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Let's talk about Huggle

As Wikipedia's number 1 Huggle user, and being a developer, have you ever looked at the source code? I have. As a developer myself, I have found trying to get a mac development environment up and running very frustrating, and as yet I have not been successful. The main reason, the use of Qt. (I had never heard of it before) So I downloaded the latest version (5.7), but I could not get the libraries to link when using Xcode. I then used the Qt IDE, which enabled me to link the libraries, but I couldn't get one of them to link. After some researching I discovered (to my horror), that Huggle was using a deprecated version of Qt (version 4.8)(Well I think it is, I may be wrong). Probably when Qt changed their API it was just too difficult to update. So, this is what I would like to propose, or wish. What I would like to see is a fully native Mac version of a reverse engineered Huggle, written entirely with Swift. Crazy eh. What I think would be great is if there was some sort of community project to achieve this, headed up by the best Swift developers that Wikipedia can muster. The end result, a project that you can download, double click the Xcode project file, and bang, you are locked and loaded. There just seems to be nothing out there to help a newbie to get a Huggle project up and running. I would really appreciate your input, ideas, suggestions. (If YOU have got it running I would really like to know how you did it, or if there is someone lurking out there reading this, come to my talk page.) Many thanks. David.moreno72 14:26, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

David.moreno72 - This is a response to acknowledge your message. I've been meaning to get back to you, but have been busy or just tired lately. But yes, we should talk. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:08, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi David.moreno72! Sorry for taking so long to get back to you! The reason for doing so was because I wanted to actually sit down and give you an in-depth response. Indeed I have looked at the source code for Huggle :-)! I'm actually working to try and study all of the code so that I can fix a few things and create a pull request to have my changes merged. In short, they didn't add shortcut/hotkey mapping programmatically for the drop down items for revert, warn, and revert-and-warn options after the 10th item, so adding hotkeys to "failure to provide a reliable source" is impossible right now. But anyways, I'm getting off-topic. Qt is something I've touched, but not in a very long time. Have you discussed your thoughts with the project members of Huggle? They may be able to confirm your findings and/or help you with linking everything to Xcode so that you can improve the code. Why is your overall goal to migrate Huggle to a swift project? If I recall correctly (from my off-wiki experience with iOS and Xcode), swift is only used to develop mobile apps for iOS, not for the development for desktop apps for Mac OS. I could be wrong; perhaps this may have changed since I last worked with Xcode and iOS. I've only so far studied the C# code for this project; there's a lot to go through and I've obviously been busy with real life (lol). Let me know if you contact any project members and what they say. I'm quite intrigued. Good luck! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:29, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

@David.moreno72: In the interim, it might be possible to use MacPorts, Homebrew, or Fink to properly install an old version of QT that does not interfere with the current one (each project installs binaries and libraries into its own sandboxes, like /sw, /opt/local, etc.).  — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼  01:45, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for a reversion

Thank you for this. I appreciate your diligence. – Quadell ^(talk) 01:43, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Quadell - You're very welcome :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:57, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Iron Order Motorcycle Club Edit

You removed my edit to Iron Order Motorcycle Club page. However, I only added what their very own Webpage referenced in the article states. Nearly verbatim. You should research your edits before changing well documented edits. Dtwenty7 (talk) 03:08, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi Dtwenty7! Thanks for leaving me a message with your concerns. I still believe that your edit here may not be in compliance with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, as this article is completely unreferenced. Can you provide me with the exact reference or source that you're referring to in your message? Remember that, according to Wikipedia's verifiability policy, the burden of providing proof or references to support the content being added to an article lies on the editor who is adding the content being challenged, not those who are challenging it. Thank you. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:17, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi.

Hi, sorry for that "edit" from this IP address. It looks like someone else made it since this is a shared IP from a local library or random WiFi address. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.10.241.242 (talk) 05:17, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

No worries. You should consider creating an account in order to avoid being warned and blocked due to edits made by other editors. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:21, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

I have just reported IP 50.205.18.53

Was this vandalism of IP 50.205.18.53: in User talk Alicb ? Regards, Gerhardvalentin (talk) 07:45, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi Gerhardvalentin - According to the IP's talk page, there was a warning left for vandalism made to that page, yes. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:24, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

2016–17 Manchester City F.C Season edit

Hello Oshwah I hear that you reverted my deletion of an event regarding a friendly football match between two Manchester based football clubs in china the reason why I deleted it was the fact that the aforementioned football match was cancelled due to the football pitch not meeting professional standards I do apologize if my actions were misconstrued as an act of vandalism — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.166.196.86 (talk) 00:22, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

No worries! In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. This helps other editors to understand what you're doing and why, and will avoid confusion such as this :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:41, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Constructive

Hi there,

I didn't realize it came across that way. I just made a few different contributions. Having more than five years in the public BDSM scene, I don't feel like I'm ignorant of the issue and find the article in its current state to be in severe need of help. I also fixed obvious graffiti - that the "roleplaying" link forwarded to generic mental disorder instead of to Role-playing as it should have.

I also wanted to include asexual BDSM as it is absolutely a thing and seems a shame to be left out of the discussion. It would probably be better if I logged in and engaged on the talk page though. Do you think that's a better way to approach this?

Thanks,

Victor (vasalmon) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.172.71.147 (talk) 01:00, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi there! If you have an account, it's always encouraged that you use it. This way, you can use your account to build experience and better reference your changes rather than having to refer back to IP addresses to look back. If you believe that the content is legitimate and should be added, by all means you're welcome to take that first step and have at it! Just remember that other editors may have different thoughts and opinions, and provide feedback with your changes. Remember to assume good faith and collaborate with them constructively; we're all here to build an encyclopedia, and we're all wearing the same team jersey together! Please let me know if you have any more questions or if you need assistance. I'll be happy to help! Best of luck, and happy editing to you! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:51, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Request for comments and opinions

Hi there Oshwah, I came across your page in search for some outside opinions and comments regarding an ongoing dispute on the talk page for the country Eritrea [1]. The issue involves what naming is prefered to describe the location of the country Eritrea in the lead and the geographic section of the article. I have argumented for restoring the use of the term East Africa or Eastern Africa which used by international organization such as United Nations, African Union and African development bank to mention a few, East Africa was also recently used in the article until the other part in the dispute changed it to Horn of Africa. One of my suggestions was to include both since Eritrea is part of both East Africa and Horn of Africa, even though the latter being a less recognized region and a less used term to describe the country's location by international organizations and media. At the moment it only mentions Horn of Africa. I think it could mention both or only East Africa. The sources from the international organizations are being overlooked. It would be great to get some opinions from an experienced user like yourself. Would you mind taking a look and leave some comments? FYI ive also opened up a case on the disupte resolution notice boarding in trying to resolve this. See [2]. I also belive that the article needs supervision by admin since some users on there are trying impede changes leading to possible breach of WP:NPV and WP:RS, see the section "content dispute" on the talk page [3].Could possibly suggest one? ThanksRichard0048 (talk) 14:23, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

References

Barry Stevens edits

Hi, thanks for getting in touch. I did not intentionally delete any content from the entry for Barry Stevens. In fact, I was adding valid info. The original entry was put together in a strange and possibly confusing way. There was an initial section on "Life," about her early years, then a later section on "Personal life," which was wholly focused on her son, now Steve Andreas, and his career. In my editing of the "Life" section I mentioned her daughter, Judith Sande Stevens, then cut the "Personal life" section and pasted its content (on Steve Andreas) into the expanded "Life" section. All the substantive content was retained, and valid new content was added. Is it possible now to restore my edits, all done in the interest of improving the Barry Stevens entry? Furfortman (talk) 23:17, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi Furfortman! I apologize; I see that you were making modifications to the article, and you provided a reason for removing the content (it looks like you were just trying to move it?) - it was my mistake and I have restored the article back to where it was after your last edit. Please feel free to ask me any questions or express any concerns. Otherwise, I wish you happy editing :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:33, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

OK, no problem. Thanks for keeping up with all this. Furfortman (talk) 21:11, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

No problem, Furfortman. Thanks for leaving me a message and for the heads up. I very much appreciate it. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:59, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

More on Barry Stevens

One more detail: in the Barry Stevens entry, in the "Life" section, there is a note that "Fritz Perls described Barry as a "natural-born therapist." I had put that line in the intro paragraph, where it belongs, but with your cancellation of my edits it is back in the "Life" section, where it is out of place. Furfortman (talk) 23:28, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi Furfortman. If you take a look at this diff, it shows that the page has been restored to the exact state that it was after you made your changes. If content is in the wrong place, can you verify that you may not have moved it yet? If you can provide a diff of you having moved that content, that would be of help as well. Thanks. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:06, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Dean Tuza - proposed deletion review?

Hi Oshwah, I saw that you proposed deletion of a 'Dean Tuza' article. To be honest, I'm not incredibly familiar with adding/updating wikis.. but from what I ve read i think you prosposed to delete it because there wasn't any sources/references. I've added a couple now, which reference Dean Tuza's work as a professional music producer. Hopefully this will suffice, but I'll keep looking for some more and add them if I think they're suitable. Let me know if there's anything else that you believe is missing in order to remove this proposed deletion. Many thanks, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stclairjon (talk • contribs) 03:00, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi Stclairjon! If it's a biography of a living person and I proposed deletion on the article because it was unreferenced, then you can remove the PROD tag if you've provided one. That's perfectly fine to do. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:56, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

Endorsements edit revert

Hi -- you reverted one of my recent edits at List of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign endorsements, 2016 due to it not being constructive. Can you please elaborate? Thanks in advanced. MrVenaCava (talk) 04:20, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi MrVenaCava, and thanks for leaving me a message with your concerns. Looking at the edits I reverted, I'm honestly not sure what happened. I might have accidentally reverted your edit in the list instead of the one that I intended to. I went ahead and have stricken out the warning I left on your talk page. You're more than welcome to restore the content I reverted. If you need help doing so, let me know. I apologize for the mistake and the confusion. Again, I'm not sure what happened and how. I very much appreciate you for bringing it to my attention. I hope you have a great day, and I wish you happy editing! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:25, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

No worries -- the edits have been restored. Have a great day! MrVenaCava (talk) 17:32, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

And you as well, MrVenaCava! Thanks again :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:31, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

updates doesnt appear

Hi

I uploaded my first article few days back and according to your suggestions and others i have added few links and make it more formal but still the changes are not appear in artciles. in otherhand it shows in mobile version . can you please help me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rogerrabelo (talk • contribs) 05:11, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi Rogerrabelo! Welcome to Wikipedia! What article are you referring to? Is it Nandana Lokuwithana? If so, then it looks like the last edit you made was reverted because the editor felt that the references you cited were not reliable. I recommend that you review Wikipedia's guide on identifying reliable sources. It will provide you with everything you need to know, and it should answer all of your questions. If you still have questions after reading this guide, you're welcome to either ask me, or you can ask JJMC89 (the editor who reverted your change). I know JJMC89 well, and he'll be more than happy to assist you as well. Thanks again for the message, and happy editing. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:19, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

You've got mail!

Hello. Please check your email; you've got mail!
Message added 21:25, 30 July 2016 (UTC). It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

Ilyushka88 | ^Talk! _Contribs 21:25, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi Ilyushka88! Check your inbox. I responded to your message ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:30, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Trump University

I don't understand why you removed quotes from Trump "University." Upholding a neutral point of view does not require us to pretend that a business that sells real estate seminars is a university. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeffreystringer (talk • contribs) 02:31, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Jeffreystringer! I think you should read your message to me again (but do so aloud to yourself); I will answer your question and hopefully it will make sense. You're close, but I'll correct you on a few key words here. Upholding a neutral point of view requires that we do not make or imply analysis "that a business that sells real estate seminars is a university". That is not up to us to do, and adding those quotes does just that -- which is not in compliance with the policy. Please take some time to review the policy, and I'll be happy to answer any questions that you have regarding it. Thank you for leaving me a message, and I wish you happy editing :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:29, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Name spelling needs correction.

Hi,

My name is POOJA GOR. There is a page with the name POOJA GAUR. The last name spelling needs to be change. I myself am the person in reference. there are enough articles on the net to prove the spelling. please tell me a way to prove it. thats also the reason i changed/edited the content on the page which was removed. I need my name spelling to be correct. Thats all i have to ask. I have a facebook page and instagram page verified. At least the verified accounts should assure you that the spelling of the last name is GOR not GAUR. Please see https://www.facebook.com/ppgor09 , and https://www.instagram.com/ppgor09 Please change it. Thank you so much in advance.

POOJA GOR Pjgor09 (talk) 14:07, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Pjgor09: I have moved the article. However, you may not be notable, as you do not have coverage in multiple reliable sources. Notable doesn't mean famous, it just is the standard that Wikipedia has to determine what gets an article. Also, you should not edit the article yourself, as you have a conflict of interest. Propose changes on the talk page. I may put this article up for deletion, after a thorough search. ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 15:49, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

reliable sources or not?

DEAR OSWAH SIR,

I AM TRYING TO KNOW THAT CAN I USE THESE URL FOR BOLLYWOOD MOVIE RECORDS OR NOT

EXAMPLE -

1. List of highest-grossing overseas Indian films.

2. List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets.GULSHAD SAIFI 15:41, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Gulshadsaif: Neither sources are reliable, as they are both on social media websites. For more info on what makes a reliable source, please see WP:RS. ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 15:51, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Editing of the Kasumi Dead or alive article

I wish to remain anonymous but between us, I am the one who made that review. Therefore I can assure you that the review is from a reliable source.

