User talk:Oshwah#I have thoroughly messed up something important

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Hello Oswah, hope you are well and in good health, since I am very bad in filling SPI checks I was wondering could you please check this 2 accounts: [[1]] and [[2]] which was already blocked once, both of them have very low number of edits but have same interests in articles mainly Dalmatia and history of Dalmatia and both of them have tendency to remove large amount of text with explanations like pro Serbian propaganda, pro Italian propaganda etc. i.e [[3]], [[4]], [[5]], [[6]], [[7]], [[8]], [[9]] etc. Thank you very much for your response.Theonewithreason (talk) 08:42, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Theonewithreason! Have you filed an SPI before? If not, the process is actually pretty easy. You simply navigate to this section of the SPI page, then enter the name of the sock master into the field where it tells you to do so, then click on "submit". In this situation, MariCro2019 would be entered into the text field (the account that was created the earliest, or is the oldest of the group of users that you suspect of sockpuppetry, is the sock master).

After clicking on submit, you're then navigated to an edit page with the body mostly filled in for you (click here to see what that looks like). Since you're asking for a checkuser to run a check in this SPI report, you'll change "checkuser=no" to be "checkuser=yes". On the "|1=" part, you'll add "Visaches 37" to it in order to list that account as a suspected sock puppet. If there were more suspected users to list (don't list the sock master - that will be filled in for you when you save the page), you'd add them to "|2=", "|3=", and so on, respectively. Then you'll add your evidence (basically, what you described in your message to me above) to the "|evidence=" part (you don't need to sign it with ~~~~). After that, you're all finished and you can save the page. That's all there is to it!

I've gone ahead and created an SPI report for you with the two users that you mentioned and the evidence that you provided, which you can review by clicking here. I have a few things that I need to get done, but I'll check it out today if someone else doesn't already beat me to it. Please let me know if I can assist you with anything else, and I'll be more than happy to do so. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:33, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wow Oswah, thank you very much for taking your time for explanation and filling the report. much appreciated !!!! I already saw your conversation over there with another admin, so I dont know is this enough evidence or not, I thought since those two accounts are overlapping in two articles and with low level of edits that should be enough, so I dont know what else should I provide, but no matter, the amount of effort you took is still a great deal. I wish you a great week. Theonewithreason (talk) 17:54, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Theonewithreason - No problem! I hope my response above helps you with filing SPI reports in the future. Like I said, it's really not that bad; you just have to enter the name of the sock master into the text field on the SPI page, press "submit", fill in the areas needed when navigated to edit the SPI report page, then save your changes. Don't worry too much about the evidence that you presented. Of course, if you find more evidence that should be added to the SPI report, please do so. Knowing and understanding what constitutes "enough evidence" is something you'll learn over time as you run into more suspicious users or situations. If you haven't done so already, I recommend that you spend some time and review these pages that will help you with this: Signs of sockpuppetry, Filing a good SPI report, and The duck test. You're of course always welcome to reach out to me if you have any more questions or need my input or thoughts about anything else. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:21, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Will do that thanks a lot. Theonewithreason (talk) 18:25, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I've been managing fairly well at picking up Wikipedia policies, but the one thing I still find opaque is arbcom elections. Usually I try my best not to do extensive background research on other editors because I don't want that to influence how I interact with them, but this seems to be necessary for arbcom elections. Also, as far as I can tell, my votes are meant to be based entirely on character, rather than on the (Wikipedia-related) views of the candidates. Is it worth reading the judgements made by incumbents in previous cases? Is there some kind of guide I can use? Would I be better off just abstaining and voting next year when I know people better? --lp0 on fire () 10:58, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lp0 on fire! For ArbCom candidates, there isn't any right or wrong way to base your vote off of. However, I do think it's both smart and prudent to do your research, look into each candidate, and gain a good understanding of their character and what you find important in candidates that you believe are a right fit for the role. You're also welcome to abstain from voting; I waited for many years until I began voting and until I was highly familiar with the Arbitration process and after I had interacted and was familiar with many users of the community. That's entirely up to you. Whenever you feel comfortable with doing so, just do your prudent research with what you feel is important, and go from there! ;-) Please let me know if I can answer any more questions for you, and I'll be happy to do so. :-D Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:06, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I think I'll abstain this year, and hopefully next year I'll know enough to vote. It's just disconcerting not having a list of what I should and shouldn't base my vote on. lp0 on fire () 22:13, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lp0 on fire - Not to worry! You'll naturally build a list of what you find important in prospective ArbCom candidates as you make more contributions to the project, become familiar with more policies and guidelines and important processes on Wikipedia, and gain more knowledge and experience with the project. Just keep doing what you're already doing: make good choices, contribute in good faith, use good judgment, ask questions if you have them, and ask for input or or advice when you find that you need it. You're always welcome to reach out to me for anything if you need something. I'll be more than happy to help! ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:37, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I fear today was not the day to say "keep doing what you're doing" since most of what I've done today has been nominating things for deletion through the wrong method (prod, afd, csd, draftify, or blar) but I guess I can interpret that as "learning" .͡. lp0 on fire () 22:42, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lp0 on fire - That's absolutely nothing to feel down or disheartened about, nor is it something to be ashamed of. Making mistakes is a typical and completely normal part of learning and gaining experience with new things (not just on Wikipedia, but with anything in life). If you're not making mistakes, then you're not learning. I'm not the editor that I am today because I did everything perfect and without making a single mistake. I gained all of the knowledge and experience that I have today from making numerous mistakes (sometimes even big mistakes) over the 19 years that I've been part of this community. So long as you make those mistakes in good faith and that you don't repeat them, nobody is going to hold them against you or think less of you because you made them. We were all new to Wikipedia, unfamiliar with a certain policy or guideline, or weren't aware of one thing or another at some point. It would be unfair to be judgmental upon other editors or give them a hard time for making the same mistakes that we made ourselves at one time. Be bold, view your mistakes as positive learning opportunities, use them to learn and improve, and then move on. Like I said: please don't hesitate to reach out to me if I can provide you with any help, input, thoughts, or advice. I'll be more than happy to help! :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:32, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! lp0 on fire () 08:33, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For blocking that guy ~2025-32071-63 (talk) 15:46, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ~2025-32071-63! No problem! ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:45, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I’m on Apple Watch ~2025-32071-63 (talk) 05:19, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

TA cuz I can’t log in ~2025-32071-63 (talk) 05:20, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

~2025-32071-63 - Do you have an account on Wikipedia? If so, and if you can't log into it, I'd first try using a different device (such as a workstation or laptop) and see if you're able to log into your account there. If so, it might have something to do with the device that you're using. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:36, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Turns out I can login, I just never tried ~2025-32378-73 (talk) 05:46, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

