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Hello, I saw your name at Wikipedia administrators willing to handle RevisionDelete requests, so I thought I would send a request your way. Starting with this edit at Titoo, a redirect, copyrighted material was added from pogo.tv/shows/titoo/about.html. Currently the page is fully protected. I was told that it doesn't really matter since it is just a redirect, but I still thought it would be worth purging. Thanks either way! ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia talk 17:56, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
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to explain that the revisions are on the non-talk page.Hello Oshwah!
I hope you're well and healthy! My name is Brianne Derrah, I'm an Ojibway-Metis student at UWO and I'm part of the Endangered languages project on Wikipedia. I have some questions for you regarding legitimate sources in situations when sources that would be considered legitimate by Wikipedia's policies are few and far between. I realize that this falls under a relevancy issue, but in the case of endangered languages, I would argue that their lack of material is not a reflection of their relevancy.
In any case, I thank you very much for your kind attention and hope to hear from you soon!
Best,
B BrianneDerrah ( talk) 20:00, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
Clearly a shared account, trying to promote Addictive Eaters Anonymous, but not obvious enough to report. See the talk of Addictive eaters and my talk page. See User:Vpkb2012 4thfile4thrank ( talk) 20:00, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
Oshwah, you're an Admin I trust. I would appreciate it if you would take a look at this editor – User talk:Lonniemitchell22 – and determine if you think it's time for some kind of block (or some other action). This user has gotten a plethora of Level 4 warnings, and it doesn't seem to be changing or improving their behavior one iota... Thanks. -- IJBall ( contribs • talk) 21:36, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
cite press release
instead of cite web
for press releases, yet
continue to do just the opposite (The site in question,
The Futon Critic, provides press releases, the citation in that edit being an example of one).Yo oshwah! How are you doing? Hope your safe! See you around! Signed, The4lines |||| ( You Asked?) ( What I have Done.) 23:08, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
Can you tell me how I can write an article on Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by WOCWindows10 ( talk • contribs) 15:51, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
Hey osawa, I am on my computer and I wrote something about me on wikipedia, I dont know why but you deleted that article... it said "misuse of wikipedia as webhost" and i am on my local computer its not webhost — Preceding unsigned comment added by Programmer Sidharth ( talk • contribs) 08:31, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi there. Please visit my company at www.ExploreMyPC.com. Please get back to me ASAP. Thank you. I can be email at [REDACTED - Oshwah] 2600:8801:A200:651:41A0:96D3:A5A8:CB77 ( talk) 11:04, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
A few days ago up above you said "I have about 1000 users who actively watchlist this page". The discussion was about how revdel should be emailed to avoid the Streisand effect.
I just saw where you redacted some guy's email address. I confess I took a peek. Why? I need to make sure it's on my email's blacklist. (ok seriously no, I won't put it on my blacklist, my email provider has very good anti-spam heuristics so it's not necessary. However the domain-name, which you did not redact, is in my "mental list of likely spammers." This should be a clue to all spammers that spamming Wikipedia is counter-productive.) davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 14:07, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
I have many times seen false information on some Wikipedia pages. Then I came to know that i can edit them, but I can't edit them. Maybe because I don't have verified account. As you have been on this for more than 14 years, maybe you can help me. Thank you ! Pruthviraj Dodiya ( talk) 14:28, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
Can the title The Child (Star Wars) be changed to Grogu since that name appeared in Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian last friday? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oliver Wendell 2009 ( talk • contribs) 17:00, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
Sorry for the late reply, could you review the edit on Glory? A user Livelikemusic gave me a “disruptive editing” message on my talk page after I had corrected the single with being released under the reissue. There explanation of the removal was very vague. I reached out to them via their talk page and questioned it and they were once again— very vague. They told me I wasn’t following the template correctly and that I’m trying to move around it. They also need to give a more in depth explanation of why it isn’t appropriate to have in the box. Yet many users have already discussed whether the song is a single— which was confirmed to be. But this user all of a sudden isn’t allowing it to be included in the box on the album page. Which to me is odd. They had also told me I wasn’t following their “talk page rules” after I had sent them a message. Didn’t know that was a thing but okay... Please review the messages on both mine and this users talk page. For some odd reason it wouldn’t allow me to respond back to our previous conversation. Pillowdelight ( talk) 22:42, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
@ Oshwah: If you don’t mind me asking is it just me or is this user (Livelikemusic) clearly showing signs of lacking Wikipedia:Consensus? I also don’t feel appreciated how they immediately gave me a level 3 warning without prior reaching out to me to explain what is wrong and what is right. To me this fits me perfectly Misinformation, accidental— I’m still new and learning I’ve only been editing for 8 months and this user is treating me as if I’m a vandal. They are lacking Policy and guideline pages, good-faith changes to— they need to actually discuss this with me; telling me I’m wrong and they are right really isn’t helpful. Pillowdelight ( talk) 03:48, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello Oshwah, sorry to bother you again but would it be possible to revision delete some vandal edits on Jimmy Rave? I started to revert their edits so they decided to make insulting comments about anti-vandal patrollers. For examples, see [2] and [3] amongst others. Thanks! Pahunkat ( talk) 10:56, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
... I like the culture you give homage to. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 22:12, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
Maybe this should go to
a higher authority, but someone high up on the food chain ranks of respected highly trusted veteran editors might want to register
this username globally, set up a "meta" page, then lock it, just as a placeholder for when that "username" shows up - albeit without a link - in logs.
Yeah, I'm being pendantic here and considered not even mentioning it, but it has just enough humor value to make it worth mentioning and, I think, worth doing. Heck, on March 32 the account could even "make an edit" - reverted immediately of course - to Main page, just to see if anyone noticed it in the edit logs. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 01:14, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
:( — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.182.206.188 ( talk) 03:57, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
Could you please check the logs of the user page whose edit summary you just OS'd? That phone number is still there. Thanks in advance. Java Hurricane 09:30, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
Dear Oshwah,
I've just created a new page called Glenn Sestig. I'm really surprised to get a notification that you've deleted this page. I am curious to finding out why exactly
Thank you Have a great day
Glenn Sestig ( talk) 09:35, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
How dare you delete Draft:Emma Bell, Draft:Sarah Rosinski, Draft:Mitchell Walkowiak, Draft:Rachel Hackett, Draft:Luke Jancosek and Draft:Jason Cole. ArekSmith ( talk) 12:25, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
Can you assist me with editing the GoMore article? I would like to create an English version, but the page is currently semi-protected.
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=GoMore&action=edit&redlink=1
https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomore.dk
/info/en/?search=Peer-to-peer_carsharing
Best,
Anders
AP9000 (
talk) 13:09, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Pia bajpiee did a Hindi film with “Laal rang” with Randeep Hooda in 2016, there are 1000 articles on net, whole film publicity is out there.you can check it.so how come my edit is not making any sense? Please guide. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 42.106.216.195 ( talk) 14:35, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
Following this what do you think is the best course of action pertaining the Kaptain Kush article itself? I was thinking of using a G5 but wasn’t sure how that was gonna play out then i thought of unilaterally moving it to draftspace but figured to first ask you before proceeding. I’m in a fix now, what do you propose is the best course of action? Celestina007 ( talk) 03:34, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello Oshwah, I strongly believe I will get justice from you so I am hopeful that you will attend to this issue very well. I have been an editor since 2015, but I get a lot of attacks and disapproval which has continued to discourage me from doing anything further.