I tried putting that detail (that KBP scored a 1.5/10 citing 140 flaws in a 34 minute movie) but the data got repeatedly taken down. The reason I did not post a link to the actual video is because the video contains sexual content and I was unsure about the policies here about posting a link to an xhamster or pornhub or xvideos page where I conducted a very thorough review. You can see its existence for yourself, just type "kunoichi broken princess detailed review" in google videos and the 43 minute video is my one.

Please do let me know if I am allowed to post a link that takes users directly to the xhamster, pornhub or xivideos page. I feel if you can make a reference to Studio FOW, then surely a reference to some work that specifically reviews movies from Studio FOW must be included.

Thanks 50.89.208.187 (talk) 23:47, 1 August 2016 (UTC)K-S

Baldwin State Jail

thank you for your help Oshwah, much appreciated! --Lockley (talk) 23:50, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

You bet, Lockley! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:51, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

test

test just to see if my message got posted.

50.89.208.187 (talk) 23:55, 1 August 2016 (UTC)K-S

Trump Tower (New York City) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Tower_(New_York_City) 203 m is equivalent to 666.01 ft.

Good evening Oshwah

203 m is equivalent to 666.01 ft.

The source that I am citing is math pure and simple.

Unit: foot = 1 (ft) = 12 inches = 304.8 Millimetres = 0.3048 Metres

1 m equals 3.28084 ft. 3.28084 x 203 = 666.01 To be exact it is 203m = 666ft 0.1259964in.

If you want a source use this links.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_of_units https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_(unit) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Acceleration_conversions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_units https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system

Please put back the correction the math is precise. I have also confirm the architectural drawings for Trump Tower and it measures exactly 203 m in height. I am also keeping a record of this conversation like wikipedia is keeping a record of my IP and I am sharing it with all my colleagues in architecture and engineering. One thing is to have in wikipedia erroneous facts about other disciplines but math is for lack of a better word precise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.33.103.12 (talk) 00:09, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

No subject

What's the deal. I'm trying to leave Ed Waltons legacy on his hometown wiki. It's not my fault you don't know the glory that is one Edgar Edwin Walton. -Chris Brown — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:42:C102:B8D2:159A:8CE1:F7AD:BA25 (talk) 00:49, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

No subject

Oshwah I try to change it once again providing my my sources link and it wont allow me to do it. Is my math wrong? I do not think so... Are my sources wrong? I can use the Speed of light standard if you like but the math will be a bit heavy and only change the result slightly. Why is putting the correct number in ft for a building such a problem in wikipedia? Or is this building in particular... Ill try to find another building with a mistake to edit this one is some how protected... But the height is 666.01 ft. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.33.103.12 (talk) 00:56, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Beat me to it...

		You Beat Meh
		I almost got a revert before you. Almost. Here's a kitteh. MgWd (talk)MgWd

MgWd - Thanks for the very thoughtful message, and for the picture of the cute cat :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:17, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Democide

Please desist from vandalizing the page with entirely unrelated and unsubstantiated gun proponent propaganda. You can be blocked for such behavior. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.168.130.209 (talk) 03:32, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Warning on talk page

As I explained in the edit summary, I'm not vandalizing an article. I'm removing existing articles from a missing topics list as requested on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles. 72.74.209.216 (talk) 03:59, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Agreed. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 05:06, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

YARG!!! I'm terribly sorry for what happened! That was my mistake, and I'm going "wtf" at myself right now for not realizing that and after multiple reverts. NeilN, thank you very much for removing those warning messages and for welcoming the user for me. I've apologized on the user talk page as well. That wasn't just a false positive one-off that I accidentally caught; that was really shockingly bad! UGH! Anyways, now that I've seen and become familiar with this project again, I'll make sure not to revert changes on those lists anymore. I may (apparently) be the #1 vandal fighter, but I'm not perfect and I will occasionally need to sharpen my sword. Good lord... I feel like a jerk right now! :-( ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:18, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Stop

Please stop what you are doing on the Are You The One? Season 4 page. You are probably wrong in the first place. There's still 3 weeks left. And there's only been 2 confirmed matches. So stop or I will report you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.198.7.144 (talk) 04:35, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi there! You removed content from the page without explaining why using the edit summary. This is why I reverted your change. If the content is wrong or incorrect and should be removed due to a Wikipedia policy, you're welcome to be bold and do it! Just remember to explain what you're doing; it helps other editors to understand what you're doing and why. Thanks for understanding :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:24, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Steve Byrne's birthday is wrong on Wikipedia - it is July 21, 1974 not 1984

IMDb is the source, and Steve Byrne's last special on Netflix from May 2014 aired when he indicated during the show that he was 39. If he was born in '84 as incorrectly indicated on Wikipedia he would have said he was 29. July 21 is not contested. Both Wikipedia and IMDb agree there, and that is also roughly supported by his comment in May 2014 that he was 39, and not already 40.

I only left a comment to support my update as I did not see how to cite an IMDb page.Eshawger (talk) 10:18, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Eshawger! Thanks for leaving me a message regarding the Steve Byrne article! I saw that you modified the birth date of the person. I took another look and realized that someone changed it without a reference just a few days ago; your edit was correct and was fixing the birthdate; my apologies for not seeing that. I've gone ahead and restored the article back to the previous state before the unreferenced changes were made. I very much appreciate you for taking the time to try and fix the article, I apologize for the confusion, and I thank you for giving me a heads up. Should be all fixed now :-)! If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know. Thanks again! :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:28, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

bot wars

https://www.google.ca/search?q=the+house+that+peterbilt restore my correction you stupid bot — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.151.36.248 (talk) 22:45, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Even after explicitly stating that my edit was not a test, you reverted it - not only that, you used threatening language. This is the first time this has ever happened in many years of passive corrections to track listings. For now I will leave the edit, however if this behavior continues either I will stop contributing, or I will start an anti-Oshwah bot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.151.36.248 (talk) 22:52, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.151.36.248 (talk) 23:04, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Looks like your edit was, in fact, correct. I apologize; feel free to revert the change. Have a great day, and happy editing :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:14, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Sorry for calling you a bot (and subsequently a stupid one), I have now learned how to correctly identify bots. It puzzles me as to why you reverted my edit twice, without checking the article's sources. Not what I expect from a "trusted" editor. Thankfully User:Barek was competent in restoring my edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.151.36.248 (talk) 00:06, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Tikeem

It contains Tikeem in title. I think you know Tikeem cumberbatch uttp tcgp own. I don't know if it is him but "tikeem" is his phrase. 2600:8806:204:6300:30F5:825D:7375:82FE (talk) 22:53, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

I don't really know how to do these things, but if you googled "tikeemville", the article I tagged will be the only result. And the editor I mentioned has used "tikeem" in his vandalisms. Can you help me? I am only a random editor who does not know how to handle theses cases. 2600:8806:204:6300:30F5:825D:7375:82FE (talk) 23:02, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Shamil Basaev was born in 1965, not 1955. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.252.17.54 (talk) 23:18, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi there! Sorry, but this constitutes original research, which is not allowed on Wikipedia. Please review this guideline, as well as Wikipedia's guidelines on identifying reliable sources. If you find an external source that meet Wikipedia's guidelines, you'll be set to go. Remember that biographies of living people undergo strict scrutiny with content that is added. If content is unreferenced (especially if it is negative, controversial, or contentious), it must be removed on-sight. If you have any questions regarding the policies and guidelines I've linked you here, please let me know. Thanks for understanding, and I wish you happy editing. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:56, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Muhammads Wives

I did not vandalize the page! It is a true and factual statement. If it is offensive, too bad! It is true and you should not censor the truth Oshwah! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atheistinmichigan (talk • contribs) 23:28, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

15-year-old David Tiant as an 11-year-old

This situation is never mentally safe for a 15-year-old David Tiant character to be an 11-year-old type in WB's Greetings from Tucson. Even if you have a reason why it is made, then that reason is never mentally safe at all to deceased actor Pablo Santos, who played David at all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikicavsteel (talk • contribs) 23:33, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Michael Harney's birthday is August 19, 1958.

U serious

That's his recorded * Dave Roberts 59-46 Blogs 247 (talk) 00:11, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Dave Roberts

And your acting like it's a big deal it's not so grow up Blogs 247 (talk) 00:12, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Monday wasn't a good day

Sorry I bailed after you said Happy Monday. My computer started overheating. I think my CPU cooler stopped working correctly. — JJMC89 (T·C) 02:36, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

JJMC89 - Sorry, man. If it makes you feel better, my SSD died (AGAIN!) and I had to RMA the thing for another one. Third SSD I'll be sent since I ordered it. For a Corsair Neuron XT, I'm quite surprised. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:39, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Corsair's just disappointing then. My cooler is the H80i GT. I really hope the cooler is the issue. I ordered a Noctua NH-D15 as a replacement. I was going for silence, so hopefully it is quieter. — JJMC89 (T·C) 02:58, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

JJMC89 - Really?!! I have the 110i GTX cooler. That thing works like a dream. I'm sorry you're having problems with it. Corsair has been quite a good brand to me. I'm shocked that my SSDs have been failing at the rate they have been. I'm on my second RMA. :-/ ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:16, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

I had a H100i in my last build and it worked great too. I'm hoping it is the cooler. If it isn't then I'm in more trouble. It was working without issue the day before. When I boot it now the temperature just rises until it gets too hot and needs shut it off. — JJMC89 (T·C) 03:21, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

JJMC89 - It could just be as simple as re-applying thermal grease and re-tightening the cooler base in order to make solid contact. You should give that a try before investing money into different parts. If the pump and the fans are working, you might just need some simple elbow grease to fix the issue ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:24, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

I did that yesterday. It didn't help. :/ — JJMC89 (T·C) 03:27, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

JJMC89 - Are the pumps and fans functional? What's your temperature spike actually like? When does it happen? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:28, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

It was in the high 90s. It happens anytime the computer is on. The temperature will start to climb as soon as it starts up. I monitored from the BIOS to make sure there wasn't an issue in Windows. The fans are working; they ramped up to 100% making causing me to notice the issue. The pump might not be working. The loop felt cool, like it wasn't moving any heat off the CPU. — JJMC89 (T·C) 03:38, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

JJMC89 - Ah, well pump malfunction is definitely no bueno. If you're within the 5 year warranty (I think it's 5 years?), definitely RMA that bad boy. Coming from someone who just did it the other day, they make it easy and they'll take care of you. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:41, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

I got it recently, so it is still under warranty. — JJMC89 (T·C) 03:48, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

JJMC89 - Then yeah man send that bad boy back! :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:50, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Not Censored

I was actually trying to link to the article on meta wikipedia, called don't be a jerk. Yes, it is called that. I think I recall, a long time ago, when it was still called Don't be a dick, but that has apparently changed. Try typing "Don't be a dick" and you will be redirected to the Dick page, rather than the Don't be a dick page. On looking further, apparently that page is now called "Don't be a jerk. 50.135.190.43 (talk) 04:00, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

AHA! Thanks for letting me know! I see what you're getting at, now :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:18, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Sorry about the double post

Yeah. Anyways, it redirects to Dick(slang). 50.135.190.43 (talk) 04:04, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

AH! Got'cha! No worries. I thought you may have just been "toning it down". By all means, please proceed my friend :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:15, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Sorry for reverting, by the way. Thanks for letting me know :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:16, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Choke vs coke

I'm trying to find a good source for the claim in Staged Combustion Cycle, but "coke" is the right word. Hydrogen doesn't coke, or produce sooty particles, whereas kerosene does coke. Appable (talk) 07:51, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Appable - Ohhh. The article appeared to be about an engine (hence "Staged Combustion Cycle"), which does use the term "choke" (used to refer to a method to get the motor to start). I must have been mistaken, obviously. Thanks for the heads up and for letting me know. Appreciate the message ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:16, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Oshwah

You bot, you!!! _Muffled ^Pocketed 12:55, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

*beep boop* -- samtar ^{talk or stalk} 13:01, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi, Samtar: That's admin bot to you! :-P ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:17, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Does that make you an adbot or a botmin? :-) Cheers O. MarnetteD|Talk 15:48, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

MarnetteD - That... is a damn good question. That's deep, man... wow ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:41, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Great stuff guys! _Muffled ^Pocketed 12:54, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Query

Hi Oshwah! While you're not an Admin (yet!), you're good at stuff like this – is this user page kosher?!... TIA. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 19:22, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) That looks to be a WP:NOTWEBHOST violation there, tagged it for U5. Also the talk page is a duplicate of the user page. (I'm not an admin, but I play one on TV) RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:25, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

IJBall - it looks like confusion by the user and an attempt to write an autobiography, or the user was completely confused regarding account creation and just wanted to write an article about that person. While tagging for deletion surely is a way to solve (there's plenty wrong with it), I'd suggest also talking to the user and inquiring about the content to see if we can possibly help. If the content is an autobiography (which it is, lol), the subject isn't notable, then... well... that's that. It just never hurts to try and help if we can. :-) But yes, there's plenty wrong with it. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:37, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Just to my eye, that looks lke an autobiography, seeing as the subject and the user name's are the same. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:39, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Exactly. :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:40, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

I won't lie – I don't hang around Wikipedia to deal with stuff like this. But I'm fairly certain that you and Rick can figure out what's the right thing to do here... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 19:40, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

MUTTS98.114.168.236 (talk) 21:22, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Hello!

I work for MUTTS and we were recently reviewing the MUTTS Wikipedia page and noticed you had added some uncited information about the actors and actresses to play the voices in the MUTTS film. Can you tell me where you obtained that information and why it was added? The voices for the film have not yet been decided or released. We will make sure to update with the most recent information in the near future.

