to actually go through the process of creating an account with a username and password. This will attribute any edits made while logged in to that account, instead of your IP address, and allow you to get around any blocks that may be applied to your IP address. You may reach me on my own talk page if you need any more help. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 21:53, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Reply: That is so strange... I am using my house (cellphone) phones hotspot! how can someone else use it who is not on my accepted user list or have access to my password? I thought I might actually have an account here but can't find email conformation I did and I never got a email when I tried to reset a password for my email address. Will it actually let me make an account after the most resent block has expired? 172.56.38.141 (talk) 22:07, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Well, your IP is assigned by your Internet service provider. Check out Dynamic IP address for more info. Basically, it's quite common for ISPs to force their customers to share and re-use IP addresses, as it allows them to have more customers than IPs. As far as creating an account goes, your IP is not currently blocked (unless you're referring to a different IP than the one you're using), or you wouldn't be able to comment here. Even if you were blocked, that won't stop you from registering an account. We don't want to punish you just because that guy down the road from you who has the same ISP keeps vandalising the project. If you weren't getting the confirmation email then either the email is being flagged as spam by your mail provider (in which case, check your spam folder), it's being rejected by your mail server (in which case you're SOL until you make a new email address that uses a different server), or your may have typo'd the address. In my experience, it's usually the first, but the second is a close contender. The middle one is really (really) rare. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 23:02, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Reply: That is so strange... I am using my house (cellphone) phones hotspot! how can someone else use it who is not on my accepted user list or have access to my password? I thought I might actually have an account here but can't find email conformation I did and I never got a email when I tried to reset a password for my email address. Will it actually let me make an account after the most resent block has expired? 172.56.38.141 (talk) 22:07, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Ahh okay, and my best guess as to why I did not get a password reset email is likely I had thought about getting an account but ended up deciding not to get one at the time and probably then just forgot about it! oops! Thank you very much for your help! 172.56.38.141 (talk) 00:50, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
Insertion of Dylan T Rocks on Dylan Thomas Wikipedia page
Hello, My name is Julia and I don't understand why you think the details that I added are inappropriate for the Wikipedia Dylan Thomas page. I notice on a lot of similar pages that there are similar links to films/bands/etc. I believe that people interested in Dylan Thomas as we are (since I am Welsh born and bred) would be happy to hear that his name lives on in music.The band are passionate musicians and about Dylan Thomas otherwise why would we base a name on him.It's with the utmost respect that is shown for the poet and it's a way of educating young fans of the band exactly who Dylan Thomas was....in my view one of the most important and exciting poets in my life time.Dylan himself was full of Welsh passion rarely found in other countries although I realise that he didn't speak Welsh as I do not myself. Perhaps I should leave the fact out that we are now based in West Sussex because perhaps that is confusing.
I'd also be grateful if you would explain who you are and why you have authority to remove items added to Wikipedia. Excuse my naivety and blunt words but your help would be invaluable. Sent with kind regards, Julia
Hello again Oshwah, I feel it would be appropriate to add to the references section at the end of the insertion. I hope you're agreeable to this because I feel strongly that people should know this information since we have also notified the Laugharne Festival of our existence too.
I look foward to your earliest reply. Kind regards Julia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cariad09 (talk • contribs) 23:15, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
Hi 3rd time lucky I hope. I'm very new to this (few hours!) and I'm not sure if you've received my last two messages Oshwah. Think I forgot to sign them. Your earliest reply would be appreciated. Thank you Julia Cariad09 (talk) 23:27, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Cariad09 - My apologies for the delay responding to your message. I am traveling from work to home. I'll follow-up with you as soon as I arrive. Stand by. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:14, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Cariad09! Sorry about that! I've had a busy day today. No worries though; It's Friday, who can complain? haha... Anyways, I re-read the content you added. I don't think this is an external links violation as I originally noted (my apologies for that). However, I don't think that the content you added refers to a notable band (the band does not have a Wikipedia article). Because of this, I don't think that the content belongs in the article, as it doesn't mention a legacy that's notable (see Wikipedia's guidelines on notability for information about this). If you have any questions, please let me know. I'll be happy to answer them. I appreciate your message and your patience; It was a busy Friday for me :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:33, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
Josh Bowman
Hello,
Josh Bowman is such a handsome man. Lets put a better photo ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariehsanders (talk • contribs) 23:52, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
I am learning to do this editting. No need for rudeness. How can i change his picture to a better one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariehsanders (talk • contribs) 23:58, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
- Mariehsanders - I understand that you're new, but you cannot change the birthdate on an article of a biography of a living person without a reliable reference proving that this is the correct birth date (and then do so again after being asked not to). Uploading an image requires many things; most importantly, you have to know and understand Wikipedia's copyright policies and guidelines (especially regarding the use of images and files). I highly recommend that you read these documents and understand them thoroughly and get assistance with the process before attempting to upload any files and use them. Wikipedia takes copyright violations seriously; don't put yourself in a position where you might violate them. If you have any questions about these policies, please let me know. Happy Friday -- ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:06, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
Re: Mitofire
At this point a block is justified. If you look at the history of their talk page, their warnings are built up, and the only reason they're receiving lower-level warnings is because they keep removing their warnings. Amaury (talk | contribs) 00:48, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Amaury! GRR!!! I saw in their history for that article that the user had deleted the AFD tag more than once, but I got sidetracked and didn't end up checking that the user had also removed past warnings and that mine reverted back to a level one... sigh... Thanks for the heads up; I'll take another look. Happy Friday! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:51, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
Felicia Ţurcanu
Hello,
I don't understand why was deleted the page "Felicia Ţurcanu"
Regards,
Laur-Valentin Turcanu
(Worldscape (talk) 00:55, 4 March 2017 (UTC))
- Hi Worldscape! The reason I deleted the article was due to Wikipedia's guidelines on speedy deletion. You can ready the guideline here. I also saw that you added back the tag multiple times yourself? I thought you might also have implied that you wanted it deleted as well, but I wasn't 100% sure. Please let me know if you have any more questions or concerns, and I'll be happy to continue assisting you. Happy Friday -- ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:59, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hello,
- I s my first page edit and I made a lot of corrections... but I didn't learn yet all guidelines to publish this page .... the page are in romanian language and sometimes the wiki move me in english ( for example when I tryed to upload images or links ...etc.
- What I may do to be correct this page ?
- I something wrong about the person ? Mrs. Felicia Ţurcanu has a great achademichal career as professor ( engineer & lector ) for Chemisty University ...
- Best regards,
- (Worldscape (talk) 01:12, 4 March 2017 (UTC))
- Worldscape - No big deal; you should consider creating the article using [help page]. This will help you by creating the article in the draft space, where you can take the time you need to add references to the article and expand it for creation. When you're finished, you'll just need to have someone review it. If there are issues with the article, the reviewer will help you with explaining why, and what you need to do in order to resolve it. I think that this will be the best solution for you, as you'll be able to receive assistance throughout the creation process, and it'll be easier for you to ask for it. Please let me know if you have any more questions. I'll be happy to answer them. Best of luck to you, and happy editing! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:54, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- (Worldscape (talk) 01:12, 4 March 2017 (UTC))
Dylan T Rocks
Hi Oshwah, Thank you for your reply and forgive any seemingly impatience on my behalf. I've read the notability details and I see where you're coming from. However,there was only one Dylan Thomas and is only one Dylan T Rocks. (not counting Bob Dylan who also took his name of course!)Even 64 years after his untimely death we wanted to name our band after him..That's an incredible feat. Bob Dylan was a different era and close to his lifespan so no surprise there really but 64 years later signifies his importance is still so relevant. I know people like his figures in Under Milk Wood.....His insight and writing is powerful and tear jerking! Don't you think it's important to know that the man still has such a place in today's society and that any celebration of his life is worthy of mention however small and insignificant it seems? Wikipedia is full of the stuff! But free speech and all that should prevail and I still believe it has a place on Wikipedia simply because he mustn't be forgotten!We're working hard to keep him alive and passion and lyrics are just poetry with music... Check this out....think you'll like it! The Atlantic the last rock star poet.
I guess I'm just a passionate Welsh girl who is a Dylan Thomas groupie!! Having visited his home,Laugharne,gravestone(or should I say a white wooden cross)Browns hotel,museum..etc! I have to say that he's got under my skin. Is there no compromise here? Let the people decide!Dylan broke the rules all the time..haha ....I wish I had known him. Hope you're a happier man now that you've survived the Friday night traffic. Look forward to your reply. Kind regards Julia Cariad09 (talk) 02:27, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- Sorry but I forgot this Oshwah.
- "Article and list topics must be notable, or "worthy of notice". Determining notability does not necessarily depend on things such as fame, importance, or popularity" taken from the notable link you sent me. I know that we're worthy and important. Fame and popularity will happen or not as I'm sure Dylan thought himself. Thanks Julia Cariad09 (talk) 02:49, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Cariad09! Have you considered creating an article on the band if you feel that it meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines? You should also reviewed Wikipedia's notability guidelines specifically on musicians and bands? If you believe that the article subject is notable based on the guidelines I've given you, you should consider creating the article using [help page]. This will help you by creating the article in the draft space, where you can take the time you need to add references to the article and expand it for creation. When you're finished, you'll just need to have someone review it. If there are issues with the article, the reviewer will help you with explaining why, and what you need to do in order to resolve it. I think that this will be the best solution for you, as you'll be able to receive assistance throughout the creation process, and it'll be easier for you to ask for it. Please let me know if you have any more questions. I'll be happy to answer them. Best of luck to you, and happy editing! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:54, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
Apink members edit
Hi! This regarding my latest edit on the page Apink. I wanted to ask why is it not constructive? I did change the section as a list because it appears that each of the subject has their own Wikipedia articles. Thanks!
AlofVar (talk) 03:55, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- AlofVar - Uhhh... not sure how I managed to roll back that change you made. I definitely don't see this as disruptive; I've reverted the change I made to the article... I apologize for the mistake. Super weird... I'm certain I didn't do this by mistake thinking that your edit wasn't constructive... I'm not sure what happened. Either way, I restored your changes and I do apologize. If you need anything else, please let me know. I'll be happy to lend you a hand. Thanks for letting me know about this; I really do appreciate it. Happy Friday, dude! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:13, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
Fairyland Park
I see that you restored the edit of an IP editor who has been editing the articles of various closed amusement parks to describe them as "abandoned". Most of the amusement parks that this editor has edited the articles of, including Fairyland Park, do not meet this criteria, as there are no remnants of the parks left on the property that they once occupied. If a property is being used for a new purpose, by new owners, it does not meet the definition of "abandoned". The property that Fairyland Park once occupied, is now occupied by Alphapointe (an organization serving the blind and visually impaired), and a police station. Its property is occupied, not abandoned. Not all former businesses, be they amusement parks or anything else, qualify as "abandoned", yet this editor has been going through the articles of just about every former amusement park describing them as abandoned.--Tdl1060 (talk) 05:18, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Tdl1060! Thanks for the message! I saw the user's history and I do agree that the edits are without much thought and many are probably wrong in describing the park (and probably many others he changed) as "abandoned"... but it's not vandalism, which is what you warned the user for doing in response to that edit. I'd certainly endorse discussing your concerns with the user, and if this doesn't result in the change that is right, escalate the issue and possibly file a report at ANI. I wouldn't call this vandalism though; it's certainly good faith changes and by someone who has good intentions, but may be misguided and need to be educated. Hope you're having a good Friday. It comes but only once every seven days; enjoy it while it's here! ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:36, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reply. I actually used uw-generic-4 (general warning for template series missing level 4). I debated using a lower warning level for disruptive editing, but I chose the template that I did because of their long history of being warned and being blocked for similar edits. I agree, that their editing qualifies as disruptive editing more that it does vandalism, but they are repeatedly adding factually incorrect material to a slew of pages. I have not reverted all of their edits, as some of the parks that they have edited the pages of do happen to truly qualify as abandoned. I have since left a note on the editor's talk page, explaining my problem with their edits. I don't mind examining their edits, and reverting the ones that are factually incorrect, as the subjects of some of these articles are pretty interesting. However, that is no reason to allow a disruptive editor to continue, and I do still think the IP should be blocked for repeated disruptive editing after final warning. Happy Friday! (If it's still Friday in your time zone)--Tdl1060 (talk) 06:11, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
Dylan Thomas
Such a sad day! My eyes have been opened now that I realise that Wikipedia isn't what I thought...That one person(whoever that is Oshwah) has such power over the inclusion or deletion of valid information is astounding and I have lost respect for the whole concept. You are right of course not to include us in so many ways but also its disheartening to know that censorship is still rife in a world of so called freedom and free speech. In my 60 years of life on this planet I'm still constantly surprised and saddened by mans control over another man and the power to silence is huge.My cynical outlook is always being tested and found wanting.The decision makes me wonder what else is being kept from people.Nothing really changes Oshwah.(rant over because there's always a bigger picture!) I wish you luck too in an ever changing world that needs more compassion and openness. Thank you for your valuable advice but inclusion in Wikipedia is no longer attractive to me and I will be deleting my account. Kindest regards Julia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cariad09 (talk • contribs) 09:47, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
Complain regarding a user
Respected sir, I was reverting edits made by User talk:150.107.98.234. I discovered that you had already warned the user for disruptive editing on the same article, Evergreen forests. Even after your warning, the user did not refrain from nonconstructive editing. I am reporting the user to you since you have yourself warned him/her. On my part I have left a second level warning on the user's talk page. I hope you may shed some light on the matter. Sincerely,Field Marshal Aryan (talk) 10:24, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Field Marshal Aryan! You don't have to call me "respected sir"... Oshwah is good enough... haha. Thanks for letting me know about the edit that the IP made again after the first time. Yup, you did the right thing by reverting and leaving a level 2 warning. If the disruption continues, let me know and I'll take it from there. Thanks again for the heads up! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 10:28, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- Reply: Thanks Oshwah!-- Field Marshal Aryan (talk) 10:18, 5 March 2017 (UTC)
- No problem! Always happy to help! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:27, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
- Reply: Thanks Oshwah!-- Field Marshal Aryan (talk) 10:18, 5 March 2017 (UTC)
Wiki page
Hey Boy! I want to write my wiki page of my life. When I will go through writing expert delete my page
Please help me to write. Could you write my article.Muktivai (talk) 11:48, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
Oge Okoye
Thank you for protecting Oge Okoye article. The vandalism on the Wikipedia page is all over local news and blogs in Nigeria. Just Google search "Oge Okoye wikipedia", and you will see the results. I wish I was more frequent to stop this bad publicity earlier, I really want to improve the accuracy of the contents on Wikipedia. I don't like it that Wikipedia will now be seen by Nigerians as a place where anything goes. Darreg (talk) 15:01, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- No problem! Let me know if I can be of further assistance! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:30, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
RE: Birmingham Mail Edit Message
Hi,
The edit note stated " (updated circulation figures released today)".