I created an article that is clearly correct with every credible reference from very popular platforms in Nigeria. But my article was unjustly moved to draft for allegedly not having a credible source. Oshwah, I am here to let you know that 3 sources I quoted are have been in existence since 2007 and have an international reputation with over millions of followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. they include but not limited to Vanguard, Genuis, and Bella Naija.
Jeriqis more than qualified to be on Wikipedia as he is well known and has good followership. I urge you to intervene on this urgent matter thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fabregado ( talk • contribs) 11:10, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi there, hope you are well. I have been drafting a new article and have spent a good amount of time on it - Draft:RAF Lakenheath near nuclear disasters. I was hoping to be able to get someone to review it for me. I noticed that you've done a couple of edits on the list of military nuclear accidents page, so I thought the topic area of my article (two Broken Arrow nuclear incidents) might be of interest to you. If you could review it for me would be immensely grateful. Snugglewasp ( talk) 17:13, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
Danielle Bernstein’s wiki page has an incorrect as her first job being ‘design thief’. It’s wrong and defamatory — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C8:7286:B200:DD00:FD0C:3EED:BFDB ( talk) 19:05, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
I sent you an EMERGENCY email. Please check it. 4thfile4thrank ( talk) 20:39, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, Oshwah. No clue if you saw it or not, but I was thinking you may not have because I added it as a reply to an already existing section here. My reply is located at User talk:Oshwah#Looking for your opinion on an editor. If you have already seen it and just didn't respond to it or get around to it yet, I apologize. Was just thinking you might've seeing your replies to others following my own reply. Thanks. Magitroopa ( talk) 02:02, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Her page was edited by someone who has no proof that her work was discredited. It was discredited by him, Jack Turban, in an op-ed. This is an attack on her reputation as a journalist and needs to be corrected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gigilarue ( talk • contribs) 04:14, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Extending the talk from an IP's talk-page, the template Template:Uw-error2 and above imply vandalism, stating "Your edits could be interpreted as vandalism and have been reverted.". This should be resolved or reworded because not all errors are bad-faith. WhoAteMyButter ( 📬│ ✏️) 04:55, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello Oshwah! I have a source I can put into the article for what I had written down. An news report by Nintendo Life about the 6 games coming to Switch. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noah Gladdish ( talk • contribs) 05:43, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Have a nice Cherry Christmas and i'm User:Mike Matthews17, remember me? The one who lost his password a year ago. You are the only one who helped me to no avail. Merry Christmas, 90.244.133.40 ( talk) 11:21, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Oshwah,
I am new on Wikipedia editing, so I apologise if I have mistakenly taken the wrong procedure towards my goal.
I work directly for Dexter Fletcher (the person who's page I am trying to change). He has asked me to make the edits I have done previously, and more. Mainly to take away a lot of irrelevant information he does not want on his page. This is the third time I have attempted but a 'bot' keeps reverting my changes. Can you help please?
Perhaps while we are here, I am also trying to upload a new photo for his page (to replace the current). The photo is owned by his close friend. Would you by chance have nay advice for me?
Thank you
Taro — Preceding unsigned comment added by Talo Smith ( talk • contribs) 12:37, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
why do you delete accounts?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ujala123 ( talk • contribs) 15:20, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Dear OshwahItalic text, I wanted to ask you that Some days before I just created an article named, article :KishalayItalic text, But after a few days I received the Message that it was deleted. I know that you have Deleted it because You have Thought of something but I wanted to just clarify you that It was a True article an The information given in it was truly correct. So, I just wanted to request you one thing that can you just give me a chance and recover that article. Hope you would understand. Have a great day! Thankyou-- Ujala123 ( talk) 15:33, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello. Thank you for protecting Abigail Shrier: [4]. Before you did so, I posted my concerns to the BLP noticeboard. Unfortunately, an admin has not responded yet (possibly because you issued full protection to the page). Are you planning on blocking the editor who was edit-warring, inserting non-RS content and obvious OR into the BLP? I tried to explain to the editor why they were wrong: [5], but they don't seem to understand any of the policies I presented them. Should I wait until someone from the BLP noticeboard responds? I could always submit a report to WP:AN/3 if that's the better route. Thank you-- Dr.Swag Lord, Ph.d ( talk) 17:32, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
im from ikono local govt area in akwa ibom state we now have new chairman "Nyakno Okoibu" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devil's birth ( talk • contribs) 19:43, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Help, please. And cheers, 2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 ( talk) 07:14, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Oshwah,
I am Gary Varvel. I see that you work for Wikipedia and you last edited the page about me.
I never wanted a page about me. Someone else set it up, I believe, in an effort to ruin my reputation. I have tried to delete the lies. For instance: I DO NOT have outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. And I don't consider myself to be "radical right-wing" or "racist or sexist." Yet these words keep showing up on Wikipedia.
Please delete my page from Wikipedia.
-- Gary Varvel — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dudgeton ( talk • contribs) 07:54, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello Oshwah, if you happen to have time, could you please read my comment at Talk:Abigail Shrier? Aside from some incredibly poor non- WP:RS sourcing, I believe the larger problem with the article is that it fails notability guidelines. IHateAccounts ( talk) 14:59, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Got the Christmas Spirit? [10]
I hope your generosity is rewarded by the editor "seeing the light" during those 72 hours and becoming a productive, plays-well-with-others editor. Then again, becoming a productive, useful contributor is what I hope for everyone who comes back after a block. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 🎄 19:18, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Clearly you know nothing of the topic. The sources are the same as the author used. The ALBATROSS is the vessel the item is about. The Augsberg was a vessel in the same battle. The original author simply swapped the names when explaining the damages to Albatross. Why would he ever list extensive damages to a ship that escaped, while neglecting the Albatross. Do you even read these things before overreacting? If you change this again, please have a supervisor contact me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:187:4100:6B4:5178:BD7A:99DE:CFBE ( talk) 02:49, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
I thought I followed all the correct steps by providing links to the original story. Could you please tell me what I did wrong and how to correct it? Redffoxe ( talk) 02:53, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
I mass reverted disruptive edits. Was it the right thing, or was it reckless? I scanned the contribs of an IP range blocked for being disruptive. I may have been too reckless for using the powerful tool, but all the edits appeared to be subtle vandalism. Any help? See my contribs. 4thfile4thrank ( talk) 03:01, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hey Oashwah, I noticed the changes you made to the Zach Klein page. Thank you for reminding me to add sources. I have a page that I'm trying to publish. It's for Patrick Algrim, yes, myself. Another internet entrepreneur. Can you review my page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patrickalgrim ( talk • contribs) 03:54, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hey man you definitely let your personal political biases color your input on the Abigail Shrier article and I would personally have serious qualms about reading anything you’ve edited. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.110.144.177 ( talk) 05:38, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Why have you marked certain pages for removal?