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.114.168.236 (talk • contribs)

Hi there! I didn't add the content to the article myself; I simply reverted a change where someone removed content but didn't explain why using the edit summary. If there are issues with the content and it should be removed, I recommend that you discuss it on the article's talk page or ask someone who is uninvolved to do so. The reason is because (from your own words above) you have personal ties with the article subject, which represents a conflict of interest. Editing or even participating in discussions or votes involving articles that you have a conflict of interest with is discouraged by the community, as any edits to the article usually do not reflect a neutral point of view. I hope that I've answered your question and provided you with the assistance you needed. If you have any more questions, please let me know. Cheers -- ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:46, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Moses Barnett

Seriously? I take 2 seconds out of my time to help people out? 1985 is clearly incorrect. I take 2 seconds out of my time to change it to 1995 which IS correct and you revert it, because I didn't quote a source? IT SAYS ELSEWHERE IN THE ARTICLE 1995. Who is release as a trainee at the age of 29? Wikipedia used to be good but now it's obviously governed by robots and morons like you. Get a grip. Last time I try to be helpful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.106.112.191 (talk) 23:28, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

I've removed the birth date from the article completely (as well as some other content), as it is unreferenced. It looks like the birth day was changed by someone else, and also without providing a source. This is the best solution per Wikipedia's policy regarding biographies of living people. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:31, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

No subject

I added in the cited press release from the Chicago Fire so I'm confused as to why you believe there was no source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.94.174.142 (talk) 23:30, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks

Hey, I saw you removed some vandalism from my userpage and just wanted to tell you I appreciate it.

Cheers Pitrus (talk) 00:58, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

You're welcome, Pitrus. Happy to help :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:59, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

No subject

Hay thanks for putting my research back on "Democide" its obliviously that the article was missing components about guns laws. everyone needs to know how Russia and Germany were able to kill so many. Ill be back on in a couple daysZielinski Auto Parts (talk) 01:08, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Amala Paul DOB

https://g.co/kgs/NwMhZ check this out — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.244.36.114 (talk) 05:05, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Re: Your concern

I removed the items on that page because I did not know how to go about uploading the bigraphy of a politician. I'm really sorry about this.

Any tips as to how to upload bigraphies? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.251.168.239 (talk) 09:27, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Warnings on removal of speedy deletion tags

I see that in this edit you removed the words "a page you have created yourself" from a warning about removing a speedy deletion tag. I fully understand why you did that, but it does have the disadvantage of appearing to say that it is unacceptable to remove any speedy deletion tags, not just ones on pages the editor has created, which is a misrepresentation of policy. In this situation I think the least bad option is to post a message telling the editor not to remove speedy deletion tags from a page he or she created, but without naming any specific page or suggesting that they have already done so. The message I use is at User:JBW/Speedy, which I "subst" into the relevant talk page. If the editor who removed the tag was the creator of the page, as is no doubt almost always the case, then they will know what it's about, and get the message just as effectively as if they get the standard templated message. If, on the other hand, it was someone else, then they have just been warned about something to avoid doing for future reference, without being accused of anything. Obviously it's up to you what messages you post, but you may like to use either the same message, or something similar in your own words. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 12:38, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi JamesBWatson! It's great to run into you and see you again. I wanted to thank you for leaving me a message here and for discussing this situation and how you, yourself, handle the issue of the warning and its exact wording. You hit the nail on the head; I removed that section because, while I (quote, unquote) "know" that a user logged out (or even in the situation of sock or meat puppetry), I'm not in a position to make or even imply that kind of accusation, and I really don't want to. I think that you're right and it's something that has crossed my mind on several occasions. While the efforts I've put fourth to soften and tailor these warnings to new users, suspected meats and socks, and COIs are a good start and should happen -- it's not enough, and they can be miss-translated by new users to mean something differently. I definitely don't want to imply that they can't remove any tags at all, but define a fine line between "not being the creator" and "brand new account/IP removing the tag with no explanation". Even though the tag removal guidelines are not explicitly defined in this current situation (or really much at all), putting the tag back and warning them not to remove the tag without an explanation is what I've seen us do, as well as done before. It's a weird "grey area", really... a line between "well I know it's you", but "I can't prove it and I need to AGF and not bite". I appreciate you for providing me with your template; I think that I should just take some time and create my own to tailor to this situation. It's the right thing to do. Thanks again for your message. I think it's a good area of discussion :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:31, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

There is no perfect way of dealing with this situation, but I think the one I use is a good compromise. I am reluctant to just say something like "don't remove a speedy deletion tag again without giving a reason", without mentioning "from an article you created", because that way in the more than 90% of cases where it is the same editor trying to be deceptive, he or she is likely to think they have got away with it, so there is little or no discouragement to do it again. When I started posting messages of this sort, I thought there would be a risk of angry complaints that I was implying that they were socking, even though I hadn't actually said so. However, I have been posting messages of that sort for years, and by now I must have posted hundreds of them, but as far as I remember I have never once got that kind of comeback. (If you check the editing history of the message I use, you will see that I created it a few months ago, but long before that I had been posting similar messages by copy-edit-and-paste from the standard template messages.) The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 20:06, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

JamesBWatson - This is very good stuff that you've just provided me. These were my primary concerns, and I think you've really helped to address them. Thank you :-). It just comes to show you... it's possible to put extra time into making sure that your warnings are correct and have it do worse than if you didn't. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:23, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Page Edit

Hi, i just edited a page and deleted a paragraph but it says you reverted the information stating "reason for removal doesn't make sense..." There wasn't much space in the 'edit summary' box so i couldn't explain it properly - my apologies. The paragraph i deleted spoke of a criminal conviction in 2011. If you google/wikipedia search 'Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974', you will see that it "enables some criminal convictions to be ignored after a rehabilitation period. Its purpose is that people do not have a lifelong blot on their recordsItalic text because of a relatively minor offence in their past." After a specific period of time, the convicted person is to be treated as a person who never committed the crime. In this case, the period has passed and therefore I don't think it is fair to have that information on wikipedia. Just my opinion. Thanks for your time. Matty80 (talk) 23:56, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Matty80, and thank you for reaching out to me with an explanation for the removal of the content on John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick. Wikipedia's policies on content differ from what you may find on Google or other places. We follow our own rules and guidelines, and we don't remove content based off a principle that a country establishes. A Wikipedia policy (in a way) that can somewhat apply in this situation is the fact that Wikipedia is not a bureaucracy. We also don't remove content simply because someone "doesn't like it". All edits must reflect our five pillars, as well as our policies and guidelines. I recommend that you review these guidelines, and let me know if you have any questions. Thanks again for your message. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:22, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for taking the time to respond. I understand your point completely and i will review the wiki guidelines and policies in detail. Cheers! Matty80 (talk) 19:00, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi again, Matty80! Thanks for getting back to me. You're very welcome; I'm glad to hear that you plan to take time and review Wikipedia's policies and guidelines and use them to contribute and help expand the project! Remember, if you have any questions regarding any of those policies and guidelines, do not hesitate to ask me them. My talk page is always open to you and I'll be happy to help you! I hope you have a great rest of your day, and I wish you happy editing. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:12, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Many thanks, my friend, you are a gentleman. I have gone over a lot of material on the wiki policies and guidelines (especially Biographies of living persons ("BLPs")) and i wanted your expert opinion on a matter in respect of the article I tried to edit. The Biographies of living persons ("BLPs") guideline clearly state, '("BLPs") must be written conservatively and with regard for the subject's privacy. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid: it is not Wikipedia's job to be sensationalist, or to be the primary vehicle for the spread of titillating claims about people's lives; the possibility of harm to living subjects must always be considered when exercising editorial judgment.' Now, if you go through the wiki page of John_Taylor,_Baron_Taylor_of_Warwick, you will see from a neutral point of view that every section has been written 'conservatively' with 1-3 lines BUT the 'Controversy' section is built on 3 LONG paragraphs which contain extreme detail almost identical to what is to be found in newspapers looking for publicity. To me, this looks like a violation of the BLP policies and defeats the whole point of having Wikipedia as a neutral encyclopedia. I'd like your expert unbiased opinion on the fact that the controversy section kinda reads like a tabloid. If you agree, I'd like your blessing to go forward and condense the 3 long paragraphs into a few short lines so the article does not appear biased. Hope you are having a great weekend! Matty80 (talk) 01:54, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Matty80, it's good to see you again! Thanks for taking the time to review the relevant policies and guidelines. The bread-and-butter of Wikipedia's BLP policy boils down to the sources that the article provides with the content. If the references are not reliable or if they're not referenced at all, the content should be removed. Sure, we always try to give respect to privacy of BLP's; that's why we don't publish their address or phone number (even if there's sources about it), or publish anything that isn't supported by sources that are reliable and secondary. Examine the sources that support the content you're questioning; if they're not reliable, or if they do not directly support or cover any content that the section is inadvertently claiming that they do (i.e. content says this, but the references cited don't make any such supporting statements), then by all means... remove it. I'd also leave a section on the article's talk page discussing the removal too. I hope my response has answered your questions. If you have any more questions or if I missed something, please let me know. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:57, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Your Message to Wetitpig0

Excuse me, you haven't provided me with the reason why this notice is deleted. I really wanted the article to be deleted and found quite a lot of reasons.Wetitpig0 (talk) 01:31, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Therefore, you cannot describe that as Vandalism.Wetitpig0 (talk) 01:35, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Wetitpig0 - It looks like GB Fan and Odysseus1479 have provided information and the relevant guidelines and how-to's on your talk page. I'll go ahead and let things go from there :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:24, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Competition and Consumer Act 2010

Hi,

You keep rejecting my edits to this page and I am of the opinion that you are incorrect in doing so. In Australia, Australian Consumer Law (more specifically, Unfair Contract Term Law) has been reformed and the Wikipedia page does not reflect that. As we speak, businesses are in a formal 'adjustment period' which allows them to adjust their contracts to reflect the unfair contract term laws applying not only to standard form consumer contracts but also to small business standard form contracts. However, that adjustment period ends on 12 November 2016 and any contracts entered into or varied on or from 12 November 2016 will be subject to the new amendments. The Wikipedia page should reflect this because it is, right now, a misleading source. Assuming that businesses would actually use Wikipedia as a source (which I highly doubt) without legal advice, you can understand that this would be extremely detrimental.

Warm regards, Stephen Klimis

P.S. see google; also, https://www.accc.gov.au/business/business-rights-protections/unfair-contract-terms

110.20.4.117 (talk) 01:53, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

my edit was removed by you

hello sir, i submitted a Link of interview of sameera aziz. it was her family interview. i believe that Family section is not written about her. thats why i wrote. can you please check the genuine link i submitted? I believe that you should not remove it. thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.49.104.195 (talk) 02:49, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi there! Your edits here contained multiple issues. Most prominently, the edits didn't appear to reflect a neutral point of view, a policy that is required with all content that is added to any article. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:57, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

No subject

Hello! Oh, sorry I was just experimenting for an assignment! Didn't realise that it affected the actual page! Thanks for notifying me about sandbox :-)

Celnaomichong (talk) 02:56, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

No problem! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:57, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Mistakes were made

recently made an edit to a page, which I'll admit myself, I did make edit while still in a blind rage and should have cited my sources. having little respect for the individual, I even made the mistake of changing information that I should not have. My sincerest apologies. on the subject of the page that was being edited, the included information that the user is a known spammer is actually information that should be known. here is just a sample of what other users in the Youtube community have discovered https://www.youtube.com/user/nitroneonicman/discussion I may not be the best with words, or be able to put the most accurate description for the situation at hand. but this is known information that should be stated on a page that promotes deception. even if all that is added into the description is: "Known Spammer" or perhaps there may be a better description... all I ask is that the truth be available and the deception not continue. wikki page in question: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Raver — Preceding unsigned comment added by SwampMonstertruth (talk • contribs) 03:39, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

A recent revert

I would like to let you know that you recently reverted one of my good-faith edits to a userbox (Template:User_en-U-0) because it appeared nonconstructive. In fact I intended to change the wording of the userbox so that it would be more consistent with the other Urban English userboxes (for example Template:User_en-U-3). I just wanted to notify you since I did not have vandalism in mind; please do not take this personally. Thanks. Mooseandbruce1 (talk) 04:13, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Mooseandbruce1! I do apologize! I see now what you were trying to do; please accept my apologies and please let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns. Thanks for leaving me a message, and I wish you happy editing :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:59, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Yeshiva Zichron Yaakov

I recently edited the page for Yeshiva Zichron Yaakov. My edits contained no bias. I was a student of the school, and all events I reported were true and factual (as I experienced them). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.127.127.163 (talk) 23:47, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi there! Unfortunately, your experience and your personal knowledge of events and with article subjects constitutes original research (which is not allowed on Wikipedia). Be careful not to edit article subjects where you have a conflict of interest, as it is highly discouraged behavior by the community. For example: I do not edit articles that involve where I went to school, my place of employment, the city I live, or other articles where I could be seen by others as having a conflict of interest in (even if I feel like I don't). It's important, because editing article where I could be seen as having a conflict of interest in can lead others to question the neutrality of the changes I made to them (which having a conflict of interest with the article subject would be a valid reason to question neutrality). Please review the policies I gave you, and let me know if you have any questions about them. Thanks for understanding :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:06, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Huggle