The new figures were released today for circulations, and that was the data inputted and updated - with reference.
I would be interested to know how you would describe that change, and if you are happy with out of date information being publicly shown rather than the new correct data.
Thanks.
UPDATE - No reply... what is the point of removing correct information from wikipedia, sending an automated message stating you are happy to discuss, then ignore? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.93.135 (talk) 18:57, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
Reply: " I apologize for the delay responding to your message. I've been busy with real-life lately. Thanks for letting me know what your edit intended to do. It just appeared that you removed content, and I was puzzled as to why. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks again for messaging me! Cheers -- ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:21, 27 February 2017 (UTC)"
-- This was archived , despite being very recent. Life may have made you busy but you had done further edits since that point. The unanswered point is what about the note "updated circulation figures released today" made you confused and 'puzzled' as it is very clear. If you are an editor using auto tools take more care, and read and research what real people are doing. Auto tools without care are very dangerous. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.175.103.226 (talk) 16:44, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
- I understand and I apologize. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:33, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
Oshwah
So exited that you have adopted me. My eyes are gushing with tears. Just Kigdding. But really thank you for acceppting. I preiviously have ben know for copying and pasting articles off of Citizendium. And would love for you to give me tips on edting sports articles and more. My goal is to have an article on the Did You Know front page and believe you would be the best mentor. Thank you so much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Izaiah.morris (talk • contribs) 17:35, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
- Izaiah.morris It appears that Oshwah is busy in the real world. Until he gets back if you have any questions or need help contact either me, 78.26, or White Arabian Filly. -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:12, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
- Glad to see you back. Izaiah has been quite busy. I hope all is well. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:41, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Ad Orientem! It's nice to be able to sit down and catch up with things here again :-). I'm doing quite well; just been busy!! Things should slow down next week though! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:50, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
- Glad to see you back. Izaiah has been quite busy. I hope all is well. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:41, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Izaiah.morris! My apologies for the delayed response. As Ad Orientem stated above, I've been very busy with real life stuff lately and have only had a chance to log on and catch up just now. You're very welcome; I'll be happy to provide you with any assistance that you need :-). Regarding the inclusion of sources in articles: Indeed, copying and pasting content from other sites directly is a big no-no; it violates Wikipedia's policies on copyrights. Since we aim to make all content on Wikipedia completely 100% open, available, and free for anyone to access -- we obviously can't violate copyright policies or copyright laws, as it would obviously compromise our ability to do this. Instead, you'll want to summarize or paraphrase the content you're trying to reference from an external source, then cite the source in-line with that content. This assures that nothing is copied and pasted (or "stolen") and that credit is given to the source where it is due. The guidelines I provided you here will be important to read and understand, as it will show you how to properly cite sources and make sure that you're doing so correctly. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions, requests for help, or anything else you feel that you need to ask! I'll be more than happy to answer them and help you with anything that you need. Happy Friday! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:49, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
March 2017
In a recent edit to the page Commonwealth Lawyers Association, you changed one or more words or styles from one national variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Wikipedia articles.
For a subject exclusively related to the United Kingdom (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to India, use Indian English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the original author of the article used.
In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to another, even if you don't normally use the version in which the article is written. Respect other people's versions of English. They, in turn, should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Wikipedia articles are written can be found in the Manual of Style. If you have any questions about this, you can ask me on my talk page or visit the help desk. Thank you. AusLondonder (talk) 18:06, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
- This is the edit in question AusLondonder (talk) 18:06, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
- AH DRAT! Yep. You're right, AusLondonder. I totally did do that. Thanks for catching that and for letting me know! Happy Friday! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:52, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
Advice needed
Hello. I am seeking advice on what to do about an experienced editor who I noticed was making edits contrary to the guideline WP:NOTBROKEN, in many articles. I contacted them about it and their hostile response has been essentially that (1) NOTBROKEN is a bad guideline, and (2) I should stop obsessing over them and this guideline.
Even if NOTBROKEN is a bad guideline, I think they should observe it or try to get it improved or eliminated. Otherwise they are simply creating work for editors who follow guidelines. To the extent that editors pull in opposite directions, we have churning disguised as progress.
Our brief interactions can be found on our respective talk pages, linked below. Note for context that, when I posted on their page, they responded by adding a comment to the existing thread on my page.
User talk:Mandruss/Archive 5#PT-109
User talk:Hydrargyrum#Continued edits contrary to NOTBROKEN
If this is a content dispute, am I expected to start a discussion at every article where they make such an edit? Please advise what I should do, or whether you think I should just let this go. ―Mandruss ☎ 00:12, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Mandruss! I apologize for the delayed response; I've been very busy in real life and have only had a chance to catch up on my messages just now. I agree with the WP:NOTBROKEN guideline in general, as the act of making these changes (unless they're for reasons that are in the "Good reasons to bypass redirects" list) generally does have more negative effects than good ones should certain situations arise down the line. Sometimes it helps if you explain why directly on their talk page so that they might understand what the reason is for having the guideline in the first place. For example: Explain that if a link on an article is changed to be from a redirect to another article and instead to a direct link to that same article, that link would become broken if the target page is eventually moved without leaving a redirect behind. You could also add that unnecessary pipes (unless needed for grammatical reasons and for the sentence to make sense) does add a degree of difficulty for other editors (especially new or novice editors) to view and edit that article's page source -- no matter how minute the increased difficulty may be. Ending with, "Remember that, while we may be extremely proficient at doing so, others certainly are not.", would also drive the previous point across in a logical and well-mannered way.
- The situation that you're going through is quite sticky (especially regarding the user who isn't responding to your messages and is continuing to do this). Is not adhering to this guideline and continuing to not do so despite being asked to stop considered potentially disruptive? I'd say "yes", but it wouldn't be something I'd jump on the block button unilaterally to enforce. I'd personally want to get the input of other administrators who have had the tools longer than I have, and ask them what their thoughts and past experience has been in regards to enforcement. I'm going to ping NeilN, Drmies, and Ad Orientem for their input regarding this situation. When there's a question being asked from an editor regarding the editing or interaction behavior of another, I ask myself "what should be done if someone were warned 5+ times about this and I was asked to do something about it". If I don't know or feel comfortable with the answer that I come up with, then I know that it's time to ask for the input of other administrators. Thanks a lot for your message and for your request for assistance :-). ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:26, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks for the considered response as well as the pings. As for explaining the guideline's rationale, I doubt I could explain it any better than it does itself, and I linked to it multiple times. It's pretty clear to me that the user understands that rationale but feels that it's less important than having a tooltip that displays the target article title. Again, my view is that it's counterproductive to have editors pulling in opposite directions (often without knowledge of each other's activity), and the guideline describes the direction that the community feels we should be pulling. ―Mandruss ☎ 00:43, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
- One admin admonished the user for tone. No admin has really answered my question, and I'll assume that's because there is no good answer to it. As is often the case with me, I don't care about the immediate situation so much as the larger issues that it exemplifies (there are at least two here). Absent the community will to confront and address those issues, I constantly have to remind myself of my own motto, In the end, it's only Wikipedia. Thank you for your attention; I will let this go and try to do likewise for similar situations in the future. ―Mandruss ☎ 17:54, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
Proposed Deletion of Bello Shagari
Hello, I created a page Bello Shagari and it was marked for deletion. Please can you help me stop it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anas Usman (talk • contribs) 00:26, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Anas Usman! It looks like the page was deleted, but I can certainly help you with article creation in the future. Since you're new to Wikipedia and content creation, I'd recommend that you use Wikipedia:Your first article next time, as well as Wikipedia:Articles for creation (which lets you create an article in the draft space and get it evaluated before being published). These places will help you to learn Wikipedia's various guidelines (such as our guidelines on notability and verifiability) before you allot too much time towards building an article and end up wasting your time. If you have questions about these places, please let me know. I highly recommend that you use them. Thanks for leaving me a message :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:58, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
Please see the note he left for me on his user talk p., and my reply. Obviously, I will consult with you about unblocking, and will of course only consider it if he is totally candid. Most similar requests have not been, but it has happened. DGG ( talk ) 18:38, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi DGG! Sorry for the really delayed response. I also got your email (and I believe I responded to it that day). It looks like this user is a confirmed sock puppet, so all is resolved in this aspect. I just wanted to make sure that I respond and acknowledge your message nonetheless. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me; my talk page (and email) are both always open to you. I hope you're doing well, and it's great to talk to you again! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:00, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
A cup of tea for you!
Have some tea and listen to what i have to tell you. I have made a great Article and I think your going to like it. Read Clay DeBord Izaiah.morris (talk) 19:31, 8 March 2017 (UTC) |
- Hi Izaiah.morris! Awesome job! Just make sure that you take the response I made to you on Ad Orientem's talk page to heart, and know that we're both available and more than happy to assist you whenever you need it! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:01, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
Acetone Award
Slakr's Acetone Award For excellent effort in reverting vandalism, you are hereby awarded some acetone to help scrub out the toughest of attempts at turning articles to mush. Plus, if you ever need to get nail polish off, it'll help with that too. :P Thanks for helping out. =) --slakr\ talk / 01:57, 9 March 2017 (UTC) |
- Hi Slakr! Sorry for such a delayed response. I've been extremely busy in real life... good times...
- HA! Awesome! I'll definitely need some of that! lol. Thanks for the wikilove, dude. It's a pleasure to run into you (as always); hope you're doing well. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:03, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
Wrong birth year
Hi , I'm the mom of Gretchen. Please correct her birth year.You're asking me to provide my source,I am the source.Sarahgf (talk) 03:12, 9 March 2017 (UTC) I'm sorry to say but your source is wrong.Thank you Sarahgf (talk) 03:12, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Please see reliable sources. You are not a reliable source just because you claim to be the subject's mother, and your claim is not verifiable. General Ization Talk 04:14, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
Persistent vandalism...