~2025-32378-73 - Oh! Well that'll definitely cause an issue with logging in. Not attempting to do so in the first place. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:01, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Help my IP is listed as an open proxy, so I just got indef blocked on another wiki, (not WMF), my IP used to start with 23, now it doesn’t. I know IPs change but it geolocates to a completely different city. Yes TA changed because I logged in and logged out (for obvious reasons ~2025-33985-62 (talk) 02:10, 16 November 2025 (UTC) I even sine![reply]

Tankishguy 20:59, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tankishguy - Received and responded to you via Discord. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:45, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

is that just procedural? Tankishguy 22:49, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tankishguy - My response to your message here? It's to both let you know that I got back to you (in case you didn't receive my response), and mark that I've checked this. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:18, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

hello when editing do you have to add a description. thank you. --Kingleno (talk) 00:50, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Kingleno! Welcome to Wikipedia! I believe that you're referring to adding an edit summary. If I'm correct, you're not required to add an edit summary to your edits, but adding one to each of your edits is highly recommended and highly preferred. as doing so is helpful to other editors. The use of edit summaries is extremely helpful to other editors when reviewing page histories and revisions. How often you use edit summaries is also something that other editors examine when it comes to determining the level of knowledge and experience you have if you were to request certain user rights in the future. If I'm not correct, please let me know, and if you could elaborate a bit more with what you're referring to with your statement "add a description", that will help me to respond and answer your question. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:11, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

thank you Kingleno (talk) 01:14, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. You are a saint. Tankishguy 01:34, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tankishguy - No problem! The IP block exempt user right is only granted for 24 hours, in which it shouldn't be needed afterwards, since this is when the autoblock expires anyways. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:37, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Oshwah! I joined Wikipedia specifically to edit an article related to a project I am working on, The Icarus Project Archive. The article is The Icarus Project.

I have a rewrite of the article ready to go. I posted on that article's talk page to get feedback. I would like to put a preview of the rewritten article. Do you think that I should do this in my user sandbox?

Thank you so much! --Helenamaynot (talk) 01:05, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Helenamaynot! Welcome to Wikipedia! It looks like you're in the process of proposing some changes to the Icarus Project article. :-) The answer to your question is "yes"; you can certainly use your user sandbox for hosting the rewritten version of the article while you discuss it on the article's talk page, and you can link users to it so that they can review it directly. Alternatively, you can create a subpage within your user space (such as User:Helenamaynot/Icarus Project) and put it there instead.

However, there is a drawback with creating another location where potential article content is located: the edit history of this rewritten content, and potentially the content that might become the article's current revision, will be in two different locations instead of one. Preserving an article's edit history is important, because it contains all of the modifications, changes, fixes and improvements made to the article, which allows for other editors to review each revision of the article for many different tasks and reasons. Should your proposed version of the article be allowed to become the article's current revision, the revision history of both locations will need to have a "histmerge", or history merge performed so that the revision history information is properly combined and preserved.

Other than that, you should be fine with having the proposed changes hosted within your userspace for a temporary time period while it's being discussed. Please let me know if I can answer any more questions for you, and I'll be more than happy to do so. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:37, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so so much! that is super helpful.

What is the alternative place I could put the revisions that would avoid this need for a merge? on the talk page of the Icarus Project article? The rewrite is comprehensive, so I didn't want to blow in and start editing, ha. Helenamaynot (talk) 16:57, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just not true. In my first edit in SpaceX_facilities, I clearly stated " this section is called "future support", thus all outdated, past info can safely go.". Wh would anyone bother in "future support" about outdated plans from 2014, and unnessecary info about a rocket (Starship Block 2) that is already retired - ?? That is misleading,

Igor123121 reverted that mentioning "nonconstructive edits" which is a plain lie.

I re-reverted it saying "Contrary to Igor123121, the edit was constructive, sound and well-founded. If you think otherwise, discuss first on the talk page, and stop reverting without reason.". But no-one did.

So, why do you now revert it again and stating "without explanation", although I gave it twice?

Did you just revert it because you thought it was vandalism, and not reading the comments? Then, it was very hasty and improper.

Or do you all want no new editors and do everything by yourself? Then say that! The space articles are largely outdated and inconsistent, but when one tries to help, it gets reverted without any valid arguments or discussion... frustrating ~2025-32728-08 (talk) 10:15, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ~2025-32728-08! Thanks for leaving me a message and for letting me know about the situation on the edits to SpaceX facilities (specifically, this edit that I later reverted). I took another look at the article's edit history, and you're absolutely right in that you did explain in your first edit why you removed the content. I think the reason that I reverted your follow-up edit was because I felt that the old content still had use within the article (whether it be in that section or elsewhere). Instead of adequately explaining this like I should have, I took the wrong action and attributed it to another reason that I didn't realize was incorrect (I had both reasons twirling around in my mind for one reason or another). I've restored your revision back to the article, and I apologize for the frustration and confusion that my shenanigans likely caused you to feel. I appreciate you for bringing this to my attention, and I hope that my response will at least partially make things a little bit better. Please let me know if I can answer any more questions or address any further concerns, and I'll be more than happy to discuss it with you. Thanks again for the message, and I wish you a great rest of your day and happy editing. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:32, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the long answer, re-edit, and apologies accepted. I understand some rush when doing a lot of edits, especially in articles that are targets for vandals as seen in the latest SpaceX_facilities history... After the Igor123121 incident, I was just irritated that it happened a 2nd time. Question: If I experience similar problems elsewhere, may I then ask you for advise or help? ~2025-32728-08 (talk) 13:25, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

~2025-32728-08 - You're always welcome to message me for requests for assistance, input, thoughts, advice, ...whatever you need. ;-) Hey, if you're thinking about making regular contributions to Wikipedia, you should consider creating an account! Not only will your edits be associated to your account instead of some temporary one, there's a lot of benefits that come with doing so! Just something to think about... ;-) I'm here and available should you need anything else; all you need to do is let me know. :-D Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:16, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, much appreciated. No, no account anymore. I had one years ago, got stalked, harassed and mobbed, and some moderators backed this behavior instead of helping... Happend even with IP, thus I am thankful for the new temp accounts. ~2025-32728-08 (talk) 21:52, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