I have seen your huggle edits. You successfully revert vandalism with huggle. I downloaded and installed it. In the huggle interface, the left column loads latest suspected edits. I checked 40 edits and not a single edit was vandalism. And whenever I close the window, my huggle page gets updated. How others like David.moreno use Huggle to revert vandalism? --Marvellous Spider-Man (talk) 04:45, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Marvellous Spider-Man! Yarr!!!!! Welcome aboard, matey!!!! I see that you've just become a pirate! We plunder, we find the ye treasure, and we share the booty between us lads... then we sing yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

lol ...Huggle syncs your local settings with your huggle3.css file each time it open and it closes. Huggle, by default, sorts your list chronologically; change your filter settings to sort by rating and you'll start seeing vandalism pop up much more often. Use the menus to revert and warn. DO NOT use the keyboard hotkeys until you become familiar with the tool using your mouse. No joke. And, as always, assume good faith. Now go dig up some treasure! ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:09, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

Most edits listed by Huggle are constructive. Do you also see constructive edits? As edits without "edit summary" made by IPs are not always vandalism. Marvellous Spider-Man (talk) 07:13, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Marvellous Spider-Man: If all of the edits Huggle found, or a very high percentage of them, were vandalism, then we might as well just get a bot to go through the feed automatically revert every edit. The threshold is deliberately quite low because the most obvious vandalism is already reverted by ClueBot NG. Most edits listed by Huggle are constructive, and it's the job of vandal fighters to go through all those edits and find the unconstructive ones. Hope that helps. Omni Flames (talk) 07:25, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

Going off of what Omni Flames has said, you will find (just like with any tool) that most of the edits you see are constructive and not vandalism. There is no silver bullet; if we had a way to simply click "find only the vandalism" and have it do so perfectly, ClueBot would already be programmed to do it. The best thing we can do is filter results by behavior which is most likely attributed to edits that are vandalism (i.e. diffs with addition of content matching certain words, edits by new users, diffs that contain a large amount of removal or vice versa). It's up to us to go through those filtered results and manually identify which edits are in good faith and which are... well not so much. There are many edits by IPs and new users that contain no edit summary (such as content removal). Before you revert such edits, press 'H' to view the article's history. You'll find that many of those edits are part of other edits by someone that is simply re-organizing the article in an effort to improve it. Simply reverting that edit will revert all of them, which isn't good. In this case, it's best to simply press 'W' to warn them for the removal of content but without reverting the change. They'll get the message, and not be interrupted from their constructive work. If you have any more questions or need advice, you know where to find me! Don't hesitate to ask me any questions you have. I'm here to help! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:41, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Phabrictor

Do u sign on phabrictor i try to sign up but i cannot get true. Evelyn Glennie (talk) 05:06, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

About my article

I want some help about bringing my article to the article space. As I'm a beginner its being difficult for me to bring it in the right space. So would you please help me in this case. Starry Angelina Edwards (talk) 07:47, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

Starry Angelina Edwards - Looking at your contributions so far, it looks like we need to set you up with some tutorials :-)! I'd start with The Wikipedia Adventure, a place where you'll about all things "Wikipedia", as well as how our Five Pillars work! You can then go to the Wikipedia tutorial called "Your First Article", where you can learn about how article creation works, as well as our notability policies (which is very important to know and understand). If you have questions about these policies and tutorials, please let me know. I'll be happy to assist you. Good luck and happy editing to you! :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:52, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Help!

I was trying to archive my talk page, and everything went alright until the end. I created the archive 1 page, added the archive box on my talk page, saved-and then found the archive box didn't recognize I had any archives on Wikipedia. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Joel.Miles925 (talk) 19:47, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

Update-I managed to deal with it myself. Anyway, I guess this will serve as another section for your archives. Cheers! Joel.Miles925 (talk) 20:01, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Joel.Miles925! I'm happy to hear that you figured out your issue. If you saw that your archive box wasn't linking to your archive page because the link was red, it's usually just because your talk page cache just needed to be purged (this forces the Wikimedia servers to create a new copy of the cache, with everything updated). Just purge your page, and you'll be fine. Please let me know if you have any questions in the future. I'll be happy to help you. Have a great rest of your day, Joel.Miles925! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:45, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

cat Steven

This is cat Steven i have my name from ving rhames to cat Steven.Cat Steven (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 18:32, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thanks for catching this. It is much appreciated! -Pax Verbum 23:36, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Pax85 - No problem! Always happy to help :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:49, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Your last revert missed some I think

Hi Oshwah, I was about to revert that edit as well but you beat me to it. I think you missed some though. It was more than just that one edit. GustavoRomeo68 (talk) 01:38, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi GustavoRomeo68! On which article are you referring to? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:40, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Oh sorry, World War III. GustavoRomeo68 (talk) 01:40, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

GustavoRomeo68, ah! Thanks for the heads up! all set! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:43, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

No worries I just didn't want to step on your edit. :-) GustavoRomeo68 (talk) 01:44, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

GustavoRomeo68 - You would not be "stepping on" any of my edits if you did. Remember: be bold! If you think the reversion should go farther back, do it! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:46, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Cupping Therapy

Subjective in every way. Recent media stories should more than highlight this. Proper eastern term or Chinese should be used as header for the article in Wikipedia. The use of the term cupping therapy is a symptom of the West's continued corruption and ignorance of Asian culture. I can go on but for now I will cite Edward Said's Orientalism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smunkyslap (talk • contribs) 02:13, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Smunkyslap - It sounds like there may be some neutral point of view issues here. I highly recommend that you review Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy before you continue editing the article. I'm afraid that your edits may not have been, nor might they plan to, adhere to such (which is required). Thanks :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:54, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Saint's Prophecy

I copied and pasted the description given by Catholic.com. However, the first sentence in the entry is strictly factual (Pope John Paul 1's birthplace) as is the Latin translation. And as such, it has no tone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:3204:8730:E985:1B23:27AC:6287 (talk) 03:51, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Yikes, don't do that! Copying content directly from outside sources constitutes a copyright violation, which is a very serious violation. Rather than copying content directly from external sources and using it as content here, you should write it in your own words (or directly quote it if it's short), and cite the source in-line. Please review these policies and guidelines and let me know if you have any questions. Thanks :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:57, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Stronetta

Hello you have the spelling of this page wrong. I tried to edit it. It is "Stornetta". It is our family name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.27.197.98 (talk) 00:03, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Hello O. I typed Stronetta into Google search and everything came up Stornetta except the little map on the right side of the page. It looks like a page move might be needed. There is this WikiP article as well Clover Stornetta Farms. It might be worth asking at the Wikipedia talk:WikiProject California though there is a note that the project isn't very active anymore. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 00:43, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi MarnetteD! Very interesting... I'll have a deeper look at this. I appreciate you for messaging me and bringing this to my attention. :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:45, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi MarnetteD! So, I took a few minutes and was able to find Stronetta, CA and at the exact place the article describes. It looks like the current spelling is correct as-is. What do you think? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:55, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

I am just not sure O. Since it is a Google map I would expect it to have the same name as the one that is in my link to the search page. As well you know if a typo happens in data entry it quickly becomes the only version that anybody sees :-) You will notice that to the left of the city are the "Arena Stornetta Public Lands" It is also weird that if I type "Stronetta" without using California the only sites I find are ones with maps with that spelling. In this day and age even the smallest community seems to have a website but I don't find one for this city. I tried another angle and looked up "Mendocino County cities" The only site that mentioned it was this one. The others didn't list it so it might be a very small town indeed - channeling my inner David Attenborough with that line. The article uses this ref which is probably definitive for WikiP's purposes. I'll ping Binksternet and Drmargi. Although they live southern part of California they might be able to help in untangling this. I also hope they will forgive me if this is an unwanted intrusion into their editing. I wonder if the OP's family is involved with the article about the Clover Stornetta Farms that we have the article for. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 01:58, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

There was a situation a bit like this back in February as seen here Talk:Pleasant Valley Grange Hall. Hopefully we can get enough editors to track down "what is what" so that things get straightened out as happened with that one. I think that is one of the times when WikiP is at its best. MarnetteD|Talk 01:58, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Forgot to leave this set of links Stronetta, California (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for the benefit of any editors who try to help. MarnetteD|Talk 02:17, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

That's a little town way up north. Let me do a bit of research, but city names tend to morph for a variety of reasons. For example, here is sunny SoCal, San Dismas is now San Dimas. It's possible something similar happened with Stronetta. That's very definitely the name of the area near the Pt. Arena Lighthouse. --Drmargi (talk) 07:36, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Drmargi! Thanks for stepping in and for helping us out! Keep us updated and definitely let us know what you find from your research :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:18, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

I think I may have found a pretty good clue to which is right. I'm trying to lay my hands on the ACSC Mendocino County map, since the Auto Club is about as reliable as it gets, but for now, I found this, which originates with Mendocino County. Note the history on the second page. There's also this website, which also originates with Mendocino Cty. They appear to confirm that Stornetta is the correct spelling, and that Stronetta is the alternate spelling. I'm wondering if Stronetta is a local pronunciation that's evolved into common use; it strikes me as the easier of the two to say. I see that all the time, with our Spanish-origin names.

Interestingly, both Stronetta and Stornetta will yield good results via Google. It appears Google has made an error with spelling that influences their search engine's output. --Drmargi (talk) 17:19, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

To me, it looks like a recent misspelling by Google. I'm not convinced that there is an alternate pronunciation to Stornetta, and I don't remember seeing a sign in the area that said "Welcome to Stronetta" or similar. (I've been to Point Arena Lighthouse three times.) There are no local businesses with Stronetta in the name. Binksternet (talk) 13:11, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Race fan

Are you race fan? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.71.94.96 (talk) 01:27, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Ted Nugent

"Unconstructive edits"? What?! 201.241.95.141 (talk) 01:45, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

My edit was deleted for not being constructive!! It doesn't need to be constructive when it is an actual fact. Lee Wallace is a grass, you better pass it on. If you require proof of this ask anyone in Scotland!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tak1888 (talk • contribs) 23:30, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Twixx31

I am lunatic fringe age of 32 single from Norway Lives in Swede but I Love Algeria fuck yes(talk)

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

Oshwah, it's 99. You restored a heap of promotional and poorly sourced content. I've no desire to leave a warning here, but the article is a pure press release. Where to now? 2601:188:1:AEA0:6984:3659:65B8:7B8 (talk) 00:02, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

The article's talk page is the next place to go. If you feel that your content removal is sufficient, you should start a discussion first and get input from the community :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:03, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

I disagree. A bold reversion of the content was well within reason, rather than starting a thread at the talk page of a rarely read article. Will seek a higher profile venue. 2601:188:1:AEA0:6984:3659:65B8:7B8 (talk) 00:05, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Being bold is perfectly fine to do, don't get me wrong :-)! But if others disagree with your removal and wish to discuss it first, that is also reasonable. I hope you choose to discuss your reasoning on the article's talk page, but I obviously can't make you. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:08, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

I've begun a thread there. Please join the discussion to explain why any of what was deleted need be preserved in an encyclopedic article. 2601:188:1:AEA0:6984:3659:65B8:7B8 (talk) 00:09, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Great! Thanks for doing that! I'll be happy to join and discuss :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:13, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

The Gt350R time does not meet the requirements to be posted. All sources indicate the worDS "according to..." and lead back to Evo Magazine who stated they would post the confirmation as soon as it was received. 18 months later, no confirmation has been posted. The Wiki article states:

For new entries, this list requires an official manufacturer’s press release for manufacturer-conducted tests. If the test has been conducted by an independent publication, an article in that publication is required. New entries require an original, uncut on-board video, showing the lap and the timing from start to finish. A statement that OEM tires have been used is required.

Which literally zero criteria has been met. This has been discussed on numerous occasions on the talk page as well as discrediting one of the sources used multiple times. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlueEyedSuicide (talk • contribs) 00:22, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Ibinabo Fiberesima

Hello there,

I was the one who made the edit on Ibinabo Fiberesima. I am Nigerian and what I am writing is factual. She contested for Miss NUGA competition in 1990 held at Unical and placed second. That same year, she contested for Miss Wonderland and won the contest. In 1991, she contested for Miss Nigeria and took the second position. The winner was Bibiana Ohio. The following year, she contested for the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria contest where she placed third, (2nd runner-up) with the winner being Nike Oshinowo. Read the below statement cited from Miss Nigeria that lays to rest the controversy of her being a participant in Miss Nigeria in 1997

"English Literature student Ibinabo Fiberesima was unable to name the vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan which she attended.[23] Fiberesima has claimed in numerous interviews and on her former website that she had competed in 1997,[24][25][26] but this statement is questionable because no contest was held from 1994 to 1998; she had actually been a contestant in 1991, finishing second behind Bibiana Ohio." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Nigeria — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.99.34.6 (talk) 01:17, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

camp Tousey edit

I visited the site today and saw the condition of this former YMCA camp. It is not a biased opinion, so I don't know why you deleted my edit. The camp is abandoned and being sold off as building lots. This is a factual statement. Are you a bot? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.19.88.157 (talk) 01:26, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

@64.19.88.157: Yes, Oshwah is my bot, that I programmed. He's super realistic, and even has a human personality (lol). No, seriously, Oshwah's not a bot. Just a person. ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 01:28, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

LOL! Nope, I'm a real person :-). Your edits here include descriptions that look to either consist of possible original research. They also do not adhere to Wikipedia's neutral point of view. Take some time to review this policy, and let me know if you have any questions about it. Thanks for messaging me, and I wish you happy editing. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:29, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Also, this... doesn't really much qualify as a discussion, if that's what you were looking to do... :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:30, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

you editing what you want

I will be requesting a 6 month ban for you on wikipedia immediately. I added section on african american english and agreed with karen. Because of this I will be reporting you to the wikiepdia admins on mIRC. Gamerdude2000 (talk) 01:52, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Bachelet

Hey, Oshwah: What I edited from Bachelet page was true. I'm chilean and believe me, because she is a bad president and has been confirmed that her title is false. Maybe the commie part wasn't true, but the government thought they were to communist (don't know how else i could describe it), but that is all.