This user - User_talk:220.208.52.119 - is continuing to make disruptive edits, despite a temporary block in January, and numerous warnings throughout February and March. Chris Keating (talk) 04:52, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Chris Keating! Sorry for the delayed response -- I've been extremely busy lately. Looks like the IP is now blocked -- if anything else continues, feel free to let me know or file a report at AIV. Cheers -- ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:06, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
need to delete an image
Hi Oshwah, I am a new Wiki user and I wanted to include an image on my personal sandbox page. I uploaded it, but I accidentally uploaded it to Wikipedia / wikimedia! I read the delete images wiki page and I'm not an admin so I can't delete it. A bot is asking me to include copyright info, but I just want to delete it. As of now I will try to include copyright info just to be safe, but ultimately I made an upload mistake:( Here is a link to the image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sikhote-alin_3_20130204_1012322404.jpg Can you help me? Thanks so much! Sheimanj (talk) 00:54, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Sheimanj! Sure -- Done. I deleted the image for you so that you can start over without worry. If you need anything else, let me know. Happy Friday! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:59, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you so much! :) Sheimanj (talk) 02:07, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
- No problem! Always happy to help! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:06, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you so much! :) Sheimanj (talk) 02:07, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
Re: Edits to The Good Wife
Are the sources that were removed[1] reliable? Holla! We gonna ball! 06:48, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
- Boomer Vial - Taking a look. Stand by. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:49, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
- Boomer Vial - Good question. What do you think, honestly? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:50, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
- Maybe. I see it is possibly a subsidiary of Tribune Media Company. Does that help at all? I'm sorry if I seem stupid for asking. If I'm ever unsure of whether or not a source is reliable, I either defer or in this case, ask. Boomer VialHolla! We gonna ball! 06:55, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi again, Boomer Vial. Sorry for taking so long to follow-up... I've been very busy in real life. Good times haha. Just checking in -- did you get your question answered, or do you still need help? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:09, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- Honestly, I thought you didn't response because when I mentioned Tribune Media, it was a "Dude, seriously? You just answered your own question." moment. Long in short, yes I did. Thank you for the help, nonetheless. Boomer VialHolla! We gonna ball! 22:13, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- HA! Boomer Vial, don't be silly! There are no stupid questions here! I've just been swamped in real life and haven't been active here lately as a result. Awesome; I'm glad you got your questions answered and that all is well. Message me any time you need help, and I'll be more than happy to lend a hand! Cheers -- ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:16, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- Honestly, I thought you didn't response because when I mentioned Tribune Media, it was a "Dude, seriously? You just answered your own question." moment. Long in short, yes I did. Thank you for the help, nonetheless. Boomer VialHolla! We gonna ball! 22:13, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi again, Boomer Vial. Sorry for taking so long to follow-up... I've been very busy in real life. Good times haha. Just checking in -- did you get your question answered, or do you still need help? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:09, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- Maybe. I see it is possibly a subsidiary of Tribune Media Company. Does that help at all? I'm sorry if I seem stupid for asking. If I'm ever unsure of whether or not a source is reliable, I either defer or in this case, ask. Boomer VialHolla! We gonna ball! 06:55, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
Uncovered an IP User whose commited nothing but Vandalism
It seems we have an IP User who committed nothing but vandalism on a number of pages. The common theme was copying information from an article's infobox and repeating it a number of times on most of the articles they affected; they were reverted as soon as they occurred. I figure you may wish to view this user's recent contributions, to see for yourself what they did and determine a course of action. GUtt01 (talk) 07:10, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi GUtt01! Thanks for the heads up. It looks like this IP has since stopped, so I'm going to hold off on any action. However, if it picks back up, do let me know and I'll jump on it. Thanks for the message! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:08, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
Hello, I don't understand how you can remove edits when I'm still writing them. Its 22.28 and you removed my edit at 22.22. Why?
If you look at this paragraph:
Lever started work aged fifteen at his father's wholesale grocery business in Bolton but, as a businessman, he is noted for founding the soap and cleaning product firm, Lever Brothers, with his younger brother James in 1885. He began manufacturing Sunlight Soap and built a business empire with many well-known brands, such as Lux and Lifebuoy. In politics, Lever sat as a Liberal MP for Wirral and then as a Peer (as Lord Leverhulme). He was an advocate for expansion of the British Empire, particularly in Africa and Asia, which supplied palm oil, a key ingredient in Lever's product line.
You will see that it is poorly written, disjointed and crudely worded. Is that the standard you prefer?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fairchristabelle (talk • contribs) 22:31, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Fairchristabelle! My apologies. I saw in a diff here that you removed content from the article, but you didn't leave an edit summary explaining why. I see now that you're making multiple edits and improvements to the article; I've undid my change and restored the changes you made. In the future, you'll want to explain your edits using the edit summary so that other editors will know and understand what you're doing and why. If you're simply moving content from one paragraph to another, you can also avoid confusion by removing the content and then adding it in the same edit instead of doing so in separate ones. I apologize for the confusion. If you have any more questions, or need more assistance with edit summaries, please let me know and I'll be happy to assist you further. Thanks for leaving me a message with your concerns, and I wish you happy editing. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:36, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- Sure, but I'm working from a first class secondary source (W P Jolly) and trying to correct some fairly amateurish writing style at the same time. Its also clear that the article is very poorly structured. I take in what you say about explaining the edits though and I'll take care about this in future. I'll also make changes more complete in future so as to reduce WIP. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fairchristabelle (talk • contribs)
- No worries, Fairchristabelle. I appreciate you for bringing the concern to my attention; I certainly want to make sure that my edits don't interfere with the constructive and good faith edits' of others. In this case, it did. Please do not hesitate to message me if you need anything else. I'll be happy to help! Happy editing :-D! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:53, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- Sure, but I'm working from a first class secondary source (W P Jolly) and trying to correct some fairly amateurish writing style at the same time. Its also clear that the article is very poorly structured. I take in what you say about explaining the edits though and I'll take care about this in future. I'll also make changes more complete in future so as to reduce WIP. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fairchristabelle (talk • contribs)
Your Apology
No need for an apology, I thanked you for fixing the article! The Someday (talk) 22:47, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi The Someday! Cool deal! Either way, my method for fixing something accidentally restored was not within policy; I used rollback as if you added it purposefully, which was not the case. I figured apologies were owed, even though you surely understood what happened :-). Thanks for being a diligent vandal fighter -- we need more of you around! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:49, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
The Shot
Good evening,
I would like to discuss the topic of The Shot, as we might have some misunderstandings or miscommunication as to what the topic entails.
As someone who has followed the NBA closely for over 30 years I do not take this lightly or with reckless abandon. Please understand I am not trying to assault or attack anyone. The fact is, on June 19th 2016 at approximately 10:30 pm eastern time, the definition of "The Shot" changed. Completely. Permanently.
I have cited a link to the article from the Wall Street Journal that explains and defines this as such. Please see this link:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-biggest-shot-in-nba-history-1482235610
Michael Jordan's 1989 "The Shot" was no doubt "THE Shot". Until June 19, 2016.
I will explain: Jordan's shot merely won the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Irving's shot won the Championship. A shot to win the entire championship with the championship in the balance to where Golden State still could have won it, is monumental. Epic. Transcends the history of the NBA.
Please consider this and I ask you to allow this new definition to be permanently installed on the wikipedia link for it.
If not, I ask for your specific reasoning WHY it is not acceptable to change it.
Thank you.
2602:306:34BA:5280:C5DC:9238:456:475A (talk) 03:41, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
- The reason you're blocked is due to edit warring on the article, and also due to the fact that the changes you were repeatedly reverting back were disruptive. The changes you were edit warring over not only removed important sections from the article (i.e. "See also", "References", categories, and others), but also looked to change the topic and subject of the article entirely. It's not that your changes are 100% unwelcome or disallowed, its that what you're proposing to change needs to be discussed and a consensus reached before they are allowed to be placed. When your block expires, you need to start a discussion on the article's talk page here and propose your changes, and let those involved know about the discussion by either pinging them, or letting them know on their user talk pages. This is proper dispute resolution practices and must be followed. Edit warring, or repeatedly reverting an article in a back-and-fourth manner in order to substitute proper dispute resolution practices -- is not allowed and will result in blocking if it continues despite being warned (as you were).
- While you are blocked (which is only for 24 hours), you have the opportunity to review Wikipedia:Dispute resolution and Wikipedia:Edit warring and make sure that you understand these policies and guidelines moving forward. You're welcome to ask any questions on your talk page during the time you are blocked, or you can message me on my talk page with any questions after it expires. Thank you for your message, and I hope I answered your questions and concerns. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:03, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
- If you're still visiting here IP, even with discussion on the talk page, you cannot just entire replace existing content with content about another event. The existing content covers a notable event and what you're trying to do is essentially an article deletion without going through the proper process. What you can do is propose the existing article be expanded or create a new article if there are enough sources. --NeilN talk to me 12:18, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
If you're going to be around...
Can you keep an eye on User talk:Gualt Mariana and do whatever you think is best? I'm heading out. --NeilN talk to me 03:55, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi NeilN. That's a big 10-4, my friend. I'll be around and I'll keep an eye on things. Have a great rest of your day and I'll see you when you're back on. Until then ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:04, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
JUSTICESEEKER
I think he was clearly NOTHERE, so block ed and rev/d el'd the edit as purely disruptive. I hope you're ok with that. Doug Weller talk 06:18, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
- Doug Weller - Perfectly fine by me! Thanks for the heads up :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:38, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
sorry — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.217.215.132 (talk) 10:59, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
Yo 'Shwah
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- Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - Received and responded. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 11:59, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
Compliment
I like your user page heading! 🙂🙂 UpsandDowns1234 04:46, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi UpsandDowns1234! Thanks for the compliment! I really appreciate it, and I'm glad you like the page heading! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:01, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
Henri Lebesgue
Hello. I corrected a typo in the article Henri Lebesgue and you reverted the change. In Paragraph 4 "Implications for statistical mechanics" the name of Norbert Wiener is incorrectly spelled "Norbert Weiner". If you click on the link, you will notice that the page Norbert Weiner redirects to the article with the correctly spelled name. Please don't hastily dismiss legitimate edits as vandalism. 2003:70:2E20:2400:5DAA:36F1:BEE:C7BF (talk) 05:05, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
- Ah, thanks for letting me know. I restored the edit you made to the article. I apologize for the confusion. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:06, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
There were three deaths at that store in 18 months. So yeah it is haunted go check it out for yourself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brok girl (talk • contribs) 05:33, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) @Brok girl: it's not the store that's haunted, only the freezer department. — O Fortuna! Imperatrix mundi. 06:13, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
Referring to the article on Mahaletchumy Arujanan
Hi Oshwah. My username is KyraMill and my name is Kyra. I see that you have reverted my editing in the article about Mahaletchumy Arujanan. I think she must be referred as Mahaletchumy as it is her name. Arujanan is her father's name. Thank you very much.KyraMill (talk) 07:39, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
Karl Weintraub
I was about to delete it myself so thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.119.57.94 (talk) 08:05, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
Editing
I am new in the Wikipedia editing group. I was just checking out a few things on what I could do. I am sorry if my addition was bad. I will like to learn from you. Thank you, and please give me hints on what I could do — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dani_leonard (talk • contribs)
- Hi Dani_leonard! You should check out The Wikipedia Adventure tutorial! This will help you with getting started and how everything works around here. I highly recommend it :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 09:21, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
My recent edit
Just one question have you ever been to Ely College?
Kind Regards, Gullwolf — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gullwolf (talk • contribs) 11:00, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
ok great,,Hi,
The edit note stated " (updated circulation figures released today)".
The new figures were released today for circulations, and that was the data inputted and updated - with reference.
I would be interested to know how you would describe that change, and if you are happy with out of date information being publicly shown rather than the new correct data.
Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.136.47.2 (talk) 11:31, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
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Ralph Santolla
This Wikipedia is very inaccurate. I am his wife and everything on here from his birthdate to the bands he has played in to the guitars he plays is WRONG. Please remove this page entirely or have someone correct all the inaccurate information. If you need any other assistance I would be happy to have Ralph and his lawyer speak to you personally. Thank You. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prince19991982 (talk • contribs) 16:58, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
why you delete my input
I am writing original information you can check any time — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khalfan khan (talk • contribs) 17:03, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
Nationstar Changes reverted back
could you please help we this, so I re-edit it. my job depends on it.
Recent edits to Mya
I edited the article because it mistakenly lists that she is from Washington, DC. There is no such thing as "suburban Washington, DC in Maryland". She is from Landover, MD. The article from the Washington Post clearly states this. My edits were not practice.