~2025-32728-08 - Damn, I'm sorry to hear about your experience on Wikipedia and that hounding and harassment led you to stop using your account. I don't like hearing about this at all. I obviously don't know anything in-depth about what happened and why, but if that kind of behavior did take place and had I seen it, I absolutely would not have stood for it nor allowed it to continue and affect you in the way that it obviously did. Do know that if you change your mind and if you decide to either create a new account or continue using the one you had, I'll be more than happy to help you if you run into this kind of behavior again. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:07, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tenshi! (Talk page) 14:19, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tenshi Hinanawi - Received and replied. Stand by; I'm looking into the matter... :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:39, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[10] seems to be defaming an organisation unless a source is provided. It took me ages to request this because I honestly forgot about the relevant policies and given that it's one of the things Wikipedia takes very seriously I know I should have checked immediately, but I didn't and nothing can be done about that now, so it's been in the page history for a few hours. I might be wrong, but I figure it's better to be on the safe side and report it. lp0 on fire () 20:24, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I see this really might be quite an edge case given that it's not much more than what's sourced in the article. Nonetheless, I'd appreciate if you had a look to check. lp0 on fire () 20:41, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Which of the criteria for redaction do you believe it falls under? And revdel requests should be handled via email, to avoid drawing attention to such information --pro-anti-air ––>(talk)<–– 04:55, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I honestly hadn't read that far down the page and I'm not sure it falls under any of them. I figured it was best to err on the side of caution and report it to someone. I prefer not to communicate with Wikipedians by email unless I know them off-wiki. lp0 on fire () 08:29, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lp0 on fire - Don't worry about "edge cases" or whether or not you're 100% correct. I'd much rather have someone bring concerns like this to me in good faith just to have it be nothing than to have someone (for one reason or another) not bring a concern to me and have it be something. In the future, please email me these reports rather than message them here publicly. This way, we can avoid the Streisand effect. At the time of this writing, 1245 users have this page on their watchlist. Users will see the change notification, read your message, and quickly run over to the edit to read the information before they lose the ability to see it... That's obviously no bueno. Don't worry, I don't bite. ;-) You're welcome to email me, and I'll keep things between us only. I won't hurt you! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:55, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'll bear all that in mind in future (: lp0 on fire () 12:58, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lp0 on fire - You bet. Whether it be a message on my user talk page here or a private message through a different method of communication, you're always welcome to reach out to me and I'll be more than happy to help. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:13, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Reviewing pending changes right place has been nominated for discussion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 07:23, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gonnym - Thanks for the message and for letting me know about this. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:31, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! According to Wikipedia, you are my mentor! Just saying hi! SteelCityWiki (talk) 22:13, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi SteelCityWiki! Thanks for the message! Please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you run into any questions or if you need any help. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:30, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

can you please hide this? ~2025-33538-90 (talk) 12:26, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

~2025-33538-90 -  Done. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:29, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tankishguy 14:41, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tankishguy - Received, handled, and responded. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:51, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

சாம் சுந்தர் மேல்புரி --சியாம் சுந்தர் (talk) 10:22, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I not Oshwah, also I can't understand your question. VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 17:40, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi சியாம் சுந்தர் and welcome to Wikipedia! Did you have a question or need help with anything? Let me know. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:52, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I was randomly looking for information earlier and Siri landed me on a page that was asking for donations to help keep Wiki funded. I was not sure if it was legit so I just came directly to the Website….and actually set up an account.😊 Is there an area to do so? I am retired and cannot donate very much but I would like to. The thought that this site may shut down makes me very sad! --Scottseayfamily (talk) 16:53, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Scottseayfamily Not Oshwah here, but I will reply even I like him.
Yes, this is legit website, you can donate at https://donate.wikimedia.org . VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 17:42, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Scottseayfamily and welcome to Wikipedia! The place to donate to our cause is located here. Anything helps, and we appreciate it very much. :-) Please let me know if I can answer any more questions, and I'll be happy to do so. :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:55, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard Check this out Tankishguy 01:59, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tankishguy - Thanks for the heads up! I've responded with my input and thoughts. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:56, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Oshwah! I applied for the Account Creation Interface couple of weeks ago. I would appreciate if you could review my tool account. Thanks for your time! ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 14:35, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bunnypranav - Okay, I'll check it out and email the team. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:28, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, Oshwah, just a little message to check on you. How are you doing ? Hope that everything is going well with you. Take care.---Wikaviani ^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:45, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

He has a job and his first day is today! Tankishguy 17:13, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikaviani, Tankishguy - The job didn't work out. I made it through day one and I was let go. No reason was given. The company is a MESS! I was given seven different logins on my first morning, and it was clear to me that I wasn't going to be doing a lot of the job duties that I was assigned to. I was sitting at the front desk taking cash payments and processing checks. That's not my job duty! I was assigned to be a level 2 technician, and you're training me on how to take cash and put it into a drawer? WTF! :-D I'm actually kind of happy that things didn't work out. They said that it would take up to a year for me to learn everything - that's ridiculous! I'm sad that I have to start over, but I truly think it's for the best. :-( ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:35, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that sucks, but better to start over than to stick to a ridiculous company imho. Such companies have very little chance to make it in a competitive market. Good luck to you, I hope your next experience will be more constructive. Take care my friend.---Wikaviani ^{(talk) (contribs)} 09:54, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

hi --Atticus022 (talk) 17:30, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Atticus022, welcome to Wikipedia! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:07, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

hey , how are you. i just need to understand how can i make edits / changes in the pages , and i want to contribute in them. Like broken links, and incomplete landing pages --Aryaman kapoor001 (talk) 10:38, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Aryaman kapoor001! Welcome to Wikipedia! Since you're brand new here, I highly recommend that you go through Wikipedia's getting started page and that you complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial. These pages will provide you with extremely helpful introductions, walkthroughs, guides, interactive lessons, and tutorials that will familiarize you with the interface and navigating around the website, important policies and guidelines that you need to know, proper etiquette and how different processes on Wikipedia work, how to edit articles and communicate with other users, how to find important locations, pages and information, and where you can ask for help if you have questions or get stuck anywhere. Most users who take this advice, read through these pages, and complete the new user tutorial tell me later that the pages were significantly helpful to them and saved them hours of time and frustration they might've experienced otherwise. Please let me know if I can assist you with anything else, and I'll be happy to do so. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:10, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I would like my username and edits removed from the Talk:Tom Cruise page for privacy and safety reasons. Username: RuthMarieSoto5. Thank you. --RuthMarieSoto5 (talk) 20:01, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

While complete removal of your name is impossible, WP:VANISHING is probably your best choice, as well as reverting all your edits, then contacting WP:OVERSIGHT to request them to delete the revisions. Cheers! monkey_smashing^keyboards (talk) 20:03, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi RuthMarieSoto5! I unfortunately cannot grant your request. You need to follow the steps provided to you here in order to properly remove your name from all records. I wish you good luck and happy editing. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:11, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to ask you a question about how Wikipedia deals with long-term abusers compared to normal people who get blocked. The reason why I am asking is because I have dealt with many users in the past that ended up getting blocked. The majority of these users did not care to bother me once they got blocked. Most of them got blocked reasons unrelated to me although one user tried to proxy me into editing an article for them, which I let the blocking admin know and they revoked their email access. However, there was a long term abuser that I dealt with a few years in the past by the name of Projects. It’s been a while since they dealt with them, but it lead to me to create a separate email account for all my Wikipedia stuff. I read their LTA page and it seems like that Wikipedia ended up tracking them down and they know who the person is that’s operating the account. I know that most users that sign up for an account here don’t use their real name or their real life identity. So my question leads me into asking - does Wikipedia ever track down the offline identity of individuals behind the account doing the long-term abuse? Should I worry that Wikipedia will discover my offline identity or do I think I will be okay? I anticipate that I will be okay since I haven’t done anything egregious that jeopardize my time on Wikipedia. Interstellarity (talk) 20:52, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Interstellarity! Great questions, and good information! How we (as a community) deal with long term abusers of the project is to block any new accounts that pop up as soon as they're discovered, and I investigate any that I see and go deeper from there. It's interesting that a blocked user reached out to you via email to ask you to write an article for them. This is usually because the user is working on behalf of a company that takes payments to write articles for people. Most of them openly refuse to follow our guidelines regarding paid editing, and are banned from the project as a result. As someone who gets harassed and threatened all the time, I can say to you that they'll thrash, threaten, swing and punch your talk page, and squeal and whine. The long term users that have actually made an effort to find my real identity have all been incorrect in doing so. They'll try and search any pictures you've taken and posted on-wiki to see if they're used anywhere else, they'll use your username and try and find other accounts that are you, and they'll use tidbits of information that they find here to link them elsewhere, and then try and scare you. Do not be scared!