That’s my comment above. That’s not true, you’ve been marked as an editor on the Abigail Shrier page on several occasions
Hi Oshwah, does User:JapanBot97's name violate the rule against users using bot in their usernames? I have no idea, so I thought you might know. This may also be a COI account. Thanks. BilCat ( talk) 07:27, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi. Can I request a checkuser (two users) without submitting a SPI case? I know SPI is not for witch-hunting but I have recently encountered an odd case which looks very fishy; it could be either sockpuppetry or meatpuppetry. -- Wario-Man ( talk) 12:27, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Oshwah, it appears Kingrocky2005 ( talk · contribs) is another sock of the two you blocked, as at Freedom of religion in Nepal. Cheers, 2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 ( talk) 17:43, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ahmed Yusuf (2nd nomination). No comments in 3 days, and all the consensus is unambiguously one-sided, which adds up to WP:SNOW. 4thfile4thrank ( talk) 00:18, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Read the talk page before reverting. You should undo your reversion. 120.20.214.118 ( talk) 21:40, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello. Recently edited and frankly fixed Stacey Dooley’s filmography. It must be one of the worst I’ve ever seen. That is not how you form one. I stated this in my summary, but you reverted it, and ironically stating that i gave no explanation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a00:23c7:fc14:3700:7c2e:daa3:bfc9:aa14 ( talk) 01:44, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Oshwah, thank you very much for that very swift and efficient job. Stay safe my friend.---Wikaviani (talk) (contribs) 22:57, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
BilCat ( talk) 23:24, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar | |
Thanks for the support and recusing from here — Amkgp 💬 06:21, 16 December 2020 (UTC) |
hello oswah — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bello habeeb ( talk • contribs) 11:44, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | ||
This is for your valuable efforts on countering Vandalism and protecting Wikipedia from it's threats. I appreciate your effort. You are a defender of Wikipedia. Thank you. PATH SLOPU 15:16, 16 December 2020 (UTC) |
Hello Oshwah, To inform you that the block evading IP is again at work 86.8.101.221 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) using a previous blocked IP address to insert unsourced material on BBC pages. They don't seem to learn. Thanks and regards David,, David J Johnson ( talk) 15:47, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Good job of being the mod — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sm2009DD ( talk • contribs) 16:46, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
The Real Life Barnstar | |
Good job of being the mod Sm2009DD ( talk) 16:52, 16 December 2020 (UTC) |
Sm2009DD - Thank you for the barnstar! I appreciate it very much! ~Oshwah~ (talk) (contribs) 17:46, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on your user page, User talk:Jiu Jitsu Google Drive FULL MOVIE 2020, 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 advertising which only promotes or publicises someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This 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 or advertising space. 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 deleted 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. Lunyaah ( talk) 17:38, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Oshwash, you blocked user:Ulyvoei for sockpuppetry(ie. KitchenScience), on 15 November 2020. I could not find the SPI, here.
User:Toaster9 is editing in the same pattern(dates of birth [15], [16], [17]) and area(s) as user:Ulyvoei. Should I file an SPI or is there already one for user:Ulyvoei? -- Kansas Bear ( talk) 02:11, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
Hey there,Hope all is well,Im Navid Biglari(Iranian pop singer-songwriter)And I need have a biography in wikipedia.I tried Many time but unfortunetly Deleted. please help me to create it. Many Thanks Navid Biglari — Preceding unsigned comment added by Navid Biglar Mazlaghani ( talk • contribs) 15:38, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
Therefore, the Chinese Nationalist Party should be marked as the "Chinese Republic" and the Taiwanese Nationalist Party as the "Taiwan." This is because they have different national views.-- Storm598 ( talk) 02:54, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
I noticed that you rolled back the change from "activist" to "convicted murderer" on David Gilbert's page. I disagree with "activist" being more neutral. The murder conviction is factual, whereas activist is a loosely defined term and not quite fitting of a person who murdered three individuals. In addition to "convicted murderer" being a more factually accurate and neutral description, "activist" also does a great disservice to proper activists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8001:6703:AD00:AD8A:1A80:56D3:6C9B ( talk) 03:04, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
Hey jerkoff, why you reverting edits. You trippin? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.26.157.135 ( talk) 03:09, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
How to set my biography and website Kathuri Dennis ( talk) 08:24, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Oshwah,
sorry to disturb, you but the sock is continusly pinging me (but of course, I won't take the decoy, as his socks as well did this never ending discussions, pretending non-understanding, falsifying or bludgeoning, as well on noticeboards, with other editors, etc.), and at this point it became abusive.
The investigation you did with the fellow admin was correct, without knowing about it I recognized the phenomenon earlier ( [18]]), and already reported to the previously acting admin, but before answering the parallel sockpuppet investigation already was complete (all in all, 2 different admins and 2 different users recognized him, without notifiyng each other)
I could easily refute the socks deceptive allegations about me (btw. very amateur manipulations, despite the talk pages prove everything), but I won't spend more precious editing time to someone who tired for almost two months the community on the other hand the other users he is listing are topic banned, or indefinetly banned editors, except Ikastul which is a sleeping account with 85 mainspace edits, while Scheianu could have been blocked for serious personal attacks if I am not so much elegant, but finally draw back his tone, etc.
I think, it is the time to revoke talk page access, as the sock again started to mock me, and he will never stop and 'till infinite time will continue until the last ditch, as his socks did. Regards.( KIENGIR ( talk) 13:03, 19 December 2020 (UTC))
Hi Oshwah, hope you're well... If you have a minute, could you take a look at Checkpoint Charlie Museum? A user is repeatedly making the same edit, adding content that doesn't seem to be encyclopedic. I've notified them about the content policies and WP:BRD and so on, and I don't want to edit-war with them, but I think the material really doesn't belong.
I also suspect they're the same person as blocked Nillsson and their sock Eintracht123. Partly based on the same interest in promoting the Museum and its directors the Hildebrandts, as well as their edit-warring behavior. But also because they're doing the same thing on German Wikipedia too, like the others did, where they are presently edit-warring with other users over an edit that's nearly the same as Nillsson's last one for example: [23], [24] (in German). I can file an SPI report, and I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that evidence from other Wikipedias can be used in SPI cases, but I can't seem to find it now. Without that, the evidence here is maybe not strong enough. What do you think? -- IamNotU ( talk) 02:18, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
I have suspicions about Sandy Anugrah and they aren't good. Brand new editor seems to know a lot about formatting. Refuses to use edit summaries; I've warned about that. Also refuses to use any talk page at all, possibly unable to write or understand English. WP:CIR applies here. Five warnings on her page by this time, and no sign of reforming. I would take it to WP:ANI but these tend to get no traction there. Elizium23 ( talk) 10:25, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
For your perusal, Oshwah, there seems to be some possible socking going on in this MFD where multiple of the IP voters are mimicking the same voting style and mannerisms of the nominator. I'm unsure as to whether this warrants a CU or opening up a WP:SPI. Let me know your thoughts.-- WaltCip-( talk) 14:50, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
This year, many people had COVID to fear,
The holidays are getting near,
One thing that will be clear,
We will still have holiday cheer,
Happy holidays and happy new year!!
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talk) 14:05, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, Oshwah, I hope you stay safe and things are going well for you.
Please kindly see if this rev edit summary ought to be redacted: Special:diff/995564606.
I am recovering after Covid-19 and wish you to not repeat my experience.
Merry Christmas and a healthy New Year! 🎄❄ --
CiaPan (
talk) 16:00, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
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Hello Oshwah: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, TheSandDoctor Talk 16:24, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi again Oshwah,
Hope you are well. You helped a while back with the 'Lee Rowley' page after what appeared to be the same person repeatedly deleting anything that was not entirely positive about the subject matter. Same person appears to be back. First it was an unregistered user and then it was a user who only edits that page. As before, they are making exactly the same edits as last year (word for word), which suggests it is the same person again. After the last round of issues a couple of experienced Wiki editors stepped in and tidied things up and rejected the vandalism that was going on. They also critiqued some of the detail in my edits, which I accepted as they were sensible points. The user who keeps deleting material appears to be the subject of the page and they refuse to discuss matters on the talk page. As again, suspect the page needs a extra control to stop their vandalism, as they keep just re-doing the edits.