Lovekaycee (talk) 17:39, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
Nationstar Changes reverted back
I added Nationstar mortgage service details, then I removed consumer affairs, promotions. I reference 2 links below. I'm not paid editor. I have HR interview on Monday, I'm making a point here by adding details nationstar, that's it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prabakaran1993 (talk • contribs) 17:58, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
- Blocked per WP:NOTHERE. --NeilN talk to me 18:03, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
Regarding that recent thing at AN
You may also want to take a look on my talk page at User talk:Ivanvector/Archive 5#Arise from Darkness, which I think is only very slightly related, but feel free to do whatever with it if need be. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 18:52, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Ivanvector! It's good to talk to you again! I think we're okay in this instance; nothing is being publicly connected, so I'll leave things be... unless there's something blatantly obvious that I missed? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 17:24, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
- No, I think someone would have to know the connection already to figure it out from that. Just thought it might be relevant to some other conversation I'm not part of. Cheers! Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 17:29, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
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- Hi Ks0stm! Thanks for the barnstar! I really appreciate it! No problem; it's running much more accurately and efficiently now. Always happy to help :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 16:46, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
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- Hi Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi! I received your email and I'll get back to you today. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 16:45, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
- Yeah no worries mate, that was ages ago. Hope the fella's OK though.
In the mean time you could have a word with User:MountainR whom I have tried to help with his referncing here, is reverting instead.<-- Apologies, dealt with — O Fortuna! Imperatrix mundi. 16:53, 20 March 2017 (UTC)- Ah, I was just about to respond to you here and ask about that. I saw that the discussion on GB Fan's talk page "closed", but I then saw your update. Cool; glad the issue has been dealt with. You're always welcome to message me if you need anything like this (as you already know... lol). Always happy to help. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 17:42, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
- I know ;) so I have. Right*down*there :D many many thanks though — O Fortuna! Imperatrix mundi. 17:44, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
- Yeah no worries mate, that was ages ago. Hope the fella's OK though.
Urgent assistance requested re page National Indian Students Union UK
Hi Oswah,
I write to request your assistance with the page National Indian Students Union UK.
It appears that despite the page being protected for further edits, the user rd897 has modified content recently, I wonder why this has been allowed as noone else is able to edit the page. Given rd897 is the one who requested deletion in the first place, it seems incorrect to allow them to be the only person able to make edits.
Secondly, I do not want to indulge in edit wars, so wondering if you can help or help advise the right way of going about this. The user rd897 seems to have some sort of personal problem against the said organisation, which as you are aware has not spared them sharing private details of individuals on wikipedia, causing potential harm to them (specifically, user Mohanish Borana and Sanam Arora). This is made all the more concerning by the fact that they are using wikipedia to delete only two pages - National Indian Students Union UK and Sanam Arora, and that is their only contribution to Wikipedia. Should they be allowed to use a platform such as Wikipedia to take out what seems are personal issues?
Finally, regarding the actual notability of the organisation, please note the below:
1. There are 5 patrons of this organisation, including a former United Nations Secretary General (Dr Shashi Tharoor), a member of UK parliament (Rt Hon Virendra Sharma MP), Former Deputy High Commissioner of India to UK (Dr Virander Paul) and an Indian Education Minister (Mr Ram Bilas Sharma). These senior figures have joined the organisation to support its good work and further its vision.
2. There are multiple high profile supporters of this organisation, including its Honorary Fellows - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (international peace-maker and spiritual guru), Dr SY Quraishi (former Chief Election Commissioner of India), Mr Javed Akhtar (Member of Parliament, India and Indian cinema legendary figure) and Mrs Shabana Azmi (Social activist and Indian cinema legendary figure).
3. This organisation is the only such organisation which is repeatedly engaged in advisory services by the Indian Government on matters relating to young Indian students and youth in the UK. All of this is made evident by various links to Indian government owned websites such as https://pbdindia.gov.in/session-report-5 - you will note that NISAU's president is the only UK student/alumni representative.
4. This organisation has been engaged by the Mayor of London to conduct exclusive research into experiences of Indian students in the UK.
5. This organisation to show some examples, has been called upon by: - UK Parliament's All Party Parliamentary Groups (see http://www.appgmigration.org.uk/sites/default/files/APPG_PSW_Inquiry_Report-FINAL.pdf) - Westminster Policymaking forums (see http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/forums/slides/Sanam_Arora_International_Students.pdf) - Scottish Government (see http://news.gov.scot/news/scotlands-colleges-back-return-of-post-study-work-visa) - Indian High Commission in UK (see https://www.hcilondon.in/gallery.php?album=1794)
6. This organisation is featured in top Indian and UK newspapers for its work. Some recent examples include: - http://indianexpress.com/article/india/uk-must-remove-obstacles-faced-by-indian-students-shashi-tharoor/ - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/britain-indian-students-easier-uk-post-brexit-india-visa-relations-shashi-tharoor-kerala-mp-diplomat-a7623551.html - http://www.hindustantimes.com/education/visa-policies-for-indians-in-the-uk-must-focus-on-post-study-work-opportunities/story-MTGpTgoYvgSE8mTeBORoXJ.html
7. The President of the organisation was recently awarded the India UK thought leadership award for her work with the organisation. Please note that a fellow recipient of the same award was the Deputy Mayor of London. See some coverage by the Times: - https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-india-relationship-at-risk-as-student-numbers-slide - https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/anglo-indian-ties-strained-student-visa-policy
I hope the few points above are enough to prove the claims made by user rd897 that accompany their deletion request, as baseless:
" The article is regarding an organization which is not really notable, and the article is biased " - a. User Mohanish explained (that rd897 later deleted), the presence of the organisation in more than 25 universities covering all 4 countries of the United Kingdom. In fact, the Northern Ireland wing of the organisation was launched by the Mayor of Belfast and the British Council. See - https://asianlite.com/news/uk-news/nisu-floats-n-ireland-chapter/
b. Notability is very explicit given the points above and, note most of these are stated on the wikipedia page for the organisation anyway
This is a promo just written by the said organization and their representatives in a promotional way to big their own causes. Lack of notability for a small student group
a. This seems like a personal attack on the representatives of the organisation. Wikipedia should not allow its wonderful platform to be used to propagate such negativity
b. I don't agree that the article is written like a promo, but if rd897 feels that way, their view was respected and taking that into account user mohanish modified the text accordingly. rd897 reversed these changes instead of acknowledging that their views had been respected. Also note they didn't help in the first place by editing the page such that their views were taken into account. They simply want it deleted and are not helping either the cause of the organisation nor that of Wikipedia
c. A "small student group" is just factually incorrect. Small groups don't have presence in 5 countries - i.e. all 4 of the UK, and India. nor are they called upon by governments and supported by such senior figures. Even if the organisation was indeed "small", there is no reason for the great work being done by the organisation to not be shared with current, past and future Indian students who greatly appreciate all the work the organisation does to help and represent them. Note this is all done for free (as noted on the NISAU website). Not sure what "own causes" rd897 seems to be alluding to.
Oshwah, your help in this matter will be greatly appreciated. Let me know if you want to discuss anything in more detail.
HISTBP1234 (A concerned Indian, and lover of Wikipedia) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Histbp1234 (talk • contribs) 15:11, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Histbp1234, and thank you for leaving me a message with your questions. I apologize for the delay responding to you; life has been busy lately. It's perfectly acceptable for someone to edit an article that is protected if their account allows them to do so (so long as it's not done against consensus, discussion, or in order to edit war). It's also acceptable for someone to nominate an article for deletion but continue to edit the article itself and try to expand or improve upon it despite having done so. While there's certainly no harm or policy against doing this at all, it does give me concerns when I see that behavior. It tells me that there's a possibility that the editor isn't familiar with the AFD process, how to properly determine if an article should or shouldn't be nominated, and/or how to properly research and determine what the article's outcome should be (deleted vs kept).
- Articles are typically nominated for deletion because the subject does not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Many people don't realize (or tend to forget) two important things: Notability is not determined by article content, and notability is based on the existence of suitable sources. This means that notability is properly determined by performing outside research for references and reliable sources, and making that determination based on whether or not enough reliable sources exist. Simply looking at what's referenced or written in the article itself is not how notability is properly determined. If the article subject isn't notable, expanding the article or improving its content will do nothing to change this. So when I see that someone nominated an article for deletion and then spent time trying to expand and improve the article after doing so, it tells me that the nominator may not fully understand the process yet.
- I see that you have many references listed in your message here, which is a great thing! I highly recommend that you take time to read Wikipedia's guidelines regarding the notability of organizations and determine if the article subject meets the guidelines or not. You're welcome to add your thoughts and determination to the deletion discussion. If you have any questions regarding the policies and guidelines that I've explained and linked you to above, please do not hesitate to ask. Thanks again for the message, and I wish you good luck! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:57, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
Sorry to bother twice in three days :)
You just blocked User:PILOXERCISE Ltd; compare this edit on this account. They're the same. — O Fortuna! Imperatrix mundi. 17:33, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi! Good call; it appears that they are the same person. I'm going to hold off on blocking this other account, as it does not violate Wikipedia's username policy. If this user uses this account legitimately and doesn't continue advertising or promoting, then great no harm done. Let me know if, after being warned, the user does continue doing so and I'll step in. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 17:51, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
- Check. — O Fortuna! Imperatrix mundi. 17:54, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
- And no apologies are needed. You're welcome to message me as often as you feel the need to! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:58, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
- Check. — O Fortuna! Imperatrix mundi. 17:54, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
question
Hi Oshwah, I started an ANI thread but all seems resolved now. Bing! said Zebedee seems satisfied it can be closed now. Since you are not at all involved, I thought I'd ask if you could close it? It's here. Hope this is okay to ask. Thanks. SW3 5DL (talk) 20:37, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi SW3 5DL! It looks like the ANI thread is already closed, but feel free to message me and ask for assistance (like you just did) any time you need it! I'll be more than happy to help! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 20:49, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
Greetings Oshwah!
Greetings Oshwah!
This is Neo from South Africa, just checking if wikipedia chat is possible.
- Hi Neo Lekota! Welcome to Wikipedia! Yup, sure is! If you're new to the project and looking for a tutorial, check out The Wikipedia Adventure! It'll help you with getting started and give you walkthroughs with Wikipedia's basic functions and how things work. If you have questions or need help, feel free to message me like you did just now! Happy editing! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:43, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
Meaning of actor como simplismo
An actor is one who plays one or several characters, however, as simplicity an actor is the beautiful person who plays impotant characters and lives their physical beauty. The word "Simplism" means that a word has a meaning that does not appear in the dictionary but is used by people with that same meaning, in my edition I said that the word actor "Like simplism" means what I said earlier. For example: "He is a very handsome guy, he has an actor face", "He is a very beautiful person, obviously he works as an actor and model." "Simplistically speaking, the person named actor or actress is someone beautiful who plays important characters and lives off his / her physical beauty."
A cookie for you!
And here is the cookie I (or Dane) owe you. Ks0stm (T•C•G•E) 23:25, 20 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Great work! I really appreciate your hard work keeping Wikipedia free of vandalism! XboxGamer22408talk to me 23:57, 20 March 2017 (UTC) |
- Hi XboxGamer22408! Thank you! I really appreciate you for taking the time to leave me some wikilove! I enjoy doing it, and well... someone's gotta do it, right? ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:59, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
Hello
Hello — Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.95.141.28 (talk) 00:15, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
Nikki Bella edit
Only reason why I made that edit was that it was inconsistent with John Cena's page. His says that it was done by "John Cena and Tha Trademarc". I know Felix Anthony is the same person, but still, trying to be consistent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.118.77.57 (talk) 00:28, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
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Here's an custom made award for you. Barn of Pure Valor in Chat Editing, First Class, Highest Order Dogeamainia21 (talk) 01:39, 21 March 2017 (UTC) |
- Hi Dogeamainia21! Thanks for the custom barnstar! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 08:19, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
No prob! :) Dogeamainia21 (talk) 23:52, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
please
pls dont delete my page pls.
adithyan prime — Preceding unsigned comment added by ADITHYAN PRIME (talk • contribs)
- ADITHYAN PRIME - I understand that you're new to Wikipedia. However, you should read and understand Wikipedia's policies on creating autobiographies, as well as notability. You should start by going through The Wikipedia Adventure tutorial. It will give you the basics regarding how Wikipedia works, as well as our policies and guidelines. If you still have questions after going through that tutorial, please let me know. I'll be happy to answer them. Cheers -- ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:28, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
Update the "Number of Students - UG & PG" data for the page - Graphic Era Hill University
Hi there!!
I tried editing the page for Graphic Era Hill University, by updating the figures for the numbers of students enrolled in the UG and PG courses. I am an employee of the organization and have the updated information. All my edits were reverted by you and was followed by the blocking of my account!
Please let me know what I'm doing wrong here and also the process of editing it the correct way!!