GOODBYE — Preceding unsigned comment added by Juanperez8 (talk • contribs) 01:59, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

please come to chile a couple of years and you would be the same as i am, because you in your highly developed country see as like nobodies and can watch everthing from the outside to remain neutral, well telling you something. NOTHING GETS OUT BUT BAD STUFF FROM THIS COUNTRY because she was part of fucking onu so you love her. came you'll know what a third world country really is

FYI: User:Oshwah/talkarchive-2016-08 — JJMC89 (T·C) 02:20, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Food web

Thanks for reverting that. I pressed the wrong button and was tracking it down to revert it. You got to it first. The sooner the better. (I know of no other way to handle a mistaken good edit click, although I tried to find out once if there was a way to revert one.) Thanks, again. Donner60 (talk) 03:01, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Donner60! No problem; always happy to help. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:40, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Nancy Pfister murder article edits

Hi! The edits I made to the page, Murder of Nancy Pfister already have valid sources. I was not adding any new information, just giving a short recap of the article below the heading. Sorry for the misunderstanding, if you notice my edits to the page again, please do not remove them, as if is most likely that they already are sourced. If not, then I will add the new sources in. Thank you for your concern over this page. This case means a lot to me, Nancy Pfister was my aunt, and I have worked tirelessly to document the truth about her murder, and all murders/disappearances alike. Again, thanks for your concern, and have a wonderful day. -Ben, Wikipedia editor — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:243:701:65A3:E860:983B:BA21:32E5 (talk) 03:07, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

NPOV and synth vandal

See here -- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lebanon_at_the_Olympics&diff=733954142&oldid=733945038

On two different articles, against all editors (including you), this editor and his IP keep making the same against consensus edits. Can you find someone to handle this maybe? Cant this be stopped? Appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:E016:A700:FCD7:2D92:AF2C:95D1 (talk) 05:14, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Sock

Hi, Oshwah. I noticed the warning you left on Union de Genghis' talk page. Thanks, but in future, per this LTA, it would be best if you go straight ahead and report any socks to AIV, instead of warning the sock. Thank you Linguist 111 Please reply on the current talk page and ping me by typing {{ping|Linguist111}} before your message as a courtesy 07:32, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Linguist111! Trust me, I know of this LTA very well. I report his sock puppets as soon as I see them. I had already reported that sock user to AIV; I was quickly cleaning up his troll edits and accidentally had Huggle automatically warn him instead of just reverting, hence the reason that you see warnings on his talk page in "good faith"... lol. I just didn't care to remove the warnings given that he was reported and a block was definitely going to happen; the warnings I accidentally left essentially didn't matter at that point. So I just left them. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:09, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Ah, I see. I thought Huggle might have an automatic-warn-when-reverting feature. I think STiki might have the same feature. Thanks! Linguist 111 Please reply on the current talk page and ping me by typing {{ping|Linguist111}} before your message as a courtesy 14:28, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Linguist111 - No problem. Thanks for the message; it was good to talk to you again and say hello :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:34, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

No subject

Thanks Oshwah| You reviewed my page and helping me for this page. Thanks Very Much| Oshwah, I didn't know how I do best work on wikipedia page. Please don't mind on my changes. I'm learning about wikipedia page.

Thank You — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gill Gagandeep (talk • contribs) 10:15, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Demar Derozan

It's so funny how you care so much about me changing it to 225 instead of 220. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.239.197.126 (talk) 16:27, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @24.239.197.126: See WP:SNEAKY. Good anti-vandalism patrollers like Oshwah notice stuff like that. ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 00:00, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Doing nothing wrong

I was just trying to add more info to a page,I think it's pathetic how pop stars are edit protected but you won't do the same for metal singers? Then I'm the issue lol just saying — Preceding unsigned comment added by ShadowSpud (talk • contribs) 00:21, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

re. Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version

The note about it including an interpolation of Roberta Flack is... misleading. ODB literally is quoting Blowfly's own parody of Ms. Flack. In fact, he refers to Blowfly by name.76.124.135.125 (talk) 01:09, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Weasel words edit

I have left a message for you on my talk page regarding the weasel words edit. I have explained to the user in question that the practice of self demonstrating articles is unknown on Wikipedia. Thank you. 47.18.35.161 (talk) 01:40, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Shirobako

My edits on Shirobako shouldn't be considered vandalism, as these characters do act that way. The way the page is now, none of the characters aside from the 5 main characters have any depth to them. If Wikipedia wants to serve as a reference source, the other characters should at least be considered different from each other aside from role and name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.56.226.25 (talk) 01:55, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Yarg! I've removed the warning from your talk page. Please accept my apologies :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:58, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Talking to yourself?

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T138080

How many times have you "mentioned yourself" today? Is this going to be fixed!?!? Your talking-to-himself buddy, Jim1138 (talk) 01:57, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Jim1138! I've filed a phab ticket about this. In the meantime, you can get around it by turning off mentions from making notifications ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:00, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

phab:T142790 was closed as invalid. This was an intentional change, see phab:T138080. Discussion at WP:VPT § Strange notifications. — JJMC89 (T·C) 02:08, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

JJMC89 - I just... wow. Okay then.... *shrugs* .... ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:14, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Aham! Well... RainFall! You there? — RainFall 02:23, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi K6ka! I just wanted to let you know that you mentioned yourself! Geez, isn't the username you chose when you were 11 years old just gorgeous? And you sure love hearing it recited out loud by other people! To help build your ego, we're going to notify you every time you mention your own name. Hi K6ka! Oh look, you mentioned yourself again. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 02:28, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Oshwah - In case you forget... you need to PICK UP MILK FROM THE STORE ON YOUR WAY HOME FROM WORK TOMORROW. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:30, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Aww CRAP! I forgot! :-( ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:31, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

I got no notifications! @RainFall: You alive? — RainFall 02:34, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Hey The Voidwalker you have to be using talkpages, not sandboxes. -- The Voidwalker ^Discuss 02:36, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

So I just re-enabled the "mentions" option in my preferences to get notifications from them again, and now some ASSHOLE is talking shit about me.... ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:38, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Oshwah, is it no longer doing it, now? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:45, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Strange_notifications --NeilN ^{talk to me} 03:10, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

As mentioned above :-) It's fixed. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 03:11, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Darn. I was starting to enjoy the echo! All of those double digits in alerts made me feel self-important. Jim1138 (talk) 07:02, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

I had emails enabled for mentions... lets just say that my inbox is flooded... :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:15, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

No subject

thanks too , and , sorry to say , that i'm gonna away for a little period of time , and hope you gonna take care of your health . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dacanaymaki123 (talk • contribs) 02:26, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

changing information about ME!!!

Oswah, I am trying to change information about me on my wikipedia page. I'm simply deleting. I'm not adding content. There is more about me than I am comfortable with. I'm a private person!

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.138.214.82 (talk) 02:36, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

See the article's talk page. There was unreferenced content on that page, which I've removed. I apologize for the confusion, and I acknowledge your changes. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:12, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Please, don't write spoilers of Train to Busan

 "Plot" should be a rough summary of a movie. Your revision contains a lot of spoilers of the film.
  I'm already a victim of spoilers on Train to Busan wiki page. Don't make more victims like me. Thanks.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.180.95.27 (talk) 05:36, 12 August 2016 (UTC) 

@125.180.95.27: See WP:SPOILERS. We won't remove it, unless there is a good reason to. ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 20:40, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Makoto Fukui

Hello I am Geogie. I am a Japanese, please forgive me that English is not good. Makoto Fukui swimmers of Japan, It is true that have been died in 1992. [4] Please refer to this article link. You might not be read in just a page Japanese, but here of Fukui's year of birth and year of death will have been described. There is not really sorry at the weak English. We hope that give your understanding.--Geogie (talk) 06:12, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

World Hair cut Day

We have been trying to incert the Celebration of World Hair Cut Day every August 13. That day was proposed by Athletic Barbers a European Barbers Chain and at that day in 2015 the barbers offered free Haircut Services under the Slogan We Haircut Violence. Known athletes sign a pledge for no Violence Games as well!!! Athletic Barbers gave haircut to more that 120 people at that day. In 2016 the barbers will haircut for free kids with special problems such as Down syndrom etc. PLEASE MAKE SURE THIS IS UPLOADED. www.athleticbarbers.gr fb athletic barbers (singed by Dr. Tanya Kyriakidou & Bill Soulios) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.16.245.47 (talk) 09:21, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

In the first place, why theres an article in Wikipedia to a man whose only apparent relevance was only pretend being a useless faggy retard to disrupt the lives of others? Such kind of person doesnt need a Wikipedia article. Such kind of person deserves, AT LEAST, few days in a prison. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.113.109.156 (talk) 09:44, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Forget an Edit

If you don't mean well, it will show. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.136.227.220 (talk) 11:06, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

thank you

thanks for letting me know about my last edit — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stinghornet12899 (talk • contribs) 22:46, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Improper attitude on your part.

I did not vandalize your article, rather it is you who is committing atrocities against me. My data was refused because you didn't want to accept my reference using IMDB. Yet the line before uses that site "a biography of tennis star Maureen Connolly.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003981/ Lydia Cornell profile], imdb.com; January 19, 2016.</ref>" If my data that comes from a few TV documentaries and TV interview and that is backed by IMBD, which is used by the article and other articles, is rejected, then the data in this article and other articles using IMDB must be removed immediately. It is just because that I am not of your inner circle, or kiss your butt. Don't slander me by saying I am vandalizing your article, when the reference site that I gave is used in many articles as substantial, or I will begin to to sue Wikipedia and seek you out for personal suing, which I believe you have had faced many times. Vandalism is a crime that has not been committed here by me, but you have perpetuated a fraud by rejecting the factual verified data leaving half truths and innuendo. So, shut your mouth and quit your bigotry against me and other by rejecting references used in many Wikipedia articles. you oligarchical piece of trash. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paul Retinue (talk • contribs) 22:58, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Obviously indeffed per WP:NLT --NeilN ^{talk to me} 23:13, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Cool, saved me the ANI report that I was just about to file. Thanks, NeilN! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:14, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

I am so sorry i was creating a wikipedia on my name however i was just checking some things. Sorry for this — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.71.143.182 (talk) 23:25, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

English

Hi there, BRITISH English... is LITERALLY ENGLISH... all other forms of English are NOT English... The term British English deligitimises the origin of the language... It's bad enough American English is over-riding the actual language, but the internet reinforcing that it is secondary by needing the classification of 'British' is insulting, there is no Scottish English nor Irish or Welsh English... ALL these regions speak ENGLISH despite regional dialects. The variations on ENGLISH are: American English and Australian English. The Americans are removing themselves from the English language one word at a time and destroying ENGLISH, the Australians are actually ADDING to the language. 81.106.106.129 (talk) 00:37, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Guess multiple Englishes is what happens when your country tries to colonize the world. EvergreenFir (talk) 00:43, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

hi

what does auto confirmed mean on wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stinghornet12899 (talk • contribs) 01:23, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Stinghornet12899! Welcome to Wikipedia! Your account becomes autoconfirmed after your account meets a certain age and number of edits (usually 4 days, and 10 edits). See this help page for an explanation. Please let me know if you have any more questions. I'll be happy to answer them. I hope you enjoy your stay here :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:26, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

thanks

i have 12 edits but my account is only one day old what does that mean — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stinghornet12899 (talk • contribs) 01:28, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

talk page

am i an experienced editor

@Stinghornet12899: You are barely autoconfirmed, nowhere near experienced. If you focus on experience and permissions, you may be viewed to be hat collecting. ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 01:22, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Stinghornet12899! Welcome to Wikipedia! I believe you're asking about your account in regards to your question here (which you removed?); Nope, I am not a Wikipedia Administrator. I'm simply a user whose been here for some time :-). Having 12 edits and an account that is a day old (depending on different circumstances, of course) means that you should be autoconfirmed. If you weren't then, you should definitely be autoconfirmed by now (seeing that you now have 31 edits and an account that is old enough). Don't worry about user rights right now; instead, you should find areas on Wikipedia that interest you and contribute and work towards improving them. The rights will naturally come later, you'll see what I mean eventually. If you have questions or need help with anything, please do not hesitate to message me and ask. I'll be happy to assist you. I hope you enjoy your stay on Wikipedia and that you become a long-term contributor here! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:46, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

promotion to talk page moderator

you can now watch my talk page and delete/edit any messages on my talk page! ,sorry if you think this is spam.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Stinghornet12899 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stinghornet12899 (talk • contribs) 01:35, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Separate thread

You made a mistake reverting one of my Post, The one on Colona, Illinois — Preceding unsigned comment added by Garminvivofit111 (talk • contribs) 02:00, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Please chat with me on my talk page

If you want to chat with me please do so on my talk page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stinghornet12899 (talk • contribs) 03:15, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Inappropriate dingbat commentary on kellyann Conway≈≈≈≈ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.86.245.94 (talk) 13:52, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

what u really do

What u really do on wikipedia i just joy the wikipedia can u show of thing u do on wikipedia i want to learn a lot about wikipedia. Valvular — Preceding unsigned comment added by Valvular (talk • contribs) 15:44, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Valvular: Oshwah combats vandalism, and does many other things. For help on contributing to Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia. ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 16:00, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Valvular, and welcome to Wikipedia! Echoing what ThePlatypusofDoom has said, I typically focus on patrolling, helping mediate and calm disputes, and providing assistance to new or misguided users in order to point them in the right direction. ThePlatypusofDoom's link above is a great place to visit if you're looking for projects to contribute to. You can also begin learning about Wikipedia and how it works by reading and understanding our five pillars, and by taking Wikipedia's interactive tutorial! Please let me know if you have any more questions. Again, welcome to Wikipedia! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:52, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Vessyl

It's on their blog. The product has never shipped and their supposed launch date is now late Q4 2017 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.185.250.219 (talk) 23:50, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Dilip Ghosh

Dear Oshwah - I have never edited any page regarding Dilip Ghosh. Regards, Surajit Sen ([email protected]) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.112.69.157 (talk) 06:10, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

Yes, you have. ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 01:26, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

If you're using an internet connection or IP address that is shared with other people (such as a public WiFi or a home network where multiple users contribute), then there is a chance that you'll receive warnings and messages regarding the edits of others. Creating an account for yourself will resolve this. Best of luck! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:55, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

how do write ur article

I am trying to write my article but it not working. Valvular (talk) 20:11, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Valvular: Click here to find a helpful, instructive guide on writing a quality article. Regards, GAB^gab 20:13, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi again, Valvular! GeneralizationsAreBad beat me to it; Wikipedia's tutorial on creating your first article is a great tutorial and guide, and will help you with everything you'll need. If you still have questions after using the tutorial, please do not hesitate to ask me them. I'll be happy to assist you! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:57, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Trenten Beram

Hi Oshwah.