Thanks, Impsfan ( talk) 11:34, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
Panikilicious & Sandy Anugrah this 2 users, they're keep on editing information without sources and content removal without support reference/any reason. and this accounts does the same identical edits! please revert this 2 users content removal on the respective pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.164.50.34 ( talk) 05:42, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
“MeWe's light approach to content moderation has made it popular among conspiracy theorists, particularly the anti-vaccine movement, as well as American conservatives.”
You could say the same about Facebook. However, you don’t see any potentially damaging remarks on Facebook’s Wikipedia. The above remark is an opinion at best. That said, I could understand if this statement was in a separate section or category. For example, how some Wikipedia pages have a death category, lawsuits, legal problems, etc...
I don’t have a Mewe account, so I decided to research mewe, and the first thing I read about mewe is the statement above. It is almost slander, it saddens me I can’t even look up anything these days with out some sort of bias. With this in mind, if Facebook and Instagram had all their shady business out front and was the first thing I read in their Wikipedia page, I would not be writing this at all. In fact, There is nothin negative on the Facebook Wikipedia page. Isn’t Facebook being sued right now by like 48 states for breach of privacy laws?
All things considered, I feel like the mewe Wikipedia page can be churched up a bit. I doubt you will actually care but I do hope you take what I said into consideration.
24.16.130.241 ( talk) 18:44, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks, Pahunkat ( talk) 22:05, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
I added what, in retrospect, was a wall of text to this. I did it because the editor who opened it said "There are probably some other ways to connect the accounts that don't involve deleted contribs on other wiki" and I took that as a request for assistance.
Honest opinion requested - did this get in your way/create more unnecessary work for you, was it helpful, or was it a "didn't matter one way or the other"? davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 🎄 04:35, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
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Thank you so much for quickly blocking both the users who were vandalising List of reportedly haunted locations and directing offensive comments towards other editors. -- Ashley yoursmile! 08:39, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick block on the move vandal. I was frantically searching on Discord for someone who could block him quickly, haha... I have two questions: 1) Should I revert all of his blanking edits (or will it mess up a hist split) and 2) Should I file an AN thread to see if I can get hist splits? Regards, Giraffer ( talk· contribs) 09:34, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
177.155.203.67 and 109.131.1.0 are clearly jack puppets, new users wouldnt be familiar with marquinhos or jack accounts or puppets/investigations, and couldnt be possible to know the places i edited without going to these places before, they also have the same troll ish gramatic as jack and the same pages/objectives as him, they also have the same attitudes, harassment and vandalism, so i ask you guys to search on these accounts because they may be jack socks, this kid also knows wikipedia admins on the first day and his first edits are exactly talking with wikipedia admins /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/177.155.203.67 /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/109.131.1.0
can you checkuser them so they can get banned? they also got false reports saying im a sock only because of my shared interest in ww2, similar username of a language i know and my gramatic (im NOT american, im brazilian, but i can speak english easily)
also, get jack banned from the community, he has already caused MANY disruption to the site and wont stop soon
WikipedianManiac (
talk) 13:08, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
i found a new IP, 187.36.156.37, that is possibly another sock of JACK, he vandalized is a possible sockpuppet and everything i said before applies on this one, heres his "contributions":187.36.156.37
WikipedianManiac (
talk) 13:10, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
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Enjoy your 5th day of Christmas. Sorry, no golden rings this year, pandemic recession and all. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 🎄 16:14, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
See [25] https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User_talk:Patrickstar1117&oldid=997026753 4thfile4thrank ( talk) 18:57, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
Oshwah,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable
New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Troutfarm27
(Talk) 05:22, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
Send New Year cheer by adding {{ subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.
Hello Oshwah, would you happen to know a sockpuppeteer whose username ends with the string "9x19" off the top of your head? It seems vaguely familiar to me, but I've been unable to find them. Pahunkat ( talk) 18:03, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
Could you take another look at Awanama? You marked it checked, but didn't report any results. Thanks. -- RoySmith (talk) 21:27, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
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Oshwah,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable
New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Fylindfotberserk (
talk) 07:57, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Send New Year cheer by adding {{ subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.
Hi! I am trying to help a colleague get started editing Wikipedia (and especially Wikiversity). We are Zooming right now. He had copied a bio into the page, and when we logged back in, it was deleted. It would be very helpful to add back. If any content was problematic, please let us know and we will adjust accordingly. Thanks! Prof. Eric A. Youngstrom ( talk) 13:44, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Dear Oshwah, I am writing to ask that you please undelete the User:RobertFindling page. He is the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University, and a very accomplished researcher. He also is on the Board of Directors for Helping Give Away Psychological Science, which is both a nonprofit organization (501c3) and has an affiliated Wikimedia User Group ( H-GAPS). The full list of HGAPS Board members is here.
What we are trying to do is start to connect more people with the editing community, and do it respectfully and collaboratively. We would like to get all of the Board members to make accounts if they do not already have them, and add brief biographies and some links to help the Wiki community understand them (their areas of expertise, and their potential conflicts of interest). My hunch is that most of the board members are too busy in their regular lives to be likely to do much editing, but it seems worthwhile to have them have some exposure to the mechanics. They also are content experts who are consulting with the younger editors in the HGAPS user group, so them having a footprint on Wiki is helpful in terms of transparency. Dr. Findling is notable enough to have an actual Wikipedia article about him, but that is not our goal -- we want to create accounts and descriptive user pages to accomplish the goals of education and transparency. If it would be helpful to contact Dr. Findling directly, he has given me permission to include his email (robert.findling@vcuhealth.org).
If there was particular content that seemed inappropriate, please advise, and we will work to revise accordingly. The template that I am thinking for the userpages for the Board members would be along the lines of mine, with links to my university page, as well as to PubMed and GoogleScholar searches to make it convenient for editors to find my areas of expertise/potential COI. SandyGeorgia has been over my page several times, and we have had very helpful discussion about how to achieve transparency and not go rogue making edits in mainspace. :-)
Again, the goal is to create accounts and descriptive user pages, NOT pages for these people in mainspace (although many would be well past the notability threshold). These are not likely to be active editors (though it would be excellent if over time, we could engage some of them to make constructive edits).
Based on my quick read of your UserPage, it looks like you are busy patrolling new accounts. It would be great to get any suggestions about how best to "on board" the Board members. Our next Board meeting is in mid-January, and we can certainly pause adding new account userpages until we have guidance from you. Like Dr. Findling, I check email (eay@unc.edu) more frequently than my talk pages, though I check the Wikipedia one several times a week. (My account is old enough that I don't have a single one for all the projects, which is a hassle since I spend more time on Wikiversity).