Warm Regards,
Vikas Kumar
GEHU, Dehradun, IndiaVikaskumar601 04:44, 21 March 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vikaskumar601 (talk • contribs)
208.54.39.236
Btw, 208.54.39.236 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) was a sock of Fangusu. See User:EvergreenFir/socks#Fangusu. Just FYI. EvergreenFir (talk) 05:47, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- If you could see what I could see you might be surprised. Shit, I keep clicking--I have never seen one with more than three screens (that is, more than 100) full of CU checks. This range has been CUed since 2006. Recent CUs include Alison, Bbb23, DoRD, Callanecc, DeltaQuad, Salvio giuliano, Materialscientist. Perhaps they have something to add. Drmies (talk) 05:52, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- @Drmies: lol I'm honestly not surprised. I'd be very interested to hear what they have to say though. It was only recently I realized that Fangusu was tied to that range and behavior (Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Fangusu/Archive#17_February_2017). EvergreenFir (talk) 06:09, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- PS - Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Fangusu_range_block_request EvergreenFir (talk) 06:11, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- User:EvergreenFir, I was, since I barely understand the Internet, and I've never seen anything like it. Run for admin, will you, and help me out. You and that other color person, Softlavender; you two are probably smart enough for range blocks and stuff. Drmies (talk) 06:24, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- I responded to the ANI thread. I think the range is a bit too wide for comfort. I'm going to let other admins weigh in, just in case they feel differently or I missed something. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 08:22, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) I saw the ANI thread and commented there too. I've been dealing with Fangusu for a couple years now, since the DJ Autagirl era and long before I was otherwise involved in SPI, but since I picked up the mop she leaves me alone. That's one of her patterns: she begs to be unblocked but never asks administrators. My opinion with regard to the USC ranges is that there are enough known long term abusers operating there that blocking the whole thing permanently would be a net positive for the project. You've got Fangusu, the end date change vandal (who I'm still convinced is a separate user), and at least one other troll who's been much more abusive and aggressive who I can't name at the moment, and all of them have been at it for years. I've written to the university myself a couple times but never received any response at all, and of course the Foundation doesn't care to intervene in cases like these. I don't know about the others but Fangusu at least has figured out how to force an IP reset, so if you block one of her IPs she's back on another one reverting her edits within minutes. Of course current policy doesn't support permanent IP range blocks, but I haven't hesitated to drop a large range block when one of the USC vandals shows up. I've done a /18 (16k users) up to a month, and /16 (64k users) for several days. T-Mobile is a different thing, and I'm not sure about IPv6 ranges. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 13:09, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- I responded to the ANI thread. I think the range is a bit too wide for comfort. I'm going to let other admins weigh in, just in case they feel differently or I missed something. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 08:22, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- User:EvergreenFir, I was, since I barely understand the Internet, and I've never seen anything like it. Run for admin, will you, and help me out. You and that other color person, Softlavender; you two are probably smart enough for range blocks and stuff. Drmies (talk) 06:24, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- PS - Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Fangusu_range_block_request EvergreenFir (talk) 06:11, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of User talk:Digiverse Technologies
A tag has been placed on your user page, User talk:Digiverse Technologies, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be blatant advertising which only promotes or publicises a company, product, group or service, and which is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages; user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. Cahk (talk) 07:55, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- Ah, this was unintentional due to creating the talk page to warn the user. No worries. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 15:05, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
You may wish to revoke talk page access as well.--Cahk (talk) 07:56, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- Looks like BethNaught already took care of it! Thanks BethNaught! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 08:18, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
Thanks. That's an IP hopper and I've asked at RPP for protection. There's also a discussion on the talk page. He's actually removing text that's in the source which he clearly hasn't checked, although that section definitely needs a rewrite. Doug Weller talk 08:56, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Doug Weller! It's good to talk to you again! Oh yeah... there's no question that the two IPs were the same person... none at all. These two edits I found (1, 2) were what did it for me. And since the user continued edit warring on Horn of Africa with one of the IPs despite being warned, I just blocked both IPs knowing that they both were being used by the same person. I thought that this was a better way of handling the issue as opposed to protecting the article... especially if the disruption was just by one person and with clear behavioral evidence like that... :-). If you see any more IPs pop back up on any of those pages, let me know and I'll be happy to take care of it. Until we meet again ;-) -- ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 09:06, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
Melanie Chandra Birth Year
Hello- If I could seek your advice on the subject, I would greatly appreciate. There has been additional edits to this subject's birth year, and in this last edit, it looks both sources are still unreliable.
This first source cited "Minority Report" has a second article from the same publication "Melanie Chandra, 32" that directly conflicts. The second source cited [2] has dates within the article that do not add up: 2003 HS graduate (birth year 1985) and age 29 in Jan 2016 (birth year 1984). This as been an ongoing theme
Since these "current" publications and others cited, to support a 1986 birth year, have all been inconsistent from each other (by uncorroborated dates/numbers) or unreliably sourced (publications that allow self-submittal), I go back and cite older sources from 2000 [3] (sophomore @ 16) and 2001 [4] (junior @17), to weed out and prevent any erroneous "retelling" or editorial revisions.
However, I then find my references tagged for somehow being "outdated". I am not clear as to how a true telling of a birthdate can be outdated.
Short of citing public records, I'm not certain how to come about this in the realm of Wikipedia.
Thanks~ BillieReed (talk) 10:17, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi BillieReed! Thanks for leaving me a message and for asking for help! I'll be more than happy to take a look and let you know what should be done. I agree that neither of the two sources that were provided state the article subject's birthdate (just her age). However, it also appears that your references don't do so either, and that the best we can do is narrow down an approximate range using different sources that are from progressively different publish dates (many of which are a few years old). As right now, there doesn't appear to be any reliable sources provided by anybody that specify the subject's date of birth. Because of this, I went and removed it from the article. It's important to keep Wikipedia's policies regarding biographies of living people in mind. We must reference reliable sources with content that we add to these kinds of articles -- especially if the content is potentially negative or contentious. I think this is the best solution for now; until a reliable source can be found and agreed upon in a talk page discussion, a birthdate should not be present. Please let me know if you have any questions or if you need more help. I'll be happy to assist! Thanks again for the message, and I wish you happy editing! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 10:34, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
Edits to Scality Page -- How do I "overcome" the banner?
Hi, thanks for the note. I really just did an edit/update to the page, in hopes of getting rid of the banner that's preceding the old, outdated entry. Can you tell me how that happens (and how to get my edits back)? Thanks, Tyna — Preceding unsigned comment added by TynaC (talk • contribs) 18:42, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi TynaC! Thanks for leaving me a message! I've restored the article to the revision it was at when you added content and made the changes you made. If you feel that the article is improved and no longer needs the notice at the top, have another editor review the article and remove it if he/she agrees. This way, you'll get someone to peer review your changes and give you feedback and learning opportunities - a win win! If you need anything else or have any questions, please do not hesitate to message me. I'll be happy to assist you. Happy editing! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:53, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
The Shot
Good afternoon,
I would like to discuss the definition of Wiki article "The Shot" as it is currently described on Wikipedia, against the now verified and accepted definition which supersedes it as of June 19th, 2016.
Until that date, it was accepted that "The Shot" was in fact the game and playoff series winning shot Michael Jordan took and hit in 1989 to lead his Chicago Bulls over the favored Cleveland Cavaliers. For all the following reasons: Jordan's climb to superstardom, the Chicago Bulls run of championships in the 1990s, and the fact it was over the then-favored Cavs - the sports world considered this the most monumental game winning shot in NBA history.
On June 19th, 2016, the definition of "The Shot" changed forever. That's not my opinion, that's a fact as accepted by sports analysts at every level. That night, Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers hit a 3 point shot to break an 89-89 tie in game 7 of the NBA Finals. This was in Oracle Arena against the 73-9 overwhelmingly favored Golden State Warriors. It was after they had held a 3-1 series lead which no team in NBA history had ever come back from. And it was the first major league championship for the city of Cleveland since the Browns won the NFL Championship in 1964.
The evidence to support this is in this article from the Wall Street Journal:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-biggest-shot-in-nba-history-1482235610
I am requesting a serious discussion be brought to the people who are in charge of editing and maintaining Wikipedia, that the old definition of "The Shot" be permanently replaced with this completely new one. It has changed. Jordan's shot was nowhere near as important historically or within the auspices of the games themselves. His shot was only to win the first round of the playoffs, in which the Bulls would eventually lose to Detroit and not even make the NBA Finals that year. Kyrie Irving's shot won the championship.
As someone who has followed the NBA for 30 years and have amassed a collection of statistical and historical books on the league over the years I am willing to help in these discussions wherever possible. The definition has changed, and it must be reflected in Wikipedia.
Thank you, and I look forward to discussing this topic.
Fastball77
Fastball77 (talk) 19:00, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- @Fastball77: Copying what I said above: "You cannot just entire replace existing content with content about another event. The existing content covers a notable event and what you're trying to do is essentially an article deletion without going through the proper process. What you can do is propose the existing article be expanded or create a new article if there are enough sources." You'll need more than one source. --NeilN talk to me 19:06, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
The Shot
I don't think you understand.
This is not about editing Michael Jordan's shot. The meaning of "The Shot" has been completely redefined. There is no addendum, no sub-notation, no reference between the two.
The entire existing article must be completely removed, and replaced with the new definition of Kyrie Irving's shot. I wish you would take the time to understand the importance of this. This is factual history, not something anyone is making up. That's not debatable.
More sources:
http://cavsnation.com/kyrie-irvings-shot-mathematically-clutch-shot-nba-history/
http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2016/09/kyrie_irving_cavaliers.html
https://checkdownsports.net/2016/06/20/the-case-for-the-2016-finals-as-the-greatest-ever/
And if you need a refresher of the footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxEdwPaF1ko
History has been re-written. This is not just a "The Shot part II". This is THE SHOT.
Fastball77
Fastball77 (talk) 20:44, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- @Fastball77: Pretty sure you don't understand this is an encyclopedia, not a sports almanac. We don't delete history. If, "Obamacare" is replaced by "Trumpcare" in the future, we're not wiping out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. You are welcome to create a new article. Each article title will probably be disambiguated using the player's name. --NeilN talk to me 20:57, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- P.S. You might want to have a look at The Shot (disambiguation) to see how many "The Shots" there are. --NeilN talk to me 21:02, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- Fastball77 - Your response above contradicts the core principles and fundamentals in which this project exists on. Your desire to delete the article content and replace it with a redefinition of the term that you feel that it should be -- is not how an encyclopedia is built, and not how we share free and open knowledge with anybody and everybody (the very reason we're all here in the first place). NeilN has been extremely patient and has repeatedly attempted to explain to you that what you're doing is disruptive, and what you need to do in order to contribute positively to the project. The fact that you have dismissed his time and his effort trying to assist you, continued to state that the article must be replaced with your version of its definition, and have stated that it's "not debatable" or that you are unwilling to listen to people who are trying to assist you and will continue this disruption -- shows me that you are not here to build and encyclopedia.
- If you believe that a similar article can be written that follows Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, I welcome you to create one and highly recommend that you do so by using the Articles For Creation page. That guided creation page is extremely helpful, and is where you need to go. This is your final warning regarding your edits and your behavior. If you remove content from the article and continue editing the article in the manner that you have been, you will be blocked from editing without further warning or notice. NeilN can vouch for me when I say this: I really really dislike threatening to block editors like this. But your responses and the viewpoints and intentions that you've made clear here have left me absolutely no choice. I am absolutely 100% willing to help you (as is NeilN, I'm sure) if you need it, but your disruption stops here. Please please take the advice that NeilN and I have given you, and work with us to build this project. I really don't want to have to be the bad guy... can you take our advice and use the tools and resources we've given you? How can we help you to do this? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:34, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- So here's how it will probably work, Fastball77: If you want, you'll create an article called The Shot (Kyrie Irving). The current article at The Shot will be moved to The Shot (Michael Jordan). The Shot (disambiguation) will be renamed simply to The Shot and both articles will be listed there. --NeilN talk to me 23:49, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- NeilN is correct. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:51, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- And if you want extra credit, you can add how sources compare the two shots to both articles. That would be neat. --NeilN talk to me 00:34, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- NeilN is correct. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:51, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
Ilovetopaint.