The reason that they're wasting their effort to do so is because you're doing the right things here, else they wouldn't even bother with you. Think about it: If you were bad at doing the things you do here, would they even care to harass you? Of course not. Think of this situation like the "little brother" mentality - you're sitting there in the car on a long road trip, and you poke your little brother. He screams, "STOP IT!" You continue to do so over and over again. The reason you do so is to get a reaction out of him. If he just ignored you, you'd get bored of poking him and you'd stop. Treat any threats in the same way. Don't respond or give them any kind of acknowledgement. I had an LTA make nasty threats on my user talk page, and I completely ignored it. I didn't respond and I didn't even remove the threat. I just let someone else do it.

If someone makes any kind of threats toward you or makes you feel unsafe, report them to the WMF privately, and do nothing here in the public space. Don't respond, don't take efforts to remove the threat - just ignore it completely. I can say from my personal experience that the WMF absolutely does look into any and all threats. In 2020, there was a silly threat to "bomb the WMF building" or something similar that was made by an LTA troll. I happened to be patrolling during that time and removed the edit from an article. Guess who showed up at my front door an hour later? THE FBI! It turns out that the WMF accidentally reported my IP address to them instead of the IP address of the LTA. It was a mistake, no big deal. I was picking up some pizza for my mom, and I arrived home with a Wikipedia t-shirt and with them at my front door, and they instantly knew as I came out of my truck that it was a mistake. I let them into my home and showed them the edit that I rolled back, but they already knew that it wasn't me. The reason that I'm telling you this is to let you know that, YES - the WMF absolutely looks into LTAs, trolls, threats, and other things! They don't sit on their ass and do nothing about anything that happens or that you tell them.

You're using a separate email for all of your Wikipedia stuff - perfect, that's what I do as well. Do you have any public profiles with your real-world information that a troll could use to try and scare you? Just make them private. There's a guide here that I've contributed heavily to that you can use to disconnect your personal information and association from Wikipedia and not have that information out there that can be used to connect you with the awesome work that you do here. Just go through it and double check everything. If you want to chat with me privately and talk, I'm available! I'm on Discord, IRC, and you can email me as well. If you want to chat, let's chat! Reach out to me! I'm here for you, and I want to assure you that you're doing great things here and that... well, this is the internet, of course. Trolls are going to be trolls. Just do the things on the internet that all people should do (like keep your information safe), and you'll be fine. And even if LTAs reach out to you and even if they try and scare you, don't be scared. I've had this happen to me a lot, and I'm alive and I'm okay. :-)

If I can answer any more questions for you and if you want to chat, please don't be a stranger. You know where to find me! :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:44, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for responding. To clarify, the blocked user did not ask me to make an article for them, they asked to make an edit to a certain page on Wikipedia, which is proxying. The user has edited for years without a block. Their last block on enwiki was around ten years ago and they're blocked on three Wikimedia projects. I have never been in a situation on Wikipedia where I have felt that my life has been threatened so it isn't a big deal if I get a threat, but I will still report it. I also keep my Wikipedia profile separate from my other accounts online. Most editors that I interact with on a daily basis are people that have similar goals to me in helping make Wikipedia the best it can be. I was hoping that you can tell me more about the LTA known as Projects? Based on my understanding, we don't know the real life identities of most of the LTAs, but it seems like that we seem to know who the real life identity of this particular LTA is. I personally don't care to know who the real-life identity of this person is, but I'm curious to know how they figured out that he has a long criminal history with jail time. Was it because the WMF just wanted to know or is it more than just that especially since most editors who sign up for this website do not tie their real-life identity to this website? Does that mean the WMF spies on its editors? I hope not (I'm probably right on this.), but I just want to make sure since most editors are anonymous with their edits.

PS: I hope life is much better than what it once was with the struggles you faced. Interstellarity (talk) 22:51, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Interstellarity - Hey, sorry. Just getting active again with editing. :-) I'm not too familiar with this LTA outside the typical behavior that I might run into and take care of, nor am I 100% familiar with how or when the WMF will step in and look into individuals who disrupt the project. I think once an LTA crosses legal lines, all is fair game, if that makes sense. I'll be returning back to regular activity this week; I'll see what I can't find out. You might get a better answer by contacting the WMF directly and asking them. They're usually very open to discussing or explaining things so long as it's legally allowed and doesn't put them at risk or disclose anything private. ;-) Thanks for the kind words. Life is getting better, but I still have things to do (which is why I'm mostly inactive right now)... ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:00, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Abubakar saidu --Abubakar saidu (talk) 20:58, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Abubakar saidu! Welcome to Wikipedia! Did you have a question for me about Talk:Freemasonry in Denmark? If so, feel free to respond here and let me know, and I'll be more than happy to answer them and assist you. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:30, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Oshwah. I noticed that you blocked the user I reported to UAA (Delta Airlines Teléfono español?) not for a promotional username, but as a sockpuppet! Out of curiosity, who's the master? Chess enjoyer (talk) 21:00, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Chess enjoyer! I apologize for the delay getting back to your message here. I'm not sure exactly who the master is, but I've blocked many of these kinds of accounts that show very similar patterns. They all contain usernames relating to different airlines (usually in a non-English language), and they either add telephone or other information to the username, create a user page and add telephone or other contact information, or both. If I end up figuring out who the master is or locate where this user's SPI or other page is located, I'll let you know. In the meantime, please don't hesitate to let me know if you see any more users like this, and I'll see to it that they're taken care of. ;-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:39, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Waxaan ahay muwaadin dhoof ayaa ku socdaa waddamada ee wadankeeyga waxaan uga yimaaday qaxootinimo iyo dhibaato iyo dulmiye markaa waxaan doonayaa in waddanka oo ah wadamada kale ku no qday waxay ka raadsado --Cabdirisaaq Axmed Cali (talk) 14:42, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Cabdirisaaq Axmed Cali! Welcome to Wikipedia! I translated your message above using a translation tool, and it provided me the following text: "I am a citizen who travels to countries where I came from as a refugee and suffered from hardship and oppression, so I want the country I returned to to seek what it has to offer." Did you have a specific question regarding the Visa policy of Rwanda article? Did you need assistance with anything regarding Wikipedia? Let me know, and I'll do my best to help you. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:41, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Oshwah. Nice to meet you. How do I find my next article to edit? Alex. --Alexpblyth (talk) 09:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexpblyth Not Oshwah, but I can reply. See → Special:Homepage; =) VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 01:09, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Alexpblyth! Welcome to Wikipedia! I believe that you're talking about your Wikipedia Homepage. This is a new feature that we've enabled for new editors in order to help them with getting started and with contributing to the project. Simply click here to be taken back to your homepage. From there, suggested edits should be located on the top-left of the page. If I'm incorrect and if you're looking for something else, please let me know so I can look into this further. Otherwise, please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have any more questions or need help with anything else. :-) Again, welcome to Wikipedia! We're glad to have you here! :-D Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:50, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