Thanks very much for your work, and looking forward to next steps! Best wishes for the New Year as well! Prof. Eric A. Youngstrom ( talk) 15:06, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Dear Oshwah, sorry for the gaffes interacting with your talk page! I was rushing the first time (to try to see whether we could connect before Bob had to finish the Zoom). I am not good at typing, and still clumsy with some of the code on top of that. I was composing a longer reply in my sandbox which I just pasted in, and *then* saw that you had already replied on your talk. Sorry, sorry, sorry! I am trying! :-) Please let me know your thoughts after you have a chance to look at the additional information I just sent. I am about to run an errand with my wife, but will check back in a couple hours if we don't connect now. THANKS! Prof. Eric A. Youngstrom ( talk) 15:17, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Just to check, are you User:Thegooduser? This issue was brought up in a teahouse thread. Going onto this user's userpage leads to an edit notice, which in turn leads to your talk page. Thanks, Pahunkat ( talk) 16:16, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
– 2020 is a
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Hello, I saw your name at Wikipedia administrators willing to handle RevisionDelete requests, so I thought I would send a request your way. Starting with this edit at Titoo, a redirect, copyrighted material was added from pogo.tv/shows/titoo/about.html. Currently the page is fully protected. I was told that it doesn't really matter since it is just a redirect, but I still thought it would be worth purging. Thanks either way! ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia talk 17:56, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
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to explain that the revisions are on the non-talk page.Hello Oshwah!
I hope you're well and healthy! My name is Brianne Derrah, I'm an Ojibway-Metis student at UWO and I'm part of the Endangered languages project on Wikipedia. I have some questions for you regarding legitimate sources in situations when sources that would be considered legitimate by Wikipedia's policies are few and far between. I realize that this falls under a relevancy issue, but in the case of endangered languages, I would argue that their lack of material is not a reflection of their relevancy.
In any case, I thank you very much for your kind attention and hope to hear from you soon!
Best,
B BrianneDerrah ( talk) 20:00, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
Clearly a shared account, trying to promote Addictive Eaters Anonymous, but not obvious enough to report. See the talk of Addictive eaters and my talk page. See User:Vpkb2012 4thfile4thrank ( talk) 20:00, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
Oshwah, you're an Admin I trust. I would appreciate it if you would take a look at this editor – User talk:Lonniemitchell22 – and determine if you think it's time for some kind of block (or some other action). This user has gotten a plethora of Level 4 warnings, and it doesn't seem to be changing or improving their behavior one iota... Thanks. -- IJBall ( contribs • talk) 21:36, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
cite press release
instead of cite web
for press releases, yet
continue to do just the opposite (The site in question,
The Futon Critic, provides press releases, the citation in that edit being an example of one).Yo oshwah! How are you doing? Hope your safe! See you around! Signed, The4lines |||| ( You Asked?) ( What I have Done.) 23:08, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
Can you tell me how I can write an article on Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by WOCWindows10 ( talk • contribs) 15:51, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
Hey osawa, I am on my computer and I wrote something about me on wikipedia, I dont know why but you deleted that article... it said "misuse of wikipedia as webhost" and i am on my local computer its not webhost — Preceding unsigned comment added by Programmer Sidharth ( talk • contribs) 08:31, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi there. Please visit my company at www.ExploreMyPC.com. Please get back to me ASAP. Thank you. I can be email at [REDACTED - Oshwah] 2600:8801:A200:651:41A0:96D3:A5A8:CB77 ( talk) 11:04, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
A few days ago up above you said "I have about 1000 users who actively watchlist this page". The discussion was about how revdel should be emailed to avoid the Streisand effect.
I just saw where you redacted some guy's email address. I confess I took a peek. Why? I need to make sure it's on my email's blacklist. (ok seriously no, I won't put it on my blacklist, my email provider has very good anti-spam heuristics so it's not necessary. However the domain-name, which you did not redact, is in my "mental list of likely spammers." This should be a clue to all spammers that spamming Wikipedia is counter-productive.) davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 14:07, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
I have many times seen false information on some Wikipedia pages. Then I came to know that i can edit them, but I can't edit them. Maybe because I don't have verified account. As you have been on this for more than 14 years, maybe you can help me. Thank you ! Pruthviraj Dodiya ( talk) 14:28, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
Can the title The Child (Star Wars) be changed to Grogu since that name appeared in Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian last friday? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oliver Wendell 2009 ( talk • contribs) 17:00, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
Sorry for the late reply, could you review the edit on Glory? A user Livelikemusic gave me a “disruptive editing” message on my talk page after I had corrected the single with being released under the reissue. There explanation of the removal was very vague. I reached out to them via their talk page and questioned it and they were once again— very vague. They told me I wasn’t following the template correctly and that I’m trying to move around it. They also need to give a more in depth explanation of why it isn’t appropriate to have in the box. Yet many users have already discussed whether the song is a single— which was confirmed to be. But this user all of a sudden isn’t allowing it to be included in the box on the album page. Which to me is odd. They had also told me I wasn’t following their “talk page rules” after I had sent them a message. Didn’t know that was a thing but okay... Please review the messages on both mine and this users talk page. For some odd reason it wouldn’t allow me to respond back to our previous conversation. Pillowdelight ( talk) 22:42, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
@ Oshwah: If you don’t mind me asking is it just me or is this user (Livelikemusic) clearly showing signs of lacking Wikipedia:Consensus? I also don’t feel appreciated how they immediately gave me a level 3 warning without prior reaching out to me to explain what is wrong and what is right. To me this fits me perfectly Misinformation, accidental— I’m still new and learning I’ve only been editing for 8 months and this user is treating me as if I’m a vandal. They are lacking Policy and guideline pages, good-faith changes to— they need to actually discuss this with me; telling me I’m wrong and they are right really isn’t helpful. Pillowdelight ( talk) 03:48, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello Oshwah, sorry to bother you again but would it be possible to revision delete some vandal edits on Jimmy Rave? I started to revert their edits so they decided to make insulting comments about anti-vandal patrollers. For examples, see [2] and [3] amongst others. Thanks! Pahunkat ( talk) 10:56, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
... I like the culture you give homage to. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 22:12, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
Maybe this should go to
a higher authority, but someone high up on the food chain ranks of respected highly trusted veteran editors might want to register
this username globally, set up a "meta" page, then lock it, just as a placeholder for when that "username" shows up - albeit without a link - in logs.
Yeah, I'm being pendantic here and considered not even mentioning it, but it has just enough humor value to make it worth mentioning and, I think, worth doing. Heck, on March 32 the account could even "make an edit" - reverted immediately of course - to Main page, just to see if anyone noticed it in the edit logs. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 01:14, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
:( — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.182.206.188 ( talk) 03:57, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
Could you please check the logs of the user page whose edit summary you just OS'd? That phone number is still there. Thanks in advance. Java Hurricane 09:30, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
Dear Oshwah,
I've just created a new page called Glenn Sestig. I'm really surprised to get a notification that you've deleted this page. I am curious to finding out why exactly
Thank you Have a great day
Glenn Sestig ( talk) 09:35, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
How dare you delete Draft:Emma Bell, Draft:Sarah Rosinski, Draft:Mitchell Walkowiak, Draft:Rachel Hackett, Draft:Luke Jancosek and Draft:Jason Cole. ArekSmith ( talk) 12:25, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
Can you assist me with editing the GoMore article? I would like to create an English version, but the page is currently semi-protected.
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=GoMore&action=edit&redlink=1
https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomore.dk
/info/en/?search=Peer-to-peer_carsharing
Best,
Anders
AP9000 (
talk) 13:09, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Pia bajpiee did a Hindi film with “Laal rang” with Randeep Hooda in 2016, there are 1000 articles on net, whole film publicity is out there.you can check it.so how come my edit is not making any sense? Please guide. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 42.106.216.195 ( talk) 14:35, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
Following this what do you think is the best course of action pertaining the Kaptain Kush article itself? I was thinking of using a G5 but wasn’t sure how that was gonna play out then i thought of unilaterally moving it to draftspace but figured to first ask you before proceeding. I’m in a fix now, what do you propose is the best course of action? Celestina007 ( talk) 03:34, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello Oshwah, I strongly believe I will get justice from you so I am hopeful that you will attend to this issue very well. I have been an editor since 2015, but I get a lot of attacks and disapproval which has continued to discourage me from doing anything further.