I'm sorry but I can not be respectful to someone who always undoes my edits as the user User talk: Ilovetopaint. I always try to add a genre to a song or album but he is always undoing my editions, here are some examples Interstellar Overdrive Avant-pop without explaining the reason why it does. Always insists that the source is not reliable or unacceptable, but you can see the source if it is reliable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.11.188.51 (talk) 21:28, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Hi 180.11.188.51. Using multiple accounts is only allowed under specific conditions as explained in WP:MULTIPLE. Engaging is sock puppetry is clearly not one of these, so I strongly suggest you do not what your saying you will do at User talk:Ilovetopaint#Ilovetopaint. since such a thing will just lead to all the accounts you create being indefinitely blocked as sock puppets. Your best chance for resolving this is to follow Wikipedia:Dispute resolution and engage in discussion on the talk pages of the articles in question to see if you can establish a consensus for the changes you want to make. I suggest you read through Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums/Album article style guide as well as Wikipedia:Genre warrior for reference to better familiarize yourself with how Wikipedia deals with genre related issues. Once again, your best chance at resolving this is through discussion based upon relevant policies and guidelines and not by trying to force through the changes using multiple accounts. The former may help you achieve your desired goal, while the latter will only lead to your account being blocked. Take a look at Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets to see some others who have tried to use sock puppetry to edit. More and more accounts are added to this list daily, so it is something Wikipedia takes quite seriously. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:12, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
- I do not think it is possible to establish a consensus with the user. User talk: Ilovetopaint He is always attentive to my issues and undoes them without giving a reason, so I told him that I have more than ten accounts created for four days to start editing. That user is too unfair. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 179.7.120.95 (talk) 08:35, 22 March 2017 (UTC+9)
- Hi 179.7.120.95. Assuming that you are also 180.11.188.51, a consensus does not mean that everyone involved in the discussion agrees; it means that the majority of those involved agree. You should start a discussion on the relevant talk pages and explain your reasons for wanting to make these changes. You should base your reasons on relevant policies and guidelines and explain how the changes you want to make comply with them. You should stick to discussing the changes you want to make, and avoid commenting on other editors as much as possible. Once you've started the discussion, you need to be patient and see what other editors have to say. If your reasons are strongly based upon policies and guidelines, the other editors participating in the discussion will likely support you and the changes you want to make; if your reasons are simply based upon you own personal opinions, etc., then other editors are going to be less inclined to make such a change. It makes no difference how many accounts you create in how many days because Wikipedia does not allow sock puppetry under any circumstances. Once again, if you try to use multiple accounts to force through the changes you wish to make, they will all be eventually blocked by an administrator and you will find yourself unable to edit Wikipedia at all. All the articles where this is an issue will be added to someone's watchlist and monitored for suspicious editing. Any indication of sock puppetry will be quickly noticed and the accounts in question will almost surely end up being blocked by an administrator. You best chance for resolving this is, once again, to follow Wikipedia:Dispute resolution and try and convince others that your reasons for wanting to make the change are correct. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:52, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- I do not think it is possible to establish a consensus with the user. User talk: Ilovetopaint He is always attentive to my issues and undoes them without giving a reason, so I told him that I have more than ten accounts created for four days to start editing. That user is too unfair. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 179.7.120.95 (talk) 08:35, 22 March 2017 (UTC+9)
- Consensus is not established with just a majority decision (unanimous decisions, while not the definition of consensus, will almost always result in consensus... because everyone obviously agrees). Consensus takes into account a few things. First and foremost, it takes into account not the number of people who agree (although it is a factor that is used), but the evidence and arguments presented by those in the discussion. 10 votes for "Delete" (for example) that make poor, bad, or incomplete arguments to support their thinking will not overrule the one vote for "Keep" that makes a strong, logical, in-depth, and correct argument to support the user's view.
- Consensus is established when there exists enough strong arguments in favor of one decision that also addresses or takes into account the concerns or arguments raised in opposition. This is important to understand, and it's something that many editors don't.
- If anyone has any questions about consensus and how its determined, please feel free to ask them. I'll be happy to help with any confusion. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:51, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
sorry
hit the wrong button really sorry — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.189.23.163 (talk) 00:01, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
DJ Silent Asassin
Oshwah I contest the speedy deletion of one of are artist Wikipedia pages, I followered the steps but if we need to change something let me know. Dion@umusic.com or Tyrone@artiumrecords.com (TyroneDavisJr)TyroneDavisJr (talk) 00:25, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
Would you mind moving this to Kees Wieringa since the page is salted? I have no idea if the subject is notable, but improper capitalization bother the heck out of me! Thanks for the rev del btw. The user appears to have taken the fifth copyright deletion warning to heart after I reported them to AIV. :-) TonyBallioni (talk) 00:25, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- TonyBallioni - Done. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:27, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- So speedy, thanks! TonyBallioni (talk) 00:28, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- TonyBallioni - You bet! Always happy to lend a hand! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:30, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- So speedy, thanks! TonyBallioni (talk) 00:28, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
Hi Oshwah--these qualify for revdel: the stuff is copied from Wikia. Thanks, Dr Aaij (talk) 01:19, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
formatting on David Shrigley
No worries on the rollback! While we're here, do you know how to fix the double line issue on the awards line of his infobox?198.58.162.200 (talk) 03:50, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- I just made this edit -- take a look at the article now. Was this what you were trying to fix? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:52, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks I fixed it by using a semicolon. I just wanted the awards heading to line up with the actual awards. His work is hilarious, don't you think? He deserves a great Wikipedia page.198.58.162.200 (talk) 03:56, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
Why User:Charliesam123 really is a vandal
Hello Oshwah -- You recently declined to block this user, noting that the references check out. Sorry, I should have been clearer. The reference links do exist and they even pertain to the topic of the vandalized article (e.g Owen Wilson). But if you read or do a search within the referenced site, you won't find the phoney-baloney names or goofy facts that Charliesam123 tried to add to the WP article. This is rather shrewd vandalism. Respectfully -- WikiPedant (talk) 04:45, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi WikiPedant! Thanks for leaving me a message! Ah okay, that helps. I thought that was what you meant -- that the reference URLs the user were providing were BS. Can you link me to a few example diffs of where this user blatantly does this so that I can take a look? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:47, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) i think he means edits like this. The reference is bogus, and the cousins likely do not exist.198.58.162.200 (talk) 05:00, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- Right. At the site pointed to in this diff , there's no rugby player Ronan Eruini-Bennett who dated Rebel Wilson.
- At the site pointed to in this diff there's no Simon Giordano Wilson or Lucas Greenslade Wilson. All baloney.
- -- WikiPedant (talk) 05:02, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- Right. At the site pointed to in this diff , there's no rugby player Ronan Eruini-Bennett who dated Rebel Wilson.
- (talk page stalker) i think he means edits like this. The reference is bogus, and the cousins likely do not exist.198.58.162.200 (talk) 05:00, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you both for the responses with the additional information. I'm looking into this now. Stand by. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:07, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- Yup... you were definitely correct. My apologies for the confusion over this. Since this user has not been warned for their behavior, blocking would be inappropriate. We always try to give users a chance to correct the behavior first. Because of this, I left an only warning on this user's talk page. If this user makes another edit like this again, please let me know and I will proceed with action. Thanks again for the heads up and for letting me know. I really appreciate it; I want to make sure that I do things right ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:12, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- HA! Well, that didn't take long... not but one minute after being warned, the user made another edit without a reference and I've indefinitely blocked as a vandalism-only account. My sincere thanks and appreciation to you both for bringing this back in front of my plate :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:14, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- The last article edited was a boarding school for boys, and one of the bogus names added is an actual teenage boarding school rugby player... It's very nerdy teenage vandalism. I am sure they will have successful careers in future.198.58.162.200 (talk) 05:19, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- HA! Well, that didn't take long... not but one minute after being warned, the user made another edit without a reference and I've indefinitely blocked as a vandalism-only account. My sincere thanks and appreciation to you both for bringing this back in front of my plate :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:14, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- Yup... you were definitely correct. My apologies for the confusion over this. Since this user has not been warned for their behavior, blocking would be inappropriate. We always try to give users a chance to correct the behavior first. Because of this, I left an only warning on this user's talk page. If this user makes another edit like this again, please let me know and I will proceed with action. Thanks again for the heads up and for letting me know. I really appreciate it; I want to make sure that I do things right ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:12, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
Re: Changes to Messianic Complex
Thanks for the kind words, don't worry I try to edit only when I see something that seems a bit off and I edit it with what I see in it's place (in some weird, idoeological sense that exists way outside the moral spectrum completely).
I just wanted a political entity off of my messiah complexes lol
Have a good year!
- Jesus Christ (in Space!) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:602:9501:90E6:34C6:F364:372A:5E40 (talk) 04:56, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
Ronnie Moran
I don't believe my change needed a source as all i done was change grammar relating to the fact he has passed away, which is documented in other parts on the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.42.88.153 (talk) 15:29, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
Hello!
I like your User Page, especially the quotations. I encountered it because you did some work on Trevor Noah. I hardly know who he is, but I recently started a page on his book Born a Crime. You and I seem to have a lot in common, though we were born probably 50 years apart. Keep up the good work. Lou Sander (talk) 19:53, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Lou Sander! Thank you for taking the time to leave a message and for the kind words. The edit I made to Trevor Noah was just to remove vandalism added to its content, but I'm glad that it was significant to someone out there ;-). It's a pleasure to meet you, and I wish you happy editing and good luck and fun with writing the article on Trevor Noah's book! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:37, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
Chitpavan Edit regarding why i removed some paragraphs
Respected sir, I want to clarify why I removed certain paragraphs from the article.I personally know members of the mentioned community and confidently say,that certain para were written with malicious intent.The references given are taken out of context from what the author(s) intended.Few things were written which were not related to the respective headings although factually correct if seen standalone. No other intention can be seen in doing such "errors" other than portraying the community in bad light. I know which community members are doing it but wont name them to avoid further conflict I can elaborate on the specific examples if u wish. Abcscholar (talk) 19:57, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
re: semi-protection on 2017 Westminster attack
Just FYI: Lectonar didn't forget. Rather, the IP causing trouble was blocked and the protection removed by Coffee 20 minutes later. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 21:15, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
Merger discussion for Yarsanism
An article that you have been involved in editing—Yarsanism —has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. MiguelMadeira (talk) 23:06, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
--MiguelMadeira (talk) 23:06, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
Revert
Hello, if you look at this URL you'll find prove that Smollett's birth name is "Justin Smollett" not Jussie Smollett.
https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3ASmollett%20%2Bbirth_place%3A%22California%2C%20USA%22
Theo Goutzinakis
I recently edited a page on Theo Goutzinakis. I noticed a mistake in the birth year provided (1978). The birth year of Theo Goutzinakis is 1969, and I hope this is a reliable enough scource. [6] . I am also a relative of Theo Goutzinakis, and my dad grew up with him. Please keep in mind this is my first Wikipedia edit, thank youAlexthegreat72 (talk) 00:14, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
Pyrrhic War Reversion
Hi. You reverted my edits without saying why, other than you felt they were non-neutral in some way. Could you be more specific, please? I trimmed length, which isn't a matter of neutrality. The lead as it stands is godawful enormous; it practically refights the whole war. Palindromedairy (talk) 00:32, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Palindromedairy! Thank you for leaving me a message with your questions. The concern I saw was from this edit where you described Pyrrhus as "A skilled commander, with a strong army fortified by war elephants", and the term "Pyrrhic victory" as "so painful to the victor that it amounts to a hollow victory or even a long-term defeat". This doesn't appear to follow Wikipedia's policy on maintaining a neutral point of view. These were my concerns and why I reverted your edit. Please let me know if you have any more questions. I'll be happy to answer them and assist you. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:41, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
- I do not understand your concerns. Pyrrhus was and is considered to be a skilled commander: he won several battles against Rome after all, and not accidentally. This is no more POV than saying any commander was skilled: the proof is in the pudding (I would write the same for Hannibal or Philip V). The specific mention of war elephants is because they are commonly held to be a major factor in his early victories, and Rome's eventual ability to develop tactics to defeat them helped them win the final battle of the war: worth a mention even in a summational lead. As for your objection to the Pyrrhic victory definition, I'm doubly confused, because that's what a Pyrrhic victory literally is. This is how a state wins most of the battles and loses the war.
- If you have no other issues, I'd like to restore my edits. Palindromedairy (talk) 00:52, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
my father. Whaley Hall
Hello,
I am Whaley's daughter. I have tried to upload his personal profile and I have also tried to add the photos of his football card that I have which are signed just 4 months before his passing.
I am not techie, so don't really understand all of this, but I am trying to be mu father's daughter. How do we proceed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shavivahall (talk • contribs) 00:38, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
my father. Whaley Hall
LET ME BE REAL: my e-mail is shanahaymanhall@gmail.com
I am Whaley's daughter.
I am trying to contribute to his page. What you have to gain by adding my father to Wikipedia, I am not sure, but I can help in making it better.
Did you know my father?
Do you want birth certificates, death certificates? I have those on hand.