I edited the summary "Trenten Beram" over the last few days. Please revisit my summary when you have a chance to give me your opinion on where it stands. Much thanks. Thenygman Thenygman (talk) 02:24, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Thenygman! It looks like the article was deleted due to the result of this articles for deletion discussion. It appears that the article subject (or, the person) fell short of Wikipedia's guidelines regarding the notability of people (specifically, the notability of an athlete). Not to worry; you've done absolutely nothing wrong. Consider this a good learning experience and an opportunity to review and understand Wikipedia's notability and deletion guidelines. If you have any questions about these policies and guidelines, please do not hesitate to message me and ask. I'll be happy to answer them. I wish you happy editing, and a great rest of your day. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:09, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

No subject

Source says, that Christina died at 01:15, in the NEXT day. So i think that i wrote right.

Atte — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atte.olkkonen (talk • contribs) 17:26, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Your date change didn't cite a reliable source so, please review those policies. KGirlTrucker81 ^{talk what I'm been doing} 19:28, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

August 2016

Oshwah,

Greetings, i am Les from Brisbane post punk band Mystery of sixes mentioned in your Brisbane Punk forum, i'm responding to YOUR message to me.

Some history i think is important has been emitted and incorrectly worded.Mystery Of sixes formed in 1981 and went until 2002 ( we played the Behind the Banana Curtain for 4zzz in 2001 . When the page moves on to mention the later punk bands,namely late 80's / Mystery Of Sixes played along side ALL those bands mentioned during that time frame in the venues you mentioned. We were also the ONLY original outfit to have a residency at The Aussie Nash ( Stanley Street )for 14 months ~ every Friday and Saturday night from March 1983 right up until May of 1984 we had to remain prolific and APRA have 87 recorded works on file ~ we moved to Randwick Sydney for two years after that returning to Brisbane in late 1986 ~ the issues i have mentioned are fact and can not be confronted ~ we have been discredited / it would appear some one doesn't particularly like us, but don't you think it should be kept honest and non ~ bias . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.2.127.186 (talk • contribs)

(talk page stalker) Your edits are marked as vandalism. If you conutiue to such, you may be blocked from editing. KGirlTrucker81 ^{talk what I'm been doing} 21:23, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

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Hi Anthony Bradbury! Thanks for the email! I just wanted to respond here and let you know that I've read and replied to your message. It's good to see you and shake hands again, and I hope you have a great rest of your day. Until our paths cross again (hopefully soon) -- ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:13, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

"Neutrality" on this site

I have had my addition to anti feminism removed due to the fact it wasn't neutral, but feminists can have there opinion on a page. An example of this is the gender page where it says gender is socially constructed, which by the way is not true. Sort this out please and make this site actually neutral. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The logical Gamer (talk • contribs) 07:30, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi The logical Gamer! If you see content on an article that doesn't appear to meet Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, or if information is wrong and you have a reliable source showing otherwise, you should remove any non-neutral content and leave a message on the article's talk page. If there are issues with articles that you can't edit, discussing your concerns on the article's talk page is (again) the best solution. Please let me know if you have any more questions. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:50, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Template:Uw-paid4

The hand in other templates is 30px. 95.49.120.214 (talk) 09:20, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Please do not make changes to others' user pages, such as what you did here, here, here, and here. I also note that you're on a final warning basis as well; please consider asking on relevant talk pages whether your changes to templates are justified before simply making them. One such change you made here puts the size out of consistency with others. While you may mean well with these ideas, changing them after being reverted and asked to stop is disruptive. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 09:49, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

I faced problem

I wish that I would known all over the world but once and again i'm facing problem.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anarul Islam(Rony) (talk • contribs) 11:19, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Just saw Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Oshwah_2. Good luck, you'll need it. I reckon you can make it through :). Omni Flames (talk) 11:45, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Omni Flames! Thanks for the beer and for the good luck wishes! It'll be up shortly, and we'll see what happens :-). ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 11:47, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Good luck! ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 12:24, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Best of luck Oshwah - I'll be supporting! Zero^talk 14:25, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

I appreciate your support. I means a lot :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:30, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

You deserve it, I've added my support! RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:12, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Godspeed with your RfA! -- LuK3 (Talk) 16:17, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, LuK3! Wish me luck! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:19, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Posh, Oshwah, you drinking already? '''Oppose''' User clearly does not know when to party. I will be proven right when Oshwah has a ball and winds up blocking himself [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=Salvidrim%21&page=User%3ASalvidrim%21&year=&month=-1&tagfilter=&subtype= Salvidrim! style]. ~~~~ —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 16:58, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Haha, K6ka! :-D I had no clue Salvidrim! had blocked himself before. Made my day! Zero^talk 18:31, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

One was on a matter of principle. The other was more a matter of vodka. ;) ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 18:55, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

That is hilarious, Salvidrim!! :-) Mind you, I'd probably do the same eventually if I ever became an admin. And I don't drink. Zero^talk 20:05, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Good luck with your RfA Oshwah! I gave you a very strong support, because I think you absolutely deserve to be an administrator. Class455 (talk) 09:26, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

You are doing brilliantly, I am certain you will succeed this time! (Seven more !votes and you'll have 100 supporters.) Zero^talk 15:23, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Let's see, that's 128 yes's against 18 nos and dunnos. I I I think you got it. SlightSmile 13:30, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Two articles on Prof. Joyonti Chutia

Hey Oshwah, you have just reverted an editing that I have made to Joyanti Sutiya. Actually the Word Sutiya is a spelling mistake, so I wanted to correct this mistake. (It was not my mistake as you thought) . The word 'Sutiya' should be 'Chutia' (as I know Prof. Joyonti Chutia personally). Further, I have noticed that there is one other article as Joyanti Chutia. The content of both the pages are almost same. So, both the articles should be merged into one. ~Bikash Sharma 10:30, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

• Comment. I came to this talkpage to drop another message and noticed this. Her actual name is "Joyanti Chutia" as per the official website and hence the article to be related is Joyanti Chutia. I am placing merge tags on the pages. Cheers, Arun Kumar SINGH (Talk) 17:01, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

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RfA

• Hello Oshwah, I don't believe that we have interacted in the past (except editing common pages). Just wanted to wish you all the best for the RfA. You are a good candidate, have my support and will make a good admin. Cheers, Arun Kumar SINGH (Talk) 17:07, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

• Pinning off of this header - I think I just missed you on IRC. I'm away on holiday, so my !vote was a lot less than I would have liked to have written. Best of luck to you, don't take criticism to heart (though always reflect on it!) and I'll see you on the other side when I return, hopefully with you having a couple of extra buttons to click! -- samtar ^{talk or stalk} 21:55, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

A beer for you!

The RfA has been tough, but you look like you'll succeed. ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 23:17, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

And it did! Wow did I not think it would! Thanks for the beer and the encouragement. As you can imagine, that RfA was stressful. Whew.... :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:24, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Some wrong news about jammu and kashmir

Jammu and kashmir is the territory area between Pakistan and india.But this is due to injustice of some high authorities.who don't want to kashmir in Pakistan.But in kashmir Muslims are mostly setteled more than other religions.But now india claims that kashmir is india.But how about the kashmiri's brothers.They are the Muslims. During partition it was decided that Muslims population areas are added to pakistan and hindu population areas are added to india.so now what is this.This is injustice with Pakistan and kashmiri.Kashmiri's want to collaborate with the Pakistan then why india be a dog between two Muslims brotherhood. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.160.97.140 (talk) 05:27, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Unconstrutive edit

I never made an edit to the page in question? I don't think I have ever been on that page at all actually. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.109.111.204 (talk) 03:48, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi there! If you're using a public or shared IP address, it's possible that you may be getting warnings due to the edits of other people. Consider creating an account in order to avoid this. Cheers :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:19, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Your RfA

It seems to be running a similar course as mine did. Hopefully that's not the case, but mine ended with an oppose-fest near the end of the RfA. Good luck.—^cyberpower_{Chat:Limited Access} 18:05, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

Sadly it seems like that's what's happening. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 01:04, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

And now you are in the discretionary zone.—^cyberpower_Chat:Online 16:58, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

*fingers crossed* - there are some good points being raised, but I think you'd get through a 'crat chat... Most importantly, don't take things to heart -- samtar ^{talk or stalk} 17:01, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

You seem to be on course to just barely make it through. You'll probably make it through the crat cat, the percentage just has to stay over 68% or so, and you'll most likely get in. ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 18:29, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

My RfA failed at 74%, so staying out of the discretionary zone is the only way to guarantee adminship. :/—^cyberpower_{Chat:Limited Access} 19:34, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

• Well, Oshwah, whatever happens, you have a large number of supports from some really strong editors and administrators. Either way, all the best to you. Drmies (talk) 14:41, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, Drmies :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:43, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

• 20 minutes to go at 75%. I'll congratulate you right now. :D—^cyberpower_Chat:Online 15:48, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Cyberpower678 - WHOO that was close! Thanks for the support and for the early congrats! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:22, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

About your week of hell....

Oshwah's week of hell finally ends has started. (refresh) Tom29739 ^[talk] 23:55, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Apology

Oshwah, sorry for not apologizing earlier in the year, as I forgot about the situation.

I apologize for messing up the Interstate 65 page. 

First, I apologize for not explaining my edits. I had never considered the importance of explaining my edits briefly, as I was relatively new to Wikipedia.

Next, I apologize for not helping to the situation and explain what happened. I was trying to add new information regarding the new Abraham Lincoln bridge on the route. Since there was someone else editing the page at a time, it corrupt the page and lost some information. I had no knowledge of this happening, as I never saw anything wrong.

Oshwah, thank you for your work on Wikipedia and requesting to talk to me about this situation. I profusely apologize for not apologizing and explaining earlier. I promise to remember this advise and to do better on Wikipedia from that point on. I hope you can forgive me for this mess.

Best wishes J.K. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.90.137.65 (talk) 05:13, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

No apologies are needed :-)! That edit was clear back in February; we all make mistakes. I simply messaged you to let you know. If you need anything, please ask. I'll be happy to assist you. Cheers :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:18, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Alcohol, the cause of and solution to, the world's problems.