I created an article that is clearly correct with every credible reference from very popular platforms in Nigeria. But my article was unjustly moved to draft for allegedly not having a credible source. Oshwah, I am here to let you know that 3 sources I quoted are have been in existence since 2007 and have an international reputation with over millions of followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. they include but not limited to Vanguard, Genuis, and Bella Naija.
Jeriqis more than qualified to be on Wikipedia as he is well known and has good followership. I urge you to intervene on this urgent matter thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fabregado ( talk • contribs) 11:10, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi there, hope you are well. I have been drafting a new article and have spent a good amount of time on it - Draft:RAF Lakenheath near nuclear disasters. I was hoping to be able to get someone to review it for me. I noticed that you've done a couple of edits on the list of military nuclear accidents page, so I thought the topic area of my article (two Broken Arrow nuclear incidents) might be of interest to you. If you could review it for me would be immensely grateful. Snugglewasp ( talk) 17:13, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
Danielle Bernstein’s wiki page has an incorrect as her first job being ‘design thief’. It’s wrong and defamatory — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C8:7286:B200:DD00:FD0C:3EED:BFDB ( talk) 19:05, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
I sent you an EMERGENCY email. Please check it. 4thfile4thrank ( talk) 20:39, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, Oshwah. No clue if you saw it or not, but I was thinking you may not have because I added it as a reply to an already existing section here. My reply is located at User talk:Oshwah#Looking for your opinion on an editor. If you have already seen it and just didn't respond to it or get around to it yet, I apologize. Was just thinking you might've seeing your replies to others following my own reply. Thanks. Magitroopa ( talk) 02:02, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Her page was edited by someone who has no proof that her work was discredited. It was discredited by him, Jack Turban, in an op-ed. This is an attack on her reputation as a journalist and needs to be corrected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gigilarue ( talk • contribs) 04:14, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Extending the talk from an IP's talk-page, the template Template:Uw-error2 and above imply vandalism, stating "Your edits could be interpreted as vandalism and have been reverted.". This should be resolved or reworded because not all errors are bad-faith. WhoAteMyButter ( 📬│ ✏️) 04:55, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello Oshwah! I have a source I can put into the article for what I had written down. An news report by Nintendo Life about the 6 games coming to Switch. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noah Gladdish ( talk • contribs) 05:43, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Have a nice Cherry Christmas and i'm User:Mike Matthews17, remember me? The one who lost his password a year ago. You are the only one who helped me to no avail. Merry Christmas, 90.244.133.40 ( talk) 11:21, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Oshwah,
I am new on Wikipedia editing, so I apologise if I have mistakenly taken the wrong procedure towards my goal.
I work directly for Dexter Fletcher (the person who's page I am trying to change). He has asked me to make the edits I have done previously, and more. Mainly to take away a lot of irrelevant information he does not want on his page. This is the third time I have attempted but a 'bot' keeps reverting my changes. Can you help please?
Perhaps while we are here, I am also trying to upload a new photo for his page (to replace the current). The photo is owned by his close friend. Would you by chance have nay advice for me?
Thank you
Taro — Preceding unsigned comment added by Talo Smith ( talk • contribs) 12:37, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
why do you delete accounts?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ujala123 ( talk • contribs) 15:20, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Dear OshwahItalic text, I wanted to ask you that Some days before I just created an article named, article :KishalayItalic text, But after a few days I received the Message that it was deleted. I know that you have Deleted it because You have Thought of something but I wanted to just clarify you that It was a True article an The information given in it was truly correct. So, I just wanted to request you one thing that can you just give me a chance and recover that article. Hope you would understand. Have a great day! Thankyou-- Ujala123 ( talk) 15:33, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello. Thank you for protecting Abigail Shrier: [4]. Before you did so, I posted my concerns to the BLP noticeboard. Unfortunately, an admin has not responded yet (possibly because you issued full protection to the page). Are you planning on blocking the editor who was edit-warring, inserting non-RS content and obvious OR into the BLP? I tried to explain to the editor why they were wrong: [5], but they don't seem to understand any of the policies I presented them. Should I wait until someone from the BLP noticeboard responds? I could always submit a report to WP:AN/3 if that's the better route. Thank you-- Dr.Swag Lord, Ph.d ( talk) 17:32, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
im from ikono local govt area in akwa ibom state we now have new chairman "Nyakno Okoibu" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devil's birth ( talk • contribs) 19:43, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Help, please. And cheers, 2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 ( talk) 07:14, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Oshwah,
I am Gary Varvel. I see that you work for Wikipedia and you last edited the page about me.
I never wanted a page about me. Someone else set it up, I believe, in an effort to ruin my reputation. I have tried to delete the lies. For instance: I DO NOT have outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. And I don't consider myself to be "radical right-wing" or "racist or sexist." Yet these words keep showing up on Wikipedia.
Please delete my page from Wikipedia.
-- Gary Varvel — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dudgeton ( talk • contribs) 07:54, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello Oshwah, if you happen to have time, could you please read my comment at Talk:Abigail Shrier? Aside from some incredibly poor non- WP:RS sourcing, I believe the larger problem with the article is that it fails notability guidelines. IHateAccounts ( talk) 14:59, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Got the Christmas Spirit? [10]
I hope your generosity is rewarded by the editor "seeing the light" during those 72 hours and becoming a productive, plays-well-with-others editor. Then again, becoming a productive, useful contributor is what I hope for everyone who comes back after a block. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 🎄 19:18, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Clearly you know nothing of the topic. The sources are the same as the author used. The ALBATROSS is the vessel the item is about. The Augsberg was a vessel in the same battle. The original author simply swapped the names when explaining the damages to Albatross. Why would he ever list extensive damages to a ship that escaped, while neglecting the Albatross. Do you even read these things before overreacting? If you change this again, please have a supervisor contact me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:187:4100:6B4:5178:BD7A:99DE:CFBE ( talk) 02:49, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
I thought I followed all the correct steps by providing links to the original story. Could you please tell me what I did wrong and how to correct it? Redffoxe ( talk) 02:53, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
I mass reverted disruptive edits. Was it the right thing, or was it reckless? I scanned the contribs of an IP range blocked for being disruptive. I may have been too reckless for using the powerful tool, but all the edits appeared to be subtle vandalism. Any help? See my contribs. 4thfile4thrank ( talk) 03:01, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hey Oashwah, I noticed the changes you made to the Zach Klein page. Thank you for reminding me to add sources. I have a page that I'm trying to publish. It's for Patrick Algrim, yes, myself. Another internet entrepreneur. Can you review my page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patrickalgrim ( talk • contribs) 03:54, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hey man you definitely let your personal political biases color your input on the Abigail Shrier article and I would personally have serious qualms about reading anything you’ve edited. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.110.144.177 ( talk) 05:38, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Why have you marked certain pages for removal?