I give you this: My brother died 3 months after my father. http://wtkr.com/2015/06/19/motorcyclist-dies-in-crash-on-i-64-westbound/
My brother is buried at Arlington; he was buried on 10/7/15. He died on 6/19/15.
I am not trolling, but you seem to have my family's profile on lock-down and that does not make sense to me as I have no idea who you are.
I have images of his football card signed 3-4 months before he died. This is my family, it has been a mess, but I am trying to set it right, in font, properly, here on the inter-web.
sincerely, shana hall
Shahzad Hasan Wikipedia Page
Hi
This is Shahzad Hasan. I am trying to add the corrections and fix the wrong information on my Wiki page, but it got removed for an unknown reason. Please put the edits back, it took me a whole day to correct and add updated information for Shahzad Hasan's Page.
Please could you not remove the edits, its not a "Test". It is all correct and verified 100% correct information that i added (personally) about me. Kindly restore my edits.
Thank you
Vital Signs (talk) 00:57, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
Whiting, ME
There was a geological survey a while back, and they found that the highest elevation in the town was Yellow Birch Mountain.
email me -- vandsaz@gmail.com
I have made an account now ==Vandsaz== — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vandsaz (talk • contribs) 01:13, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
UAA / RevDel
Hello, Oshwah! I included a revdel'd username in my revert edit summary here so if you're removing it from the history, I guess my ES needs to be scratched out, too. Rgrds. --64.85.216.227 (talk) 01:32, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
- Good catch! Thank you for the heads up! Done! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:33, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
Ongoing vandalism
I've noticed your talk page is getting quite a bit of action. Perhaps ECP for a little while on your talk page may be a good idea? Although i do note that you do get a lot of good faith IP editors popping round, so not sure how you might feel about protecting your TP. Blackmane (talk) 01:59, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
Bad edits
Twitch is running a marathon right now so I was just checking the wiki. User 97.88.225.207 seems to be contributing nothing but trash edits to multiple pages. Messaging you since you undid the biggest one on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers_(season_3) but then you reverted it back to the ruined version for some reason? Thanks. 37.28.152.66 (talk) 04:18, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
Unblock my User Name
Good Morning,
I have received notification that my user name had been blocked in the process of updating information on the Clayton County Public Schools page. I am requesting that my user name be unblocked and I allowed to update information on the page that is 5-6 years out of date as well as remove information that is no longer accurate.
Thanks, rscccs — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.43.223.156 (talk) 12:49, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Please read WP:ILLEGIT, User:CCPSCommSpecalist. — O Fortuna! Imperatrix mundi. 13:05, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Hello Oshwah
I see you removed my updated information on her parents. This information is taken from the United States of America Petition for Naturalization Document number 54281, application date June 1, 1940. I did reference this document.
Her mother full maiden name is Paraakovia Rosenberg, who came to the USA on 13 May 1910 on the SS Tenyo Maru, from Harbin, Manchuria, Russia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by History Sage (talk • contribs) 13:09, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
Wiarton Schooners
We are the owners of the Wiarton Schooners. We are in no way associated with Joe and Tina Zeil or the teams they ran. The Schooners is an entirely new team. The only similarities are that we are located in Wiarton and are part of the GMHL. We do not want to be associated with the Zeils or their teams.216.104.120.25 (talk) 13:37, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
Threema article
Hello!
Sorry for mistakes in amending article about Threema messenger.
Could you please make necessary references on behalf of me? Unfortunately, I don't know how to do them, but assume that information provided by me is very important.
There is a reference that Threema was included into the mentioned Register: https://reestr.rublacklist.net/distributors/. Also you can check this information at the official website of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media: https://97-fz.rkn.gov.ru/organizer-dissemination/viewregistry/#searchform
There is a reference where it is possible to know more about the Russian Federal Law No. 374-FZ: http://www.dentons.com/en/insights/alerts/2016/july/19/russias-new-anti-terrorist-law — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.148.217.196 (talk) 13:45, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
Harlan County High School editors
I think the latest 2 contributions to Harlan County High School may be affiliated, and vand-only accounts. Dan Koehl (talk) 18:24, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
Possibly promotional name, rename from a previous softblock. May need to softblock again. Xyaena 19:13, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Done. Worse name than last time — if they can't grasp that Wikipedia isn't for advertising, I think we should consider a hardblock next time. Bishonen | talk 22:37, 23 March 2017 (UTC).
About DD Audio
I have deleted some line from DD Audio article because I have added another article line in this article by mistake. That's why I remove these lines. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rogerhunt013 (talk • contribs) 21:20, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
Paragraph antecedent
Every one of the major features with its own heading needs to be mentioned at least once by name within the subsection so that it would make sense if excerpted to another place, which is very, very likely with an open-source resource like Wikipedia, which is freely licenced, not copyrighted, and hence very subject to sharing. Also (IMO) it reads more like a traditionally-published encyclopaedia (ref. Britannica ). Please take this into consideration. Thanks. 2600:1004:B143:4940:A85D:7ADF:A16C:1664 (talk) 22:39, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
i need a word with you boi
we need to have a chat man to meat head — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.236.252.154 (talk) 23:30, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
Natural Arch
I don't understand why you would take down my link to my map, can you be more specific about what you find to be inappropriate about it. 192.31.180.128 (talk) 23:32, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
- I reverted your edit here because it added an external link that I didn't believe was needed. Please let me know if you have any more questions. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:37, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
DS logging of ARBPIA3 articles
We need to log 500/30 being put on ARBPIA3 articles? Cause I don't think most (read: no) admins do that. --NeilN talk to me 01:48, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- NeilN - You do if the protection reason is Arbitration enforcement and if it's in response to the article being under discretionary sanctions (which is obviously what the protection was for). I was always told from the beginning to log them, so I do. *shrugs* ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:53, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- Well something is broken because if you look at Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Discretionary_sanctions/Log/2016#Palestine-Israel_articles, out of hundreds of articles protected last year only a handful are listed. --NeilN talk to me 01:57, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- NeilN - LOL yeah because nobody does it :-P ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:59, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- Ahem. The History of Little Oshwah :-p --NeilN talk to me 02:07, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- NeilN - Santa keeps good page logs, so I'm hoping to cash in hard at the end of the year ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:13, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- It seems harmless to keep putting these 500/30 protections in the DSLOG, but I'm not distressed if the admin doesn't do it. So long as the 500/30 is recorded as being imposed per the Arbcom case in the article's own protection log. For example with "WP:ARBPIA3#500/30" in the edit summary. In my opinion it is more important to record all sanctions of individual editors in the DSLOG, because people delete sanction notices from their own talk pages all the time. While the article never forgets who protected it and why. EdJohnston (talk) 16:15, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- NeilN - Santa keeps good page logs, so I'm hoping to cash in hard at the end of the year ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:13, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- Ahem. The History of Little Oshwah :-p --NeilN talk to me 02:07, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- NeilN - LOL yeah because nobody does it :-P ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:59, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- Well something is broken because if you look at Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Discretionary_sanctions/Log/2016#Palestine-Israel_articles, out of hundreds of articles protected last year only a handful are listed. --NeilN talk to me 01:57, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
terry jordan bychkov----
I deleted the content on the Terry Jordan-Bychkov page because it is absolutely not encyclopedia-worthy. Other than the fact that the person featured in the Wikipedia entry is completely un-noteworthy, the content is written as if a family member were writing a life history rather than an encyclopedia article. The only relevant parts were his occupation, date of birth and death, and the list of publications; all of which were left in place. Please leave the changes I made, as all material deleted was nothing more than fluff. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:6000:E943:DF00:E2F8:47FF:FE30:7A8 (talk) 02:30, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- If you had explained that in edit summaries, perhaps you wouldn't have been reverted. Drmies (talk) 02:37, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Hi 2605:6000:E943:DF00:E2F8:47FF:FE30:7A8. Generally, the unexplained blanking of significant sections of articles is going to result in a revert, either by another editor or by a bot. This is especially true when the account doing the removing is new and shows up out of the blue. When making such a change to an article, it does help to leave a clear edit sum so that others understand why the change is made, and also possibly a article talk page post to provide a more detailed explanation. A major change sometimes requires us as editors to be a little more cautious than bold. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:02, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
You may wish to revoke talk page access.--Cahk (talk) 07:03, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) @Cahk: They only made one edit and didn't continue, so I don't think that's necessary at this point. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 10:21, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
Correct writer credit on Drake - More Life song #13
Please put back the name Nima Jahanbin as a writer on Drake More Life album song #13 "Nothings Into Somethings". Wallis Lane production duo consists of 2 producers Nima Jahanbin and Paimon Jahanbin. The name was there the first day but for some reason taken off. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Markst18 (talk • contribs) 04:33, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
- Markst18 - Can you link me to the article you're referring to? Was the content referenced to a reliable source? This is typically why content like this is removed. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 14:20, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
GTA IV Questions
Hello Oshwah! You messaged me a while back saying that I had forgotten to cite my sources on an edit to GTA IV; however, I have forgotten what that edit was. If you could tell me what the edit was, I will check see if I can improve it by finding a source. Thank you! DatGeekyGamer (talk) 18:28, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
- @DatGeekyGamer: This is the edit Oshwah was referring to. -- Dane talk 23:15, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
- Dane is correct. It was regarding the edit linked above. In the future, you're able to see your past edits by clicking on the Contributions link on the top-right corner of any page (or just go here. You can also see the edit history (along with every change made to any article) by opening the article in question and clicking on the View history tab (or click here). ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 14:16, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
Israel/Palestine editors
Hi -- you seem active in admin work in this area. How does a new editor get the information they need about the 30/500 restriction for editing in this area? The editor I'm concerned about is 238-Gdn, especially his editing in Yitzchak Ginsburgh#Controversy, e.g. this and this. Thanks... Nomoskedasticity (talk) 15:44, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Nomoskedasticity! 30/500 protection restricts an article or page from being edited, created, or moved by accounts that are less than 30 days old, or have fewer than 500 edits. More information on the protection itself can be found here. If you're looking for a way to see if an article is protected or not and what protection level its set to, simply navigate to the article and click on "Page information" (located on the left navigation, under the "Tools" section). To find the reason behind why a specific page was protected, just navigate to the article, click on the History tab, and then click on "view logs for this page". A list of log entries showing different administrative and other logs will be listed there. Please let me know if you have any more questions. I'll be happy to answer them. Thanks again for leaving me a message with your questions. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:31, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks for your reply. I understand that the 30/500 protection is sometimes implemented on a page, so that new editors cannot edit. But not all pages relevant to the I/P conflict are set up that way. Even when they are not, my reading of the ARBPIA3 ruling is that editors not meeting the 30/500 rule may not edit in that area. Is there are process for formal notification (e.g. by an admin) in that respect? Wouldn't this be required as a step prior to an arbitration enforcement action? (Or is it enough for a regular editor to do it, as in [7]?) Apologies for all the questions -- but I've seen some admins at arbitration enforcement be quite rigid about procedural aspects such as this. Nomoskedasticity (talk) 05:49, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
PROMESA
Hello! You seem to have wrongfully reverted some edits I made on the PROMESA page. The Criticism section was, for some reason, inside the Composition table, which listed the members of the board. That is, obviously, wrong, so I decided to move it to its rightful place. However, you reverted that edit, and you put the Criticism section back in the table! --Anonymoususername (talk) 23:15, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
Sorry! I forgot to add a title to my message on your talk page! I'm the same user who just wrote to you about my edit on the PROMESA page, which you, IMO, wrongfully reverted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anonymoususername (talk • contribs)
- Hi Anonymoususername, and thanks for leaving me a message. I'm still confused as to why you removed the entire section from the article. However, I noticed that an IP made a change to a table just today; I reverted the article back to the revision it was at before today's edits -- does this resolve the issue you noticed? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:35, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
This is cool
You are a cool guy — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Best 1567366 (talk • contribs)
Request
Hello, upon previous talk, I will be thankful if you delete my talk page. Thanks in advance --Historyfeelings (talk) 02:09, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
- Historyfeelings - Done. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:14, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you very much --Historyfeelings (talk) 02:15, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
- Historyfeelings - So... I just realized that U1 does not apply to user talk pages. I wasn't supposed to delete your user talk page like I did. I'll go ahead and leave it be for now, but I may have to undelete if objections are raised. I apologize in advance for the confusion if this happens. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:41, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
- No problem, if there is any objection and you need to undo, kindly blank it and place NOINDEX Template. Thank you --Historyfeelings (talk) 02:56, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
- Historyfeelings - So... I just realized that U1 does not apply to user talk pages. I wasn't supposed to delete your user talk page like I did. I'll go ahead and leave it be for now, but I may have to undelete if objections are raised. I apologize in advance for the confusion if this happens. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:41, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you very much --Historyfeelings (talk) 02:15, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
YGM
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. at any time by removing the
-- Marchjuly (talk) 04:50, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
- Marchjuly - I just read it and replied to you :-). ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:17, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics
Hey fella - is the cult classics page now submitted to the main Wiki or is it still in draft where you sent it back to?