you have been pinged there. Tankishguy 13:29, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tankishguy! Thanks, I'll check it out. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:51, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey ! Thank you for being my mentor!

My question about it editing is the point system? What actually determines if an edit removes points or adds points?

I edited a page once to be alphabetically accurate and it lost major points, even though I didn’t remove anything, I just organized it.

Could you help me understand? --Blackmusicluver (talk) 14:08, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Blackmusicluver! Welcome to Wikipedia! I think you're referring to the +/- number that's located next to each edit when you look at the page history of an article or page on Wikipedia. This section of Wikipedia's help page on page histories will explain each item. Specifically, you're likely looking for is #15 on the image and in the list. The number that you see is the difference in size between that revision and the previous revision. A green number with a plus sign (for example: (+1,864)) indicates that the edit added the indicated number of bytes (roughly corresponding to characters) to the page, while a red number with a minus sign (for example: (−29)) indicates that the edit removed the number of total bytes from the page. More information is available at Wikipedia:Added or removed characters if you wish to look at it. Please let me know if I can answer any more questions for you or help you with anything else, and I'll be more than happy to give you a hand! Again, welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you enjoy your stay with us. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:00, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

	The Original Barnstar
	for making sure you have a good life. and i hope you are ok. Bryce M (talk) 17:14, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Stormsnsnow! Thanks for the barnstar and for the kind words. Health-wise, I'm doing just fine. As far as life goes, I'm just trying to keep afloat money-wise while I continue looking for a job. Other than that, I'm still very much here and available to help in any way that I can. I hope you're doing okay as well and that life is treating you kindly. :-) Please don't be a stranger if I can be of any assistance. :-D Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:03, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I’d like to submit a new article of creation --Shockthemonster (talk) 17:47, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Oshwah, but see → WP:CREATE VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 19:35, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Shockthemonster! Welcome to Wikipedia! To get started with creating a new article, I recommend that you use the articles for creation process. This process is great for new editors and contributors who either haven't created a new article on Wikipedia before, or are still learning and will likely need some assistance along the way. It will guide you through what to check for and verify before you continue, as well as provide you with important help pages and information that you'll need to reference. Simply follow the instructions and directions that are provided for you there, and it will help you with creating a draft page.

Draft pages are very helpful and useful for new users, as they allow you all of the time that you'll need in order to to go through and complete any help and tutorial pages, write the article's content, locate and add references to reliable sources, and make changes and improvements as you continue researching the subject, and receive help from experienced editors in the event you run into any questions or get stuck anywhere. When you're ready publish your draft, you'll be able to submit it for review, and a reviewer will check it for any issues and let you know if there are any problems. If none are found, the reviewer will publish your draft by moving it to the article mainspace for you. I also advise you to review Wikipedia's policy pages on notability and verifiability, as they will be relevant to any articles that you try to create. Make sure that you don't have a conflict of interest with the subject that you'll be writing about, and make sure to follow Wikipedia's policy on no original research.

Since you're brand new to Wikipedia, I highly recommend that you go through Wikipedia's getting started page and that you complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial before you make any edits or take on any major tasks around here. These pages will provide you with extremely helpful introductions, walkthroughs, guides, interactive lessons, and tutorials that will familiarize you with the interface and navigating around the website, important policies and guidelines that you need to know, proper etiquette and how different processes on Wikipedia work, how to edit articles and communicate with other users, how to find important locations, pages and information, and where you can ask for help if you have questions or get stuck anywhere. Most users who take this advice, read through these pages, and complete the new user tutorial tell me later that the pages were significantly helpful to them and saved them hours of time and frustration they might've experienced otherwise.

Please let me know if I can answer any more questions or help you with anything else, and I'll be more than happy to do so. :-) I wish you the best of luck on the article creation as well as happy editing! :-D Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:18, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

When you reply, can you please reply on your talk page rather than reply to the email? I would really appreciate it if you could as I don't check my email very often. Interstellarity (talk) 21:48, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Interstellarity - Can you post your email message to a reply below so that I can answer it here publicly? Email communication should typically be used for questions or issues that involve private information or need to remain private, or are urgent or involve an urgent matter (like a request for revision deletion or oversight). Since you asked in your email notification to me above that I respond and assist you here instead of through a reply via email, the message seems like it could've just been added here in the first place. ;-)

Once you do so, I'll be able to respond and help you. Sorry to make you do this, but I have to make sure that non-urgent messages that can be left here publicly are actually communicated to me using the proper channels. Otherwise, I'd be using the wrong channels myself, which would avoid community and public scrutiny, accountability, and record-keeping, and (in worst cases) could negatively impact the level of trust and respect that I hold with the community. ;-) Thanks - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:17, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings Oshwah,

I would like to remove the births and deaths of each year of the 20th century so that it links only to the category like with the years of 1980 and after. I tried to do this myself with AutoWikiBrowser, but the results turned out messy. I tried to discuss and gain consensus to implement the change, but the discussion got archived and did not gain enough input. I opened it up at the proposal village pump. I would like to implement the changes myself, however, I am unwilling to do them manually since it would take up a lot of time to do so. My question to you is how can I automate my changes so that I can remove them without damaging the page. Also, if you don't know the answer to that question, can you recommend me someone who I can ask? If I should discuss this, did I choose the right forum to discuss this in? If not, what are some better forums to discuss them in?