That’s my comment above. That’s not true, you’ve been marked as an editor on the Abigail Shrier page on several occasions
Hi Oshwah, does User:JapanBot97's name violate the rule against users using bot in their usernames? I have no idea, so I thought you might know. This may also be a COI account. Thanks. BilCat ( talk) 07:27, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi. Can I request a checkuser (two users) without submitting a SPI case? I know SPI is not for witch-hunting but I have recently encountered an odd case which looks very fishy; it could be either sockpuppetry or meatpuppetry. -- Wario-Man ( talk) 12:27, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Oshwah, it appears Kingrocky2005 ( talk · contribs) is another sock of the two you blocked, as at Freedom of religion in Nepal. Cheers, 2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 ( talk) 17:43, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ahmed Yusuf (2nd nomination). No comments in 3 days, and all the consensus is unambiguously one-sided, which adds up to WP:SNOW. 4thfile4thrank ( talk) 00:18, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Read the talk page before reverting. You should undo your reversion. 120.20.214.118 ( talk) 21:40, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello. Recently edited and frankly fixed Stacey Dooley’s filmography. It must be one of the worst I’ve ever seen. That is not how you form one. I stated this in my summary, but you reverted it, and ironically stating that i gave no explanation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a00:23c7:fc14:3700:7c2e:daa3:bfc9:aa14 ( talk) 01:44, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Oshwah, thank you very much for that very swift and efficient job. Stay safe my friend.---Wikaviani (talk) (contribs) 22:57, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
BilCat ( talk) 23:24, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar | |
Thanks for the support and recusing from here — Amkgp 💬 06:21, 16 December 2020 (UTC) |
hello oswah — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bello habeeb ( talk • contribs) 11:44, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | ||
This is for your valuable efforts on countering Vandalism and protecting Wikipedia from it's threats. I appreciate your effort. You are a defender of Wikipedia. Thank you. PATH SLOPU 15:16, 16 December 2020 (UTC) |
Hello Oshwah, To inform you that the block evading IP is again at work 86.8.101.221 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) using a previous blocked IP address to insert unsourced material on BBC pages. They don't seem to learn. Thanks and regards David,, David J Johnson ( talk) 15:47, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Good job of being the mod — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sm2009DD ( talk • contribs) 16:46, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
The Real Life Barnstar | |
Good job of being the mod Sm2009DD ( talk) 16:52, 16 December 2020 (UTC) |
Sm2009DD - Thank you for the barnstar! I appreciate it very much! ~Oshwah~ (talk) (contribs) 17:46, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on your user page, User talk:Jiu Jitsu Google Drive FULL MOVIE 2020, 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 advertising which only promotes or publicises someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This 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 or advertising space. 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 deleted 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. Lunyaah ( talk) 17:38, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Oshwash, you blocked user:Ulyvoei for sockpuppetry(ie. KitchenScience), on 15 November 2020. I could not find the SPI, here.
User:Toaster9 is editing in the same pattern(dates of birth [15], [16], [17]) and area(s) as user:Ulyvoei. Should I file an SPI or is there already one for user:Ulyvoei? -- Kansas Bear ( talk) 02:11, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
Hey there,Hope all is well,Im Navid Biglari(Iranian pop singer-songwriter)And I need have a biography in wikipedia.I tried Many time but unfortunetly Deleted. please help me to create it. Many Thanks Navid Biglari — Preceding unsigned comment added by Navid Biglar Mazlaghani ( talk • contribs) 15:38, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
Therefore, the Chinese Nationalist Party should be marked as the "Chinese Republic" and the Taiwanese Nationalist Party as the "Taiwan." This is because they have different national views.-- Storm598 ( talk) 02:54, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
I noticed that you rolled back the change from "activist" to "convicted murderer" on David Gilbert's page. I disagree with "activist" being more neutral. The murder conviction is factual, whereas activist is a loosely defined term and not quite fitting of a person who murdered three individuals. In addition to "convicted murderer" being a more factually accurate and neutral description, "activist" also does a great disservice to proper activists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8001:6703:AD00:AD8A:1A80:56D3:6C9B ( talk) 03:04, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
Hey jerkoff, why you reverting edits. You trippin? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.26.157.135 ( talk) 03:09, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
How to set my biography and website Kathuri Dennis ( talk) 08:24, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Oshwah,
sorry to disturb, you but the sock is continusly pinging me (but of course, I won't take the decoy, as his socks as well did this never ending discussions, pretending non-understanding, falsifying or bludgeoning, as well on noticeboards, with other editors, etc.), and at this point it became abusive.
The investigation you did with the fellow admin was correct, without knowing about it I recognized the phenomenon earlier ( [18]]), and already reported to the previously acting admin, but before answering the parallel sockpuppet investigation already was complete (all in all, 2 different admins and 2 different users recognized him, without notifiyng each other)
I could easily refute the socks deceptive allegations about me (btw. very amateur manipulations, despite the talk pages prove everything), but I won't spend more precious editing time to someone who tired for almost two months the community on the other hand the other users he is listing are topic banned, or indefinetly banned editors, except Ikastul which is a sleeping account with 85 mainspace edits, while Scheianu could have been blocked for serious personal attacks if I am not so much elegant, but finally draw back his tone, etc.
I think, it is the time to revoke talk page access, as the sock again started to mock me, and he will never stop and 'till infinite time will continue until the last ditch, as his socks did. Regards.( KIENGIR ( talk) 13:03, 19 December 2020 (UTC))
Hi Oshwah, hope you're well... If you have a minute, could you take a look at Checkpoint Charlie Museum? A user is repeatedly making the same edit, adding content that doesn't seem to be encyclopedic. I've notified them about the content policies and WP:BRD and so on, and I don't want to edit-war with them, but I think the material really doesn't belong.
I also suspect they're the same person as blocked Nillsson and their sock Eintracht123. Partly based on the same interest in promoting the Museum and its directors the Hildebrandts, as well as their edit-warring behavior. But also because they're doing the same thing on German Wikipedia too, like the others did, where they are presently edit-warring with other users over an edit that's nearly the same as Nillsson's last one for example: [23], [24] (in German). I can file an SPI report, and I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that evidence from other Wikipedias can be used in SPI cases, but I can't seem to find it now. Without that, the evidence here is maybe not strong enough. What do you think? -- IamNotU ( talk) 02:18, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
I have suspicions about Sandy Anugrah and they aren't good. Brand new editor seems to know a lot about formatting. Refuses to use edit summaries; I've warned about that. Also refuses to use any talk page at all, possibly unable to write or understand English. WP:CIR applies here. Five warnings on her page by this time, and no sign of reforming. I would take it to WP:ANI but these tend to get no traction there. Elizium23 ( talk) 10:25, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
For your perusal, Oshwah, there seems to be some possible socking going on in this MFD where multiple of the IP voters are mimicking the same voting style and mannerisms of the nominator. I'm unsure as to whether this warrants a CU or opening up a WP:SPI. Let me know your thoughts.-- WaltCip-( talk) 14:50, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
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Hi, Oshwah, I hope you stay safe and things are going well for you.
Please kindly see if this rev edit summary ought to be redacted: Special:diff/995564606.
I am recovering after Covid-19 and wish you to not repeat my experience.
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Hello Oshwah: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, TheSandDoctor Talk 16:24, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi again Oshwah,
Hope you are well. You helped a while back with the 'Lee Rowley' page after what appeared to be the same person repeatedly deleting anything that was not entirely positive about the subject matter. Same person appears to be back. First it was an unregistered user and then it was a user who only edits that page. As before, they are making exactly the same edits as last year (word for word), which suggests it is the same person again. After the last round of issues a couple of experienced Wiki editors stepped in and tidied things up and rejected the vandalism that was going on. They also critiqued some of the detail in my edits, which I accepted as they were sensible points. The user who keeps deleting material appears to be the subject of the page and they refuse to discuss matters on the talk page. As again, suspect the page needs a extra control to stop their vandalism, as they keep just re-doing the edits.