I haven't done this for a little while so i'm a tad out of practice! Thanks for the help — Preceding unsigned comment added by JermainRobson (talk • contribs) 12:33, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi JermainRobson! No worries, we were all new at this at one point! Or in your cause, just rusty; it happens... :-). I moved the article back to its original location, the draft space. It is currently located at Draft:Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics. Please let me know if you have any more questions or need help with anything. I'll be happy to give you a hand! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 13:03, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
I'd just like to move it to the main-space if poss? is this something you can do or onlu possible via my account? - i dont mind either way, just handy if a more knowledgable wiki-user can get it to the right space. Also, can you explain what a C-class article is and how to increase its rank? — Preceding unsigned comment added by JermainRobson (talk • contribs) 13:42, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
Blue Harvest
To you and @NinjaRobotPirate: I just created more doppelgangers but have once again reached my limite. Can one of you please delete the redirects Darkknight2149y and Darkknight2149z. DarkKnight2149 17:48, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
- Darkknight2149 - Done. Let me know if I can do anything else for you. Cheers -- ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:47, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
Discussion at Wikipedia:Peer review/Nuclear weapon/archive1
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Peer review/Nuclear weapon/archive1. Cheers, FriyMan talk 18:17, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
User rights
Hey Oshwah,
Thanks for granting me rollback and PC. I appreciate it that you trust me to have them. Unfortunately, I just don't seem myself using them and I was wondering if you could remove them from my account? I just don't need them and I'm a believer in only getting what you need and no more. Thanks! --Majora (talk) 21:44, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
- Majora - Done! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:48, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
Deleting article
Sir, I have removed content that was nominated for deletion 10 years ago. why did you change it back? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.150.72.26 (talk) 22:47, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
re: Thank You
I want to thank you for your super parenting skills in letting me know just how you feel about my opinion. Being that My Uncle Coote "Herbert Schaper" owned the Schaper Manufacturing Co. "which Tyco, Milton-Bradley, and Mattel managed to release him of. Be nice to retrieve an heirship that is not rightfully owned by these companies.
Oh, and my Husband is really really really really really mad at these people.
Jessica Schaper, Princess of Wales Prince Harry, Prince of Wales
Any further contact should be directed to:
Buckingham Palace — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.1.169.26 (talk) 01:09, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
The name of this LTA escapes me for some reason. But I think 7fjlrt45 is also the same person. Sro23 (talk) 01:47, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Sro23! It's good to talk to you again! Oh, dude yeah. No doubt. Same behaviors, username pattern, edits to user space... aaaaand it's blocked. Thanks for the heads up! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:57, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
Have a Barnstar!
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | ||
I'm sure this has been given to you many times before, but have another one! You really deserve this. Maxman013 (talk) 02:15, 31 March 2017 (UTC) |
- Maxman013! Thanks for taking the time to leave me this barnstar and for the Wikilove! I really appreciate it! Recent changes patrolling and reverting vandalism is my thing; I enjoy it and I'm happy to do it. Heh, someone's gotta do it, right? :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:54, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
question
Hi Oshwah, would you be so kind as to look over this RfC here? This is based on recent discussion threads, suggestions made by other editors in those threads, including me, and choices based on those suggestions. An editor is suggesting that 'abort' votes, which I do not see in policy on RfCs, will shut it down with admin help. I think it is well thought out, considers the recent discussions and attempts to find consensus and offers the choices editors offered. I appreciate it, especially as I don't think you've ever been over to that page to edit. SW3 5DL (talk) 03:11, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- I forgot to ask, could these 'aborts' be moved to the discussion section? If they don't like the choices, they can make suggestions in the discussion section, but I don't see where 'abort' should be allowed in the survey section, but I'm not an expert. That's why I've come over here. Thanks. SW3 5DL (talk) 03:21, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
See also this RfC on the same page, closed yesterday by NeilN because of six experienced editors !voting to abort it. Note that he said, "Closed due to a strong sense among editors...", rather than stating his own opinion. ―Mandruss ☎ 03:26, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- And the RfC I've brought here to Oshwah, is not that one. Thanks. SW3 5DL (talk) 03:30, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- You came here to ask Oshwah if abort votes are legitimate. But NeilN clearly answered that question yesterday. You seem to think he closed it not because of the abort votes but because he made the judgment himself that it was "confusing, overlapping, and/or premature". That is clearly not the case. ―Mandruss ☎ 03:35, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- I came here to ask him to look things over, and also asked about the abort votes. You've said your peace, you commented extensively in the discussion section, and now here, and it's apparent you want it shut down. I came here for help. Let's leave it. Constant commenting seems like battle. Not to mention, you have been against any changes, and I also addressed that in the RfC. Everybody has a choice. So your rationale makes no sense to me. That's all I have to say. Night. SW3 5DL (talk) 03:39, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- You came here to ask Oshwah if abort votes are legitimate. But NeilN clearly answered that question yesterday. You seem to think he closed it not because of the abort votes but because he made the judgment himself that it was "confusing, overlapping, and/or premature". That is clearly not the case. ―Mandruss ☎ 03:35, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
Looney Tunes
Sorry I "admin conflicted" you. I'll change it back to 1 day if you want, but I've a feeling you don't care too much.... 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 04:07, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- 78.26 - HA! No problem, and nope... your protection duration is perfectly fine to me! It's good to talk to you again. Hope things are doing well :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:12, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- Well enough. Lots going on outside of Wikipedia, trying to write a few more articles here as I grab snippets of time. Mostly ignoring ANI, etc. Bumping into the occasional obsessed editor.... Situation normal, sir! 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 13:35, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
Help
Hi I'm Emmanuelebidan page name(deleted):Olila-Ebugh Abureni if u were to write about a monarchy how would u do it Emmanuelebidan (talk) 05:33, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Emmanuelebidan! I'll be happy to help you get started! First, you need to visit Wikipedia's tutorial guide on how to get started. Get through that, and then go here to get help with creating the article. I highly recommend (as others have said) that you make your actual creation here so that it goes into the draft space and can be expanded as you learn. If you have questions about any of the links and tutorials I've pointed you to, please let me know. I'll be happy to answer them. Cheers! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:38, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
Review it
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{{Infobox person | name = Mukti Subedi | nationality = Indian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|05|24}} | birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]] | occupation = [[Dancer]], [[Artist]] | years_active = 2008–present |height= 5ft 5in | website = https://muktisubedi.blogspot.com/ }} '''Mukti Subedi'''(full name Mukti Mohan Subedi) is a contemporary artist from [[India]]. She took an interest in Star One's move reality demonstrate Zara Nachke Dikha . She was a piece of the triumphant group 'Masakkali Girls'. She additionally showed up in the comic drama appear, [[Comedy]] Circus Ka Jadoo on Sony TV channel with Kapil Sharma as her parody accomplice, supplanting Kavita. As of late she highlighted in Speart Studio season 5 video of melody 'Teriyaan Tu Jaane' by Amit Trivedi. She has likewise partaken in Jhalak Dikhla Jaa trump card section. [1] Mohan has additionally showed up in the [[movie]] [[Happy New Year (2014_film)]], [[Raees(film)]], and [[Mohabbatein]], [[Chennai Express]] Daruvu . She additionally shows up on Nach Baliye 6. ==Career== She is generally acclaimed worldwide for her profound understanding into the craft of choreography and her dedication to prepare and urge new artists to better subtleties of Odissi. The move celebrations highlighted all through the world have basic praise for her choreographic works, these incorporate the Edinburgh International Festival, U.K. ; Festival of India in United States; the Cervantino Festival, Mexico; Vienna [[Dance]] [[Festival]], Austria; Festival of Indian Dance, South Africa; [[Festival]] of Indian Culture, São Paulo, Brazil; Days of Indian Culture, Hungary; Festival of Indian Arts, London; the Avignon Festival, France; Pina Bausch's Festival, Wuppertal and Berlin Festpiele, [[Germany]]; and celebrations in [[Italy]], [[Spain]], Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan and the Indian subcontinent. She assumed a pioneer part is setting up Odissi as one of the significant traditional move types of India through varying media introductions, shows and in addition with the association of broadly refreshing particular move celebrations in [[India]]. ==Television== *[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]'' (2015) *''[[Baal Veer]]'' (2014) * '' [[Comedy Nights with Kapil]] ''(2013) * ''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]]''(2015) * ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 7)]]'' (2016) ==Filmography== * [[Happy New Year (2014_film)]] * [[Raees(film)]] (2016) * [[Mohabbatein]] (2000) * [[Chennai Express]] (2013) == References == * http://tinselgupshup.com/news/view/338/The-Absolute-Artiste-Mukti-Mohan * http://highheelconfidential.com/tag/mukti-mohan/ * https://www.pinkvilla.com/taxonomy/term/20620 Mukti Subedi at Pinkvilla newspaper * http://tellychakkar.com/tags/mukti-mohan * http://timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/parth-samthaan-to-romance-mukti-mohan-in-an-upcoming-show/articleshow/56482770.cms {{DEFAULTSORT:Subedi, Mukti}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1990 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Yash Raj Films| ]] |
49.126.152.157 (talk) 06:54, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
how to picture set
sir
how to set picture in pages — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ram biharee Jadaun (talk • contribs) 09:19, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- Ram biharee Jadaun - See this tutorial -- it will show you exactly how to do this. Let me know if you have any questions about the tutorial. I'll be happy to help you. Cheers :-D -- ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 09:22, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
Help
Sir, Please draft the upppermost article in Mukti Subedi Url please sir.49.126.248.114 (talk) 10:33, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
please delete my personal Wikipedia page
Hello Oshwah! I'd like to remove my personal Wikipedia page because of several very personal reasons (privacy and my current job position's credibility and stability). My page is the following: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matteo_Chinosi I am the subject described on this page and i don't want it at all. I just insered the following "cancellation line" at the top of the page "<noinclude>{{cancella subito|motivo}}</noinclude>" So please help me! I will be really glad if you can do it for me.Wikiprulez (talk) 14:15, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- User_talk:NeilN#Help_me_please. Also User_talk:Wikiprulez#Managing_a_conflict_of_interest --NeilN talk to me 16:57, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
articles for creation
are you part of the WikiProject Articles for creation? The garmine (talk) 14:31, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
March 2017
why did you change it oshwah. that thing (nas) is lame. he is a bad hyper surfboarder.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Wqeryas (talk • contribs) 18:34, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
May you take a look at Current events 30 March 2017, between the IP user and myself based on the language he/she/they are using in their edits. I've warned and reverted three times, but the editor reverts again as previously done. Edits from the 'edit war' (chronologically):
- Adog104 Talk to me 21:34, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- under allowables exemptions to 3RR any editor may remove a preioously permanently banned editor even if 3RR as is ADog104 trying to who is trick you right now--2600:8800:FF04:C00:D571:F7F5:8413:7AE9 (talk) 21:35, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- also if he just went to a supposedly sympathetic admin it is also a violation of wiki policy--2600:8800:FF04:C00:D571:F7F5:8413:7AE9 (talk) 21:37, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- also if he failed to give me notice of attempting admin action so that I might prove my case that he is a sockpuppet of a permanently banned user that is also a violation of wiki policy--2600:8800:FF04:C00:D571:F7F5:8413:7AE9 (talk) 21:38, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- also if he just went to a supposedly sympathetic admin it is also a violation of wiki policy--2600:8800:FF04:C00:D571:F7F5:8413:7AE9 (talk) 21:37, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
- under allowables exemptions to 3RR any editor may remove a preioously permanently banned editor even if 3RR as is ADog104 trying to who is trick you right now--2600:8800:FF04:C00:D571:F7F5:8413:7AE9 (talk) 21:35, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
Changed The Page
Hello
I noticed you removed a number of sections from the page including
- In The Media - Warner Music Group - My Digital Escape
Many areas have been condensed as well. is there a reason for these changes? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:355A:A400:AC09:EC9F:4B98:3B35 (talk) 22:49, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
Oops!
So earlier i was doing some editing on the Elizabeth Cady Stanton page and so I left to go get a drink and my 5 year old son decided to remove over half of one of the edits and so now I would hope for you to fix it because all of that information lost got saved! Thank you so very much!!
- Riley Incherstein — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:3155:2530:AD43:99A4:EDEE:F9CA (talk) 23:25, 31 March 2017 (UTC)