Thanks,

Interstellarity (talk) 12:54, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Interstellarity! Thanks for adding your message here. ;-) What specific categories are involved here? I'm trying to follow along here so that I understand what you're trying to do. When you say, "remove the births and deaths of each year of the 20th century", what does that mean exactly and what does that involve? Can you show me what you're trying to do? There's almost certainly a way to automate what you're trying to do; there usually always is. ;-) I just need to understand everything first. Let me know. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:10, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In the articles for the range of years 1900 to 1979, there is a section for births and deaths that list the names of people who were born and died those years. In the years for 1980 to 2025, the sections for births and deaths are represented with the categories such as Category:1980 births, Deaths in 1980, and Category:1980 deaths depending on the article. My aim for the articles for the years of 1900 to 1979 is to remove the births and deaths sections for the article and replace than with categories such as the ones I listed above. If you need more information, please let me know. I'll be happy to provide it. Interstellarity (talk) 02:19, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

true who are you contest clerical fooorrrr my entyty afro non resolvable apple whatter delfin ? --ENDUNOM73 (talk) 09:30, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ENDUNOM73! Welcome to Wikipedia! I apologize, but I don't understand your message and what you're trying to ask or say. Could you please elaborate or possibly translate your message to United States English so that I can understand it? :-) Thanks - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:19, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

story · music · places

Look, today's image, - she "portrayed" herself with her husband at the end of the table, - would have been good for Thanksgiving ;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:45, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gerda Arendt - HA! That's funny! I hope you have a great upcoming Thanksgiving, and I'll (of course) see you out on the battlefield. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:23, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Im trying to create an article about a social media page (baseball Hall of Pretty Good) and I was wondering how to keep this up to wiki standards, I think its a good thing to write about, but finding sources, and where in the article to source such dynamically created information is giving me trouble. --TheGoose314 (talk) 23:57, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TheGoose314! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for leaving me a message regarding the article that you're working to create, which is located at Draft:Baseball Hall of Pretty Good. Have you seen Wikipedia's Notability and Verifiability pages? The information described in both of those pages will be essential in helping you with making sure that any article that you wish to create will be "up to par" with Wikipedia's standards and whether the subject should have it's own Wikipedia article.

Verifiability should be an easy one to understand; in a nutshell, it states that all content that's written or added to an article must be attributable to a reliable source or directly attributed to a reliable source. The content either needs to be able to be found in a reliable source, or it should be cited in-line and point directly to one. Notability can be a concept that takes awhile in order to fully understand and grasp. It's a guideline that helps you to determine if the given topic or article subject (in this case, the article subject is the "baseball Hall of Pretty Good") warrants its own article.

With notability, I'd start by making sure that the article subject meets the general notability guideline. Since this appears to involve sports (specifically, baseball), Wikipedia:Notability (sports) will likely contain the specific guidelines that this particular subject involves. If it's determined that the article subject doesn't warrant it's own article, that doesn't mean that it can't be added as a section or a paragraph to an existing parent article. I highly recommend that you review and understand both of the Wikipedia pages that I linked you to regarding notability and verifiability. I'd also look through Help:Your first article, as it will provide you with a lot of useful examples and tools that will help you as well. You're of course welcome to reach out to me here if you run into any questions or if anything within those two pages causes you any kind of confusion. I'll be more than happy to help you with anything that you need. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:58, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I added a to the list of ww2 veterans. I added my uncle Arthur Rose. This line needs to be green as he is still alive. Can you fix this for me? Thanks --Joannathebud (talk) 16:55, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Joannathebud! Welcome to Wikipedia! The page that you're trying to modify, List of last surviving World War II veterans, requires that all people who are added to the list be identified by reliable sources as being notable survivors of World War II. If you review the list and look through the "Notability" column, each person that's listed on this page includes an in-line citation to a reliable source that supports the information. This is what you're missing and what you need to find before you make any further edits to this page.

On a side note, your message here indicates that your edit involves someone within your family and personal life (your uncle), which means your edits to the page and the inclusion of this person conflicts with Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines. I advise and highly recommend that you review and understand Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, as well as Wikipedia's neutral point of view and no original research policy pages before you continue doing anything.

In short, contributing to articles or other pages involving subjects that you have a personal conflict of interest with are highly discouraged activities on Wikipedia, and I don't recommend that you spend any of your time time doing these things at all. This is in part due to the fact that writing content on subjects that you have a conflict of interest with and in a manner that reflects a neutral point of view is nearly impossible, and "citing yourself" as the source with any content you write isn't allowed on Wikipedia. Users and patrollers will see the changes that you're trying to make, will likely notice the issues regarding Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, and revert those changes - especially if those changes do not include a citation to a reliable source (as I described above). If you're going to continue, you need to locate a reliable source that includes this information first. Otherwise, you're going to run into issues when trying to add the content to the page.

Please let me know if I can answer any more questions for you, and I'll be more than happy to do so. Again, I welcome you to Wikipedia and I hope you enjoy your time with us. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:18, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have only been using this software for a few days. Let me know if you need anything else.

Here is verification:

He was in Normandy. I have a copy of his veteran's card and a newspaper article. Here is a link to an article: https://jewishjournal.org/2025/07/31/whats-it-like-to-live-to-106-this-d-day-vet-knows/ Here is another article:

Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America February 8, 2024 – Arthur Rose “L’dor v dor” from “Generation to Generation” with JWV North Shore Post 220 On the afternoon of Thursday, February 8th Members of the Jewish War Veterans (JWV) and Auxiliary (JWVA) of Massachusetts gathered at the residence of Arthur Rose in the Boston Fenway Community. Arthur recently celebrated his 105th birthday on February 1st and was presented, by JWV National Commander Barry Lischinsky, with a JWV Centenarian Life Membership. Art served during World War ll as an Engineer Officer in the United States Navy. He was stationed on a flotilla during the battle of Normandy. After World War ll, Arthur was recalled to serve his country again during the Korean War. (Left to right: JWVA 220 SVP Leslie Emack, JWVA 220 Member Joanna Rose, JWVA 220 President Charlotte Gross, JWV Department Commander Sidney Davis, Doris Rose, Arthur Rose, JWV Past National Commander Harvey Weiner and JWV National Commander Barry Lischinsky. Not included in the picture was Bernice Rose, Ben and Rachel Grosz Joannathebud (talk) 12:04, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Joannathebud - Thanks for responding and for providing that information! Have you gone through Wikipedia's getting started page or completed Wikipedia's new user tutorial yet? If you haven't, I highly recommend that you do so before attempting to edit the page and add the information again. These pages will provide you with extremely helpful introductions, walkthroughs, guides, interactive lessons, and tutorials that will familiarize you with navigating around the website and where everything is, important policies and guidelines that you'll need to know, proper etiquette and how different processes on Wikipedia work, as well as teach you how to edit articles, communicate with other users, find important locations, pages, and information, and where you can ask for help if you have questions or get stuck anywhere. Most users who take this advice, read through these pages, and complete the new user tutorial tell me later that the pages were significantly helpful to them and saved them hours of time and frustration they might've experienced otherwise. If you run into any questions while reviewing those tutorial pages I linked you to, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be happy to help! ;-) Once you've finished reviewing and completing those pages, you should be able to make the changes that you've been asking about. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:08, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