I don't know how your current RfA will shake out. I want you to know that ORCP was designed to anticipate and highlight issues to prevent bloody RfA's like yours. We failed you this time. In the past we've had Wikipedians just quit after rough RfAs and all of us involved in editor retention want to avoid that. This project runs on great volunteers like you and not being universally liked or not being the best fit for a mop doesn't lessen your value to the project. Not everyone can be Anne Delong. That said, regardless of how your RfA ends no one is going to remember this RfA unless you show up at RfA again. We as a community get persnickety with these lifetime appointments and that hesitancy hurts feelings sometimes. Your good editing speaks for itself and that's the real measure of who you are as an editor. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:17, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Chris troutman. I wanted to respond and thank you for the encouragement and for the kind words. Although I'm probably going to be disappointed with the outcome of the RfA, all I can do is learn from what the community has said, take the feedback to heart, and honor the promises I made (which, are very easy promises to be honest - Don't NAC close unblock requests, and don't clerk AIV). After your second RfA, it's nearly impossible to pass another one (at least not in a very long time). I don't really know what to say about that, as many have asked about my "contingency plan" if this were not to go through. I don't really have one... haha. I guess I'll keep doing what I'm doing (as I enjoy what I do and that won't change), make the improvements and changes I've been asked to make, and take things from there. I enjoy volunteering to the project, and that's not going to change :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:17, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

My unanswered question

Don't give up, - answer my question and you may win one support more. I thought you answered the first too fast, but too slow doesn't make me support ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:44, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Gerda Arendt! My apologies. You're all set -- question answered. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:00, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for trying, and good enough for neutral ;). However, it doesn't answer the question how the arb case comes into play for the scenario. One possible answer would be to modify the answer to q4. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:22, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt - I think the expanded answer I just inserted might be what you were looking to see? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:27, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

It doesn't matter what I want to see ;) - Pigsonthewing would be none of the editors in the scenario, trust me. He knows what to avoid. - If there's no connection between the arb case and the scenario better strike it in the answer to q4. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:07, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt. I'm a fool. I see what I should have said now. All of the remedies were rescinded. So it's irrelevant. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:19, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

I shouldn't support someone who calls himself a fool, but will ;) - back in a moment. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:26, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

ok, got an edit conflict with another support. - When the excitement is over, contemplate the one thing from the infoboxes case: "All editors are reminded to maintain decorum and civility when engaged in discussions about infoboxes, and to avoid turning discussions about a single article's infobox into a discussion about infoboxes in general." Admin or not: when you see a scenario like the one Ritchie gave you, a reminder of this doesn't hurt, even if not living up to it will not be sanctioned. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:39, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations

Well done to our newest admin, do us proud Oshwah -- samtar ^{talk or stalk} 16:56, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations for adminship !! CAPTAIN RAJU ^(✉) 17:45, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Congrats..The admins' T-shirt for you. CAPTAIN RAJU ^(✉) 17:45, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker! Dat Guy^Talk_Contribs 16:58, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations Oshwah. Make us proud! - MrX 17:00, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Congrats, Oshwah. :-) Keep the concerns of the opposers in your mind, but I believe that you're going to be a fine administrator. Cheers, Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 17:01, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations! I'm glad you were successful. Gap9551 (talk) 17:01, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Ditto from me! That must have been quite a harrowing experience. Now get to work! :) Favonian (talk) 17:07, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations, and well done. Thank you for your enthusiasm for this wonderful project. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 17:08, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations! I was actually looking forward to an interesting CratChat but you made it clean. Do take all the comments to heart. Ask for lots of advice as you wade into the muck with your mop. Also, beware of Mike V. I predict he's going to try to drag you into SPI. Cheers, DocTree (ʞlɐʇ·ʇuoɔ) WER 17:12, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Curses! My plan has been revealed! ;) Mike V • Talk 17:14, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

After SPI, we're ready to go take over Russia once and for all!. Dat Guy^Talk_Contribs 17:17, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

I am joining the chorus of congrats O. Even though it was harrowing I know that the mop and pail are in good hands. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 17:16, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations Oshwah! That is sure a close one. 75%! Jianhui67 ^T★C 17:25, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Congrats, Oshwah. That was one heck of a ride there towards the end. Keep up the good work. clpo13_(talk) 17:27, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations, Oshwah, and well done for sticking through what was surely a stressful RFA with good humor intact. I wish you the best of luck: you certainly have plenty of good advice from the RFA that should stand you in good stead. Vanamonde (talk) 18:47, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations Oshwah!! You will make a great administrator. -- Dane2007 ^talk 19:30, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations on adminship, I know you will do well with the mop! -- LuK3 (Talk) 19:45, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Congrats, Oshwah. Even though I decided to change my vote, I still think that you'll do just fine, and feel free to ping me for advice or assistance if you like. For access to the admin IRC channel, please see WP:IRC##wikipedia-en-admins and the request section lower on the page. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 23:51, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you so, so much for the love and support, everyone. I've been honored to serve you as a Wikipedia editor since 2007, and it will be a privilege to begin serving you as a Wikipedia administrator. I will take all of the feedback to heart, and I won't let any of you down. You have my word :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:28, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

Congratulations on your successful RFA Oshwah! This cup of coffee is to help you sober up, because intoxicated admins are bad for business. Also, you still have lots of unpaid overtime work to do, so keep caffeinating until the jitters come... and we'll see what we'll do with you later. Thank you, --Your Manager —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 16:59, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

K6ka - Thanks, boss :-P ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:07, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations

Congratulations and best wishes for your new job! Mona778 (talk) 17:03, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Mona778! As you can see, I have a lot of catching up on my talk page to do. Thank you for the wishes, and I'm happy to be serving as a Wikipedia admin :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:08, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Congratulations on your successful RFA, Oshwah! I was worried the outcome would not be desirable once the oppose !voters came piling on. Thankfully the outcome could not have been better! I am incredibly happy for you, and I know you will be an excellent admin. You deserve this Barnstar. :-) Zerotalk 17:04, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Patient Zero - Thank you :-). I'll do my best and I won't let you down! ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:09, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

congratulations!

Congratulations on your successful RFA! In a self-proclaimed RFA tradition, allow me to impart the words of wisdom I received from the puppy after my RFA passed – nine long, sordid, I-really-should-have-found-a-better-hobby years ago:

Remember you will always protect the wrong version. (I got nothing here. It's inevitable.) Remember you must always follow the rules, except for when you ignore them. Without exception, you will pick the wrong one to do. (See #5.) Remember to assume good faith and not bite. Remember that when you are applying these principles most diligently, you are probably dealing with a troll. (You'll attract many more of those now, because mop. They must like to drink the dirty water in the bucket.) Use the block ability sparingly. Enjoy the insults you receive when you do block, because really, what else is there to live for? Remember that when you make these errors, someone will be more than happy to point them out to you in dazzling clarity and descriptive terminology. It will not be a personal attack because we are admins and, therefore, we are all rouge anyway. Finally, remember to contact me if you ever need assistance, and I will do what I am able. :-) Katietalk 17:06, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

DISCLAIMER: This humor does not reflect the official humor of Wikipedia, the Wikimedia Foundation, or Jimbo Wales, because if it did, it would be much, much better. All rights released under GFDL.

KrakatoaKatie - I hope you got my "thank you" email, because you deserve much more than that! Thank you for being one of my nominators and for all of your trust and support. I could not have done it without you. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:10, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

You are now an administrator

Congratulations, I have just closed your RfA as successful and made you an administrator. Take a look at the Administrators' guide and the administrators' reading list if you haven't read those already. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch on my talk page. WJBscribe (talk) 17:07, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

• Oshwah congratulations on your successful RFA. That was one of the worst I've seen in a long time. I can't imagine how you feel considering I remember being so relieved after mine which I do not even think fair to remotely compare. I wish you all the best and if you ever need a hand or a second opinion, feel free to ping me. Regards, Mkdw^talk 01:08, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Mkdw! Thank you for the congratulations, and for the well wishes and kind words. Ohhh yeah!!! That was crazy stressful - I was in shock all day that I managed to squeak by and barely pass it. But I'm happy that I did. It's in the past, I've learned a lot, and the RfA (if anything) has shaped me to be a very clueful and careful administrator. So I'm glad it went the way that I did :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:14, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Grab one and have fun! :) —UY Scuti Talk 17:10, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

UY Scuti! You're awesome, dude! Thank you! :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:21, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

A cheeseburger for you!

Congratulations on making administrator! Good luck! Woodstop45 (talk) 17:16, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Woodstop45, I love burgers! And thank you! I won't disappoint ya! ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:24, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Congratulations on the promotion to the Imperial Court. :-) Sunny Side Up (talk) 17:19, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Your Complimentary Welcome Package

	The Wordsmith's Mop and Bucket Award
	Congratulations on making it through the RFA meat grinder! You'll be needing one of these. Now get to work! The WordsmithTalk to me 17:34, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Congrats! You're an Admin! ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 17:40, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Congratulations to you Oshwah! :-) SA 13 Bro (talk) 18:21, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

SA 13 Bro - Thank you :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:24, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Well done

Congratulations on the RfA. It may have been a little early, which might be why it was looking tight for a moment, but I'm glad you passed. But please do remember my advice—take things easy to start with and ask someone if you're not sure. If there's one thing I've learnt over the years, it's that it's easy to find yourself caught in the middle of something by rushing in trying to help and missing the wider context; it's also easy to piss people off and get them leaving angry messages on you talk page or hauling you to ANI, which wastes time you could have spent whacking vandals or writing articles. All the best, and good luck! HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:27, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, congrats, dude! That was mostly unfair, but I'm glad you made it. Some of the 'Neutral' comments are probably worth paying attention to going forward. But congrats on getting through on the second go-round. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 18:53, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

• Congrats from me to. RFA is a moody and variable place, try to put all the nastiness of the last few days behind you. When you get bored of scrabbling down the back of the sofa for the right block message to go with each block, have a look at my monobook.js. A very kind person put some code in there that gives a really nifty dropdown menu. ϢereSpielChequers 20:11, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
• Congratulations! Best of luck, Mz7 (talk) 20:44, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
• Congratulations! Hard to say which of these sections in which to put a comment with the various congratulations pouring in. I guess that is a reflection of 189 support !votes! 272 !votes overall, quite a turnout. I know you will do a great job and will be especially helpful at AIV. Good luck. Donner60 (talk) 21:13, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
• Congratulations! It was a squeaker! :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 22:18, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you :-). I'll be the best and most neutral admin I can be. I won't let any of you down.... I promise :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:47, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Congratulations on your successful RfA Oshwah. I knew you'd be an admin some day. The one thing I'll miss is seeing your reports on AIV, but now you can do something ten times better, blocking vandals! I look forward to working with you over in the counter vandal department with you in the advanced role! Well done again mate! See you round. Class455 (talk) 18:28, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

@Class455: I won't miss his AIV reports. Oshwah being an admin means less work for me! ;) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:22, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

@HJ Mitchell: 😂😂. Class455 (talk) 21:58, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

I want to be your first block

Greetings Oshwah and congrats again on the promotion. I hope you see this before anyone else does because I want to volunteer to be your first block. Kumioko/Reguyla Sunny Side Up (talk) 20:43, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

Congrats on passing your RfA! —MRD2014 (talk) (contribs) 20:44, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

• Congrats as well from me. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 21:11, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Yet another gift!

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Congrats on becoming an admin! Tom29739 ^[talk] 21:16, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Crazy... I'm ridiculous... Thank for the support, Tom29739 :-). I won't disappoint you ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:26, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Admin topicon

Want some unsolicited advice?! – The Admin userbox is enough on Admin user pages; where I'd use the {{Administrator topicon}} is on your Talk page... FWIW! --IJBall (contribs • talk) 21:18, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

He can't hear you. He's sleeping. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:06, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

IJBall -  Done :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:26, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Congratulations!

EvergreenFir (talk) 21:44, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	Congratulation on your demotion promotion! I wish more admins were like you! BTW: If you ever see an RFA from me, I would strongly recommend that you indef me. Jim1138 (talk) 00:56, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Jim1138 - Thank you for your support and encouragement. That was stressful AF (as you probably can tell). Oh well, I made it though and I'm happy to serve as an admin now :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:28, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Wow! I still rate a response! Thanks for taking on the job. We need more admins like you! Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 08:30, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Adminship

Well first off congratulations buddy! Now use that mop wisely! Now I'm going to give you some advice that a former US President lived by, "Speak Softly and Carry A Big Stick" - Theodore Roosevelt --Cameron₁₁₅₉₈ ^(Talk) 01:10, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks buddy!!! :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:28, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Bro, me and my friends give you a hearty congratulations on your successful adminship. I toast to you. Lets have a great drink and be buddies forever and ever!!! I hope you liked my dance off videos that I made. My friend recorded this. EurovisionNim (talk to me)(see my edits) 01:16, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

MAKE WIKIPEDIA GREAT AGAIN

MAKE WIKIPEDIA GREAT AGAIN

Cheers. Sn1per (talk) 01:39, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

"When anonymous editors save their edits, they're not sending their best... They're sending edits that have lots of problems, and they're bring more problems with them. They're bringing socks. They're bringing copyvios. They're vandals. And some, I assume, are good edits."

"We're going to build a log, and it's going to be a real log."

"Oshwah is calling for a total and complete shutdown of paid editors from editing Wikipedia..."

"I have a great relationship with the content creators. I've always had a great relationship with the content creators."

"Look at my edit count, is that a small edit count? And, they referred to my edit count -- 'if that's small, something else must be small.' I guarantee you there's no problem. I guarantee."

"If they get to pick their reverts, nothing you can do folks. Although the sock master people -- maybe there is. I don't know."

"I know a lot of editors. I know the best editors."

"The log just got ten users longer."

— The Osh

Congrats on your new mop.—CycloneIsaac (Talk) 02:59, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Are we going to build a wall between us and Commons and are we going to make Commons pay for it? —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 03:13, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

LOL I couldn't stop LAUGHING when I first saw this section. Keep up the awesome images; they put a smile on my face :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:30, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Hmm, these Admins Barnstars are a little like Obamas Nobel peaceprice... Still, congrats! Tomorrow the WORLD!!! Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:39, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Loving the political manifesto! Oshwah for President? 😂 Zero^talk 07:09, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

He´s not a crook!! Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:07, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

"I've had a lot of edit wars of my own. I'm really good at edit wars. I love edit wars in a certain way. But only when we win." GAB^gab 01:06, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Hey I am a little late to the party but I just saw this, laughed until I spilled my coffee on the keyboard, and sent a screenshot to my entire contact list under the caption "Wikipedia editors welcoming a new voted in administrator, also referred to as someone who 'took the mop'." WannaBeEditor (talk) 08:30, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

WannaBeEditor - Ohhh lol, these guys do it all the time to me. I'll have to upload the others if someone like Stemoc don't beat me to it already :-P ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:39, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	For your hard work, dedication and decent behaviour. Mona778 (talk) 05:36, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Congrats?

Congratulations on your unpaid lateral promotion! You will need good tools. Check out my common.js and take what you need, and seek out more tools from other admins. Good show! Cyphoidbomb 05:50, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Cyphoidbomb - I hope you didn't lose too much money in the betting pool. I was told that there were some going on (lol). Anyways, thanks for the congrats, and I'll be looking up to you for advice! I'll just warn you in advance ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:30, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Congratulation for passing RfA! Happy mopping at Wikipedia!