Thanks, Impsfan ( talk) 11:34, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
Panikilicious & Sandy Anugrah this 2 users, they're keep on editing information without sources and content removal without support reference/any reason. and this accounts does the same identical edits! please revert this 2 users content removal on the respective pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.164.50.34 ( talk) 05:42, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
“MeWe's light approach to content moderation has made it popular among conspiracy theorists, particularly the anti-vaccine movement, as well as American conservatives.”
You could say the same about Facebook. However, you don’t see any potentially damaging remarks on Facebook’s Wikipedia. The above remark is an opinion at best. That said, I could understand if this statement was in a separate section or category. For example, how some Wikipedia pages have a death category, lawsuits, legal problems, etc...
I don’t have a Mewe account, so I decided to research mewe, and the first thing I read about mewe is the statement above. It is almost slander, it saddens me I can’t even look up anything these days with out some sort of bias. With this in mind, if Facebook and Instagram had all their shady business out front and was the first thing I read in their Wikipedia page, I would not be writing this at all. In fact, There is nothin negative on the Facebook Wikipedia page. Isn’t Facebook being sued right now by like 48 states for breach of privacy laws?
All things considered, I feel like the mewe Wikipedia page can be churched up a bit. I doubt you will actually care but I do hope you take what I said into consideration.
24.16.130.241 ( talk) 18:44, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks, Pahunkat ( talk) 22:05, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
I added what, in retrospect, was a wall of text to this. I did it because the editor who opened it said "There are probably some other ways to connect the accounts that don't involve deleted contribs on other wiki" and I took that as a request for assistance.
Honest opinion requested - did this get in your way/create more unnecessary work for you, was it helpful, or was it a "didn't matter one way or the other"? davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 🎄 04:35, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
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Thank you so much for quickly blocking both the users who were vandalising List of reportedly haunted locations and directing offensive comments towards other editors. -- Ashley yoursmile! 08:39, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick block on the move vandal. I was frantically searching on Discord for someone who could block him quickly, haha... I have two questions: 1) Should I revert all of his blanking edits (or will it mess up a hist split) and 2) Should I file an AN thread to see if I can get hist splits? Regards, Giraffer ( talk· contribs) 09:34, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
177.155.203.67 and 109.131.1.0 are clearly jack puppets, new users wouldnt be familiar with marquinhos or jack accounts or puppets/investigations, and couldnt be possible to know the places i edited without going to these places before, they also have the same troll ish gramatic as jack and the same pages/objectives as him, they also have the same attitudes, harassment and vandalism, so i ask you guys to search on these accounts because they may be jack socks, this kid also knows wikipedia admins on the first day and his first edits are exactly talking with wikipedia admins /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/177.155.203.67 /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/109.131.1.0
can you checkuser them so they can get banned? they also got false reports saying im a sock only because of my shared interest in ww2, similar username of a language i know and my gramatic (im NOT american, im brazilian, but i can speak english easily)
also, get jack banned from the community, he has already caused MANY disruption to the site and wont stop soon
WikipedianManiac (
talk) 13:08, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
i found a new IP, 187.36.156.37, that is possibly another sock of JACK, he vandalized is a possible sockpuppet and everything i said before applies on this one, heres his "contributions":187.36.156.37
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Enjoy your 5th day of Christmas. Sorry, no golden rings this year, pandemic recession and all. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs) 🎄 16:14, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
See [25] https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User_talk:Patrickstar1117&oldid=997026753 4thfile4thrank ( talk) 18:57, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
Oshwah,
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Hello Oshwah, would you happen to know a sockpuppeteer whose username ends with the string "9x19" off the top of your head? It seems vaguely familiar to me, but I've been unable to find them. Pahunkat ( talk) 18:03, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
Could you take another look at Awanama? You marked it checked, but didn't report any results. Thanks. -- RoySmith (talk) 21:27, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
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Hi! I am trying to help a colleague get started editing Wikipedia (and especially Wikiversity). We are Zooming right now. He had copied a bio into the page, and when we logged back in, it was deleted. It would be very helpful to add back. If any content was problematic, please let us know and we will adjust accordingly. Thanks! Prof. Eric A. Youngstrom ( talk) 13:44, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Dear Oshwah, I am writing to ask that you please undelete the User:RobertFindling page. He is the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University, and a very accomplished researcher. He also is on the Board of Directors for Helping Give Away Psychological Science, which is both a nonprofit organization (501c3) and has an affiliated Wikimedia User Group ( H-GAPS). The full list of HGAPS Board members is here.
What we are trying to do is start to connect more people with the editing community, and do it respectfully and collaboratively. We would like to get all of the Board members to make accounts if they do not already have them, and add brief biographies and some links to help the Wiki community understand them (their areas of expertise, and their potential conflicts of interest). My hunch is that most of the board members are too busy in their regular lives to be likely to do much editing, but it seems worthwhile to have them have some exposure to the mechanics. They also are content experts who are consulting with the younger editors in the HGAPS user group, so them having a footprint on Wiki is helpful in terms of transparency. Dr. Findling is notable enough to have an actual Wikipedia article about him, but that is not our goal -- we want to create accounts and descriptive user pages to accomplish the goals of education and transparency. If it would be helpful to contact Dr. Findling directly, he has given me permission to include his email (robert.findling@vcuhealth.org).
If there was particular content that seemed inappropriate, please advise, and we will work to revise accordingly. The template that I am thinking for the userpages for the Board members would be along the lines of mine, with links to my university page, as well as to PubMed and GoogleScholar searches to make it convenient for editors to find my areas of expertise/potential COI. SandyGeorgia has been over my page several times, and we have had very helpful discussion about how to achieve transparency and not go rogue making edits in mainspace. :-)
Again, the goal is to create accounts and descriptive user pages, NOT pages for these people in mainspace (although many would be well past the notability threshold). These are not likely to be active editors (though it would be excellent if over time, we could engage some of them to make constructive edits).
Based on my quick read of your UserPage, it looks like you are busy patrolling new accounts. It would be great to get any suggestions about how best to "on board" the Board members. Our next Board meeting is in mid-January, and we can certainly pause adding new account userpages until we have guidance from you. Like Dr. Findling, I check email (eay@unc.edu) more frequently than my talk pages, though I check the Wikipedia one several times a week. (My account is old enough that I don't have a single one for all the projects, which is a hassle since I spend more time on Wikiversity).
Thanks very much for your work, and looking forward to next steps! Best wishes for the New Year as well! Prof. Eric A. Youngstrom ( talk) 15:06, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Dear Oshwah, sorry for the gaffes interacting with your talk page! I was rushing the first time (to try to see whether we could connect before Bob had to finish the Zoom). I am not good at typing, and still clumsy with some of the code on top of that. I was composing a longer reply in my sandbox which I just pasted in, and *then* saw that you had already replied on your talk. Sorry, sorry, sorry! I am trying! :-) Please let me know your thoughts after you have a chance to look at the additional information I just sent. I am about to run an errand with my wife, but will check back in a couple hours if we don't connect now. THANKS! Prof. Eric A. Youngstrom ( talk) 15:17, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Just to check, are you User:Thegooduser? This issue was brought up in a teahouse thread. Going onto this user's userpage leads to an edit notice, which in turn leads to your talk page. Thanks, Pahunkat ( talk) 16:16, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
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