thanks Joannathebud (talk) 13:32, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Joannathebud - No problem! Just take your time and make sure that you learn everything that the pages I provided will teach and show you. Remember, there's no rush to getting this information added to the page! While you're here, you should learn how things work and gain a good understanding of this project. Who knows, you might find it to be interesting and very intriguing beyond just adding the content about your uncle to that list page and nothing more. That's how and why I became a regular contributor to this project when I was brand new here, and I'm still a major part of this project and the community almost 19 years later! ;-) Like I said, feel free to let me know if I can answer any more questions or help you while you review and complete those tutorial pages. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:41, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is too hard for me to do. I am a 62 year old disabled person trying to help a 106 year old veteran. I guess the information will never be known. This is sad! Joannathebud (talk) 13:35, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Joannathebud - No problem! Here's an alternative: you can navigate to the list article's talk page (located here), create a new section, and add an edit request there. This will allow experienced editors to review what you're trying to do and (assuming no issues are found) make the specific edit for you. ;-) If you have any questions about doing this or if you get stuck anywhere, please let me know. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:44, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is beyond me. I have migraine headaches and this is way too much. I hit the link just got the explanation. This is too much for me. Here is the information that I want in the

List of last surviving World War II veterans

Arthur Rose Feb 1, 1919 Living Normandy US Navy

At this point I am crying and do not want to tell my uncle that I am too incapable to put this information in the list.

Sincerely

Joanna Rose, Secretary of JWV auxiliary 220 Joannathebud (talk) 14:01, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Joannathebud - I'll just add the edit request for you. Stand by... ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:03, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

thanks Joannathebud (talk) 14:07, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Joannathebud - No problem; always happy to help in any way that I can!  Done; the request I added can be reviewed by clicking here. You're also welcome to go here, scroll to the bottom of the page where the request I added is located, and add anything to the request that you believe will be helpful. An experienced editor who's familiar with this particular list page will review it and respond. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:13, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tenshi! (Talk page) 17:06, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tenshi Hinanawi - Received and responded. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:20, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

hello, this is my first time here, and I was wondering, how do you create your own wiki? i am VERY new here, so im very curious. --Remzerianguy121 (talk) 20:43, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Remzerianguy121! Welcome to Wikipedia! Are you talking about creating a "profile page" or any kind of page about yourself? If so, then it's important to know and understand that Wikipedia isn't primarily created, designed, or intended for that purpose. Outside of creating a user page for yourself (you'd do this by navigating to User:Remzerianguy121 and creating a page there) and only adding things that are allowed on user pages (see also what is not allowed on user pages), that's about it when it comes to Wikipedia's purpose and what it's about. Wikipedia is not a blog, social network, or other kind of service where "creating a profile about yourself" is an objective. For Wikipedia's core purpose, check out this page as well as this one. If I'm not correct with my interpretation of what you're asking about, please let me know (and add some information to clarify what you're looking for), and I'll be happy to help you and make sure that your question is fully answered. Please also let me know if I can answer any more questions for you, and I'll be happy to do so as well. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:14, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

i forgot the word, but im sure its called encyclopedia, if so, how do i create those? thats the question, sorry for getting you confused there, lol Remzerianguy121 (talk) 20:26, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Remzerianguy121 - Ah, okay, so you're asking about how to create a new article! Got'cha; I'll be happy to help you out with that! :-) So long as you don't have a conflict of interest or any other funny business with the subject that you want to create a new article about (which includes creating an article about yourself, which would be an autobiography and is highly discouraged activity), you should use the articles for creation process in order to get started. This process is great for new editors and contributors who either haven't created a new article on Wikipedia before, or are still learning and will likely need some assistance along the way. It will guide you through what to check for and verify before you continue, as well as provide you with important help pages and information that you'll need to reference. Simply follow the instructions and directions that are provided for you there, and it will help you with creating a draft page.

Draft pages are very helpful and useful for new users, as they allow you all of the time that you'll need in order to to go through and complete any help and tutorial pages, write the article's content, locate and add references to reliable sources, and make changes and improvements as you continue researching the subject, and receive help from experienced editors in the event you run into any questions or get stuck anywhere. When you're ready publish your draft, you'll be able to submit it for review, and a reviewer will check it for any issues and let you know if there are any problems. If none are found, the reviewer will publish your draft by moving it to the article mainspace for you. I also advise you to review Wikipedia's policy pages on notability and verifiability, as they will be relevant to any articles that you try to create. Again, please make sure that you don't have a conflict of interest with the subject that you'll be writing about, and make sure to follow Wikipedia's policy on no original research!

If you run into any more questions or need help with anything else, just let me know and I'll be happy to give you a hand. ;-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:16, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

and i have another question, can you also make an article on a certain game youre making your own? Remzerianguy121 (talk) 22:25, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Remzerianguy121 - I mean... you can. I'm not going to stop you or force you not to do it... ;-) However, I highly recommend that you create an article on a topic or subject that interests you, but where there isn't a conflict of interest. All I can say is that you'll end up spending many hours worth of time in order to try and accomplish this, and I can guarantee that your draft will end up not being published, or that the article will end up being deleted. Out of the 100 people that I've highly advised against creating an article about a subject where a conflict of interest is apparent, or that clearly doesn't meet Wikipedia's notability and verifiability guidelines, I'd say that pretty much all 100 of them end up being deleted or not being published outside of the user's draft page. Don't waste your time...

Instead, I highly recommend that you go through Wikipedia's getting started page and that you complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial before you make any edits or take on any major tasks around here. These pages will provide you with extremely helpful tutorials, walkthroughs, guides, and interactive lessons that will familiarize you with navigating around the website and where to find everything, important policies and guidelines that you'll need to know, proper etiquette and how different processes on Wikipedia work, as well as teach you how to edit articles, communicate with other users, and find important locations (such as in the event you have questions, need help, or get stuck anywhere). Most users who take this advice, read through these pages, and complete the new user tutorial tell me later that the pages were significantly helpful to them and saved them hours of time and frustration they might've experienced otherwise.