NgYShung ^huh? 07:27, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

Congratulations are in order :) Omni Flames (talk) 07:46, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Congrats on your adminship. It's a harrowing process, so, go out and celebrate. David.moreno72 08:11, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

David.moreno72 - Thank you for the beer -- I never say no to one of those! I want to also thank you for your support and your trust. I'll do my best, and I won't let you down! :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:42, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations

Congratulations on becoming a Wikipedia administrator! 166.137.96.130 (talk) 09:14, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

your mistake

Hi there!

You sent a message to me re-tampering with a post about Peter Cosgrove. Have never tried to edit a post about him so I'm not sure where you get this idea from. In fact I haven't tried to edit ANY posts in ages. So sorry, but you're wrong. Wasn't me. 1.144.96.165 (talk) 11:35, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) As IP addresses often 'change hands', it's likely this warning was meant for someone else. You can see the contributions your IP has made by visiting this page. If you would like to avoid messages like this in the future you can create an account -- samtar ^{talk or stalk} 11:46, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

Who doesn't like a cupcake? Anyway, even though I leaned to neutral in the end I have the utmost faith you'll do an excellent job as an admin. Congrats of succeeding in your RfA and the best of luck to you! RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:22, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Congratulations on gaining some extra pixels to make your tireless efforts to keep Wikipedia tidy even easier - sure you'll do a fantastic job! Mike1901 (talk) 12:41, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

London Play - Deleted Page

HI Oshwah,

None of the material we submitted was promotional, but was describing the charity.

Can you tell me how we set up a page for a charity, and how we change the username.

Thanks

Leo — Preceding unsigned comment added by LondonPlay (talk • contribs) 13:01, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) @LondonPlay: You can read about changing your username here. If you have an email address registered against your account, you can use this simple method to request the change. If not, you will need to follow these instructions. Oshwah will likely respond soon regarding your concerns about the deleted article -- samtar ^{talk or stalk} 13:23, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

LondonPlay - Your user page was being used for advertising purposes, which is not the proper use per Wikipedia's user page content guidelines. I highly recommend that you follow the advice above and have your account renamed, and then visit Wikipedia's new user tutorial to begin learning how to contribute and how we operate. I also recommend that you read Wikipedia's five pillars, as it's our core policies and principles and important for you to understand. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding the guidelines and tutorials that I've sent you. I'll be happy to answer them. Thank you for understanding and for taking the time to contribute according to our policies and guidelines. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:37, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Cheers! GABgab 14:48, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

GeneralizationsAreBad - Ahh, I always love a cold one. You know me too well ;-). Thanks, man! I hope you have a great day and I wish you happy editing :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:23, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Block templates

Hi Oshwah, hope you're enjoying the first days of being an admin, trust your enjoying it! Just wanted to let you know that the block templates you've added when blocking a user does not come up with your signature for some reason. Is this a problem with TW or do you have to sign normally when you place a block template on a user page? Class455 (talk) 15:59, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Class455! I noticed that too. I've been blocking and adding the templates manually (no automation tools, in order to take things slow); I think it's because I need to add my signature to the inside or the end of the templates. Thanks for the heads up; I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually :-P ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:12, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

You can add the sig=yes parameter to make your signature appear inside the block template. Also, when adding protection templates, you can add the small=yes parameter so that the lock icon appears at the top right of the page. —MRD2014 (talk) (contribs) 16:40, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

AHA! Nice! Thanks, MRD2014! :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:48, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

@Oshwah: I thought the templates were inserted automatically when you block someone using TW? Class455 (talk) 17:00, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Class455 - They are, but I'm not using Twinkle. I'm doing blocks and adding block notice templates completely manually for the time being. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:18, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Hey Oshwah! I'm late to the party, but my sincere congrats on your successful RfA! Glad to have you on the team :) I do highly recommend you use Twinkle to not only add block templates, but to do the actual blocking. Use TW > Block on any user-like page, fill out the form (you'll almost always want to use a preset) and it will block+template in seconds. I'm selling it hard, mostly because the module was written by yours truly, but also it really is a time-saver and ensures appropriate templates and block options were used in accordance with conventions. It means less mistakes and more time to focus on things that can't be automated. Learning to do stuff the hard way is good, but don't keep it that way! I also noticed you're manually responding to reports, when User:MusikAnimal/responseHelper exists :) Okay, I wrote that one too... no need to feel obligated to use my stuff, but do have a look at WP:ADMINTOOLS and decide for yourself what best fits your workflow. Hope this helps, and my door is always open if you need assistance. Cheers — MusikAnimal ^talk 20:22, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

You have to substitute the block template in order for the signature to appear. —MRD2014 (talk) (contribs) 00:04, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

AHA! I just found out the hard way, lol! Thanks MRD2014! :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:05, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Got to love MusikAnimal's subtle advertising here. :-) I've been meaning to ask you something for a while now about responseHelper, actually. Is there a version for non-admins? I occasionally tag false positives made by DQB on UAA, but I can see a few other potential uses, too. Thanks in advance, Zero^talk 12:37, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

It's not really intended for non-admins, hence the message at UAA that says Please note that only administrators should close reports, and non-administrators are kindly asked not to comment on reports unless they believe that the closing administrators are likely to miss important information. The same is more or less true at other noticeboards (Oshwah knows this!! :), though simple comments are harmless I think. Anyway if you do close straightforward reports, the responseHelper script will still work as-is. You don't have to be an admin to use it — MusikAnimal ^talk 18:16, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Ah, thanks MusikAnimal. I think I was told by another admin that I could decline bot FP's, and only that. Still I'll install the script, as I think it'll prove useful, thanks once again. Zero^talk 19:22, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Congrats!

Thank you for enduring the drill at RfA - it paid off and this is one content editor who is truly happy it did!! Best of luck! ^{Atsme📞📧} 18:01, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Atsme, thank you so much for the support and for the kind words. I'm happy to have passed, and I won't let you down :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:20, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

Congrats on your RFA! I voted support but moved to neutral while leaning support and planning going through a CratChat. Also, good luck! hehe. ;) KGirlTrucker81 talk what I'm been doing 19:58, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

No subject

Hi Oshwah this information is incorrect and i was never charged with these charges and I would like this info taking down asap as it is not good for my career. Regards. Jason harris wright — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.174.8.249 (talk) 23:13, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi there! If you are who you claim to be, you need to contact the Volunteer Response Team by clicking here. They have the proper tools and training to verify your identify and assist you with your concerns. Thank you. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:15, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Oshwah, I researched the accusations and the material that was included in the BLP was noncompliant with WP:BLP for several reasons beginning with the policy requirement for adding contentious material, especially that which may be libelous. I found only one source per allegation neither of which meets WP:BLP. I determined that it was best to remove the material until multiple RS can be cited to support inclusion of such information. I ask that you please carefully consider why I took such action, and will ultimately agree that it was the right thing to do. Thank you. ^{Atsme📞📧} 18:37, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Atsme - Excellent! Thank you for taking a look and for fixing the article to be in compliance with BLP. My initial concerns were with COI content removal and I intended to take a look at the content and check, but I got side-tracked with that stupid "real life" stuff and didn't manage to get to it. Again, thanks for taking that on and for fixing the article. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:45, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

You are quite welcome. I understand part of what you've been through in recent weeks, and was happy to help. ^{Atsme📞📧} 18:49, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

HAHA! Yeah... my RfA was..... *sigh*... quite a doozy. I heard that some editors and admins had a few good betting pools going. With just how narrow of a margin that my RfA managed to pass by, I'm sure I gave them a good game. :-P ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:00, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Congrats!

Heyy Oshwah! I know that this isn't really a place to put this, but congrats for adminship. I've taken a look at the RFA, and I'm glad that it went well. I would have voted support for you if I hadn't decreased my activity here or missed it.

You were the first person I actually contacted here over a tiny issue about vandalism when I was just starting. And you were the reason that I stayed. I remember that I was nervous for your response because I was undoing a bit of edits after looking at Recent Changes hehe. And you were the one to point out to me what I was doing wrong (in good faith) when I had an issue with the IP hopper's talk page. I'm glad I have someone to count on here when I have any issues :).

Keep editing and contributing Oshwah! You change lives! :D

-Primetime (talk) 02:52, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

3primetime3 - I'm so happy that you stayed. We need more editors like you, and I'm honored to be given your trust :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:04, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

hey wauz up — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.105.99.154 (talk) 02:59, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations

Hey Oshwah! Congratulations on your successful RFA. (At least yours went better than mine did...) I know we've worked together on the Account Creation Team for awhile now and I have no doubt you'll be an excellent admin as well. RegistryKey^(RegEdit) 03:43, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

eager to help

Thank you for quality articles such as Windows Push Notification Service and contibuting to Sakurai's Object, for fighting vandalism, for quoting "Raise your words, not your voice." and living up to it in your RfA, and for "I'm here to help you!!", - software engineer described as "calm, courteous, thoughtful, and eager to go the extra mile for others", you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:57, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

IPv6

Hi Oshwah. FYI, many (most?) non-mobile ISPs using IPv6 will assign an entire /64 block of addresses to each subscriber. This block, while merited, won't do much good because next time they edit, they'll probably have a different address out of the /64. Rangeblocks of Comcast, Time Warner/Roadrunner, AT&T/U-verse /64s will rarely affect anyone other than the intended target. Mobile IPv6 addresses are even more difficult to handle, unfortunately, because the ranges are much larger and are shared by thousands of subscribers. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 13:40, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi DoRD! Good call. I think it was the right decision at the time, as it was clearly needed in order to stop the disruption. However, you are correct regarding the distribution of IPs for mobile devices from mobile data networks (especially LTE); since mobile users travel frequently, IPs on a device will often change from tower-to-tower or due to a low Fast Dormancy state on the device (an article I actually wrote, lolol). They're often not the easiest to handle, and it's a good thing to take into account when reviewing an IP for administrator action :-). Thanks for the coaching and the input; I appreciate this, especially given the fact that I'm very much "the newbie" ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:21, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

User 174.26.64.15

I see you have threatened this guy with loss of editing privileges. Now he is harassing me on my talk page, and I have no idea who he is. So, can we drag him before the powers that be and get it over with? I've never tried to get someone blocked before, so I have no idea where to start. Sbrianhicks (talk) 17:11, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Oshwah is the powers that be, see the congratulations on his recent adminship above! But he doesn't seem to be online right at this moment, so I've blocked the IP for 31 hours. Bishonen | talk 17:21, 31 August 2016 (UTC).

Awesome! Thank you, Bishonen, for taking care of that. I'm sorry that the user started trolling up your talk page, Sbrianhicks. If it makes you feel better, my talk page gets trolled, vandalized, and trashed up pretty much daily, and multiple times. On a side note, be careful with responses such as this. Even if it doesn't encourage the user to harass and troll you more, it certainly gives him a full stomach and with food he likes. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:55, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Bishonen, thanks! I didn't look at Oshwah's page or talk page before I added that, but yeah, it's very obvious he's an administrator now. As they used to say when I was middle school, "my bad." As far as me calling the vandal "sweetheart," who doesn't love a slight bit of sarcasm? I figured it was a good way to make him mad without being a dick. I mean I let him know I couldn't care less what he thought without actually being rude. However given that you have authority here, I should probably listen to you. So there will be less sarcasm from me. I actually don't have a whole lot of experience with interacting with other editors. I usually just make light edits to pages/correct simple errors as I read articles. And half the time people are dicks and revert serious edits and won't listen to my side, so I don't even bother arguing. So this came out of nowhere to me. Furthermore, from the way the guy was talking, I assumed he was a kid who is on the extreme right, happened to see my article and that I disagreed with his views, so felt like harrassing me. I generally won't put someone down or even explain dickery to someone who is under 16 or so, so I just let him know I didn't care and moved on.

Also, while I have you, how do I request to change my username, while keeping my userpage and contribution history? I've decided it's probably not a good idea to use my real name. Thanks! Sbrianhicks (talk) 02:49, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Sbrianhicks - Do not let the fact that I have administrator user rights lead you to believe that I hold any kind of "authority" at all. I was just giving you advice with dealing with trolls, as (coming from someone who deals with them daily), those responses will bite you in the butt -- they usually cause them to troll you more, forcing you to deal with more of their shenanigans :-). You can request a user name change here. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask! :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:54, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Well, you can ban people, sounds like authority to me! But really, I usually have contempt for people with authority, so you should feel special. Special, darnit! And thanks for the help with the name change. I just realized I have no idea what to call myself ... And the code you use to display your username is really complicated. Sbrianhicks (talk) 03:05, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Me again with a different account name. I had my original account renamed, but now I can't login. It says my password is incorrect. What's going on? BrianSHicks (talk) 16:58, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

BrianSHicks - I see nothing on your (former?) account that would prevent you from logging into it. I think you might have forgotten your password. Did you register an email with the account? Did you try recovering it? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:08, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

I'm sure the password is right, but it's telling me it's wrong. I will try recovering it. It won't allow me to do so now because I tried a password reset and it says I'm only allowed to do so once in 24 hours. BrianSHicks (talk) 00:54, 3 September 2016 (UTC)

My goal is to extablish good editing habits

My goal is to extablish good editing habits. --ʘsɦwɑɳ (talk) 19:43, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Just one note

When dealing with socks of Incorrigible Troll (the one who creates accounts containing "...is my homeboy"), please disable talk page access and email access because they will try and appeal. —MRD2014 (talk) (contribs) 20:52, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

MRD2014 - Oh snap. Good call. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:58, 31 August 2016 (UTC)