Trust me when I say this: I'm telling you this for your own good, and in an effort to help save you from throwing a lot of your time away and completely wasting it. If you have any more questions or if I can assist you with anything else, please let me know and I'll be happy to give you a hand. ;-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:00, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I was looking for a friendly person to advise me on blocking IP addresses under the new system for designating SPA users, and then I saw all this and I'm shocked. I do hope you will be fully recovered soon! Deb (talk) 09:02, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Deb! I'm here and happy to help you (if you'll have me, of course). If you're talking about my recent brain surgery, fear not! It was a grueling process, but I'm well past it now, and I'll say that I'm about ~95% recovered. What questions do you have about the new implementation of temporary accounts? :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 09:08, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We've got a Japanese vandal coming on the Welsh Wikipedia every day and adding nonsense. I have only just discovered how to do the IP reveal thing and I'm wondering if it will work the same on cy, but I'll persevere and see what happens. In the meantime, I wish you the very best of luck with everything and hope to see you around for many years to come (although turning 70 recently has made me realise I probably won't do another 20 years). Deb (talk) 09:12, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Deb - The IP reveal function, as well as how temporary accounts work (in general), should be the same throughout every project. I believe that the English Wikipedia has project-specific differences regarding how blocking a temporary account vs blocking a permanent account affects other TAs and PAs as far as editing and account creation goes from the same IP address, so you'll want to check in regarding those differences. If you run into any specific questions, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll do my best to answer them. I appreciate the well wishes, and wish you good health and happy editing! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 09:29, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I have query regarding i made some old link 404 contributions, and i replaced with live url that have same information. But they were not approved and removed also. There is no reason mentioned. I make 3 different broken link changes. --Aryaman kapoor001 (talk) 11:43, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again, Aryaman kapoor001! Thanks for leaving me a message here regarding your recent edits. I took a look at your contributions, and it looks like you made this edit to the I Corps (United States) article, as well as this edit to the 6th Annual BFJA Awards article. In both instances, it looks like you were trying to take a red link and replace it with an external link so that the link was no longer red. I completely understand what you're trying to do and I see that you have great intentions! In these situations, the solution for this is to create a new article on Wikipedia with that same title instead of replacing the red link with an external link. If you take a look at Wikipedia's external link guidelines, it contains a list of situations and areas where adding an external link is acceptable (such as including an in-line citation to a reliable source in order to support content). Outside of the guidelines and situations listed on the page, edits that add external links (such as what you're doing with the two edits you made) will likely be reverted by another editor or patroller, or seen by other users as attempts to add spam.

I'm not sure if you saw my response to your previous message that you left here, but I provided you with recommendations that I usually provide to all new editors who reach out to me. You should definitely go through Wikipedia's getting started page and complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial before you make any edits or take on any major tasks around here. These pages will provide you with extremely helpful introductions, walkthroughs, guides, interactive lessons, and tutorials that will familiarize you with the interface, important policies and guidelines that you need to know, proper etiquette and how different processes on Wikipedia work, how to edit articles and communicate with other users, and much more! If you run into any questions or get stuck anywhere while reading through any of those tutorial pages, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be happy to answer your questions and help you. In the meantime, I'd hold off on adding any external links to articles like you did with those two edits, at least until you read through and complete those tutorials. ;-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:55, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I just noticed your name show up and immediately got hyped up! Oshwah is actually a real name of a close relative of mine in real life. You look like an experienced person! And I thought I could maybe ask some questions I wasn't sure where to ask. I like citation finding for articles when I get time, but far recently, I cited sources from:

factsanddetails.com/south-asia/pakistan/government_justice_military/entry-8130.html to Pakistan Armed Forces

alchetron.com/History-of-the-Northwest-Territories to Northwest Territories

After saving the changes for both pages, I received a block prompt saying that these domains are blacklisted and later realized that they are not quality reliable sources, their info appears like it was gathered and seems to be a mirror of what wikipedia also does. My main question is; Is there a guide that shows a full list of common domains on what sources wikipedia allows and doesn't allow? Thanks! ‎ ‎ B⠄Jayden ^(talk) 16:58, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi B.Jayden! Thanks for leaving me a message with your question. Wait, ...really? You actually know someone with a first name of "Oshwah"? Is it spelled exactly the same as my username? If so, that's crazy and totally awesome! I chose "Oshwah" as my username simply because it seemed to phonetically spell out a nickname that my drunken friends would jokingly call me while we were eating in a restaurant. That was over 12 years ago and back when I was in college! :-D Oh, man... time goes very fast in life...

That's an awesome question that you ask, and the answer is yes! What you're looking for is located here. This page contains a very large and extensive list of sources and what the Wikipedia community, by consensus, has determined the each source to be classified as in regards to reliability, independence, bias, fact-checking practices, and many other factors. While this page obviously won't list every single source that's out there in the world, it'll not only help you to determine which sources are considered unreliable and why, but will also help you to find other sources that you can try and use in order to find information to cite and support the content that you may be trying to add to an article. Give it a look-through and let me know if I can answer any more questions for you or assist you with anything else. I'll be more than happy to help you with anything that you need. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:37, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

B.Jayden - Oh, and I almost forgot! In addition, there's also a user script that you can import that will automatically highlight external links within articles that are considered to be unreliable, should be avoided, or blacklisted. The user script is located here, and it actually uses the list from the page that I linked you to above in order to highlight the external links within articles for you. If you don't know how to install this script or if you're uncomfortable with how to do so, and if you want to try it out, let me know and I can install it for you (I'm an interface administrator, so I actually have the ability to do that). I use it, and I haven't had any issues at all. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:49, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What an awesome response, Oshwah! You're incredible! YES, it's true! The name's spelling is exactly correct! He's half Nigerian and half Canadian, but born in Lagos and was given the name. The use of the name is somewhat minor in West African culture. Hah! drunk friends you say, Lol. I could also tell you many complex funny stories I had just getting through high school, but perhaps that can be put on the shelves for another time!

Terrific!! Thanks a bunch for those page links! They are excellently helpful and I will do my best to aim for the green boxes that are considered very reliable, and find quality websites that look similar to them. I also dived into the script you shared and would like to try it out too. Hol up a sec! I don't think I'm extended confirmed yet. Do I need to be extended confirmed to use the script? Thank you so much for your help, seriously, thank you!‎ ‎ B⠄Jayden ^(talk) 20:53, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

B.Jayden - No problem! I'm glad that the page that I linked you to was extremely helpful and was exactly what you were looking for! :-D I took a look at the script's code, and I don't see any conditions within the JavaScript that checks whether or not your account is extended confirmed and only allows the script to function if you are, so you should be totally fine to import the script and use it. To import the script yourself, just add {{subst:iusc|User:Headbomb/unreliable.js}} to your common.js page or your skin-specific javascript page, save your changes, and then clear your browser cache in order for the script to take effect instantly. Like I said before: if you'd rather have me do it for you, I'll be happy to do that, and I'll show you exactly where I made the change so that you can remove it later if you wish to do so. Just let me know! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:25, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Aye! I think I'm gonna blow this one up. The twinkle tool keeps floating on my screen automatically directing me to its own preference page and I'm not sure if that's supposed to happen. I would appreciate it a lot if you can install the script for me. Thanks man  : )‎ ‎ B⠄Jayden ^(talk) 22:24, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

B.Jayden - Sure, no problem -  Done. I went and created the page User:B.Jayden/common.js for you. This page will execute and run any scripts that you import, regardless of the skin that you're using (which is why it's called "common.js"). You can change the skin that you want to use by navigating to your user preferences and clicking on the "appearance" tab.

Afterwards, I added the line of code in order to import the script. Just review a random article and scroll to the bottom where the references are listed, and you should see a few of them that have colored backgrounds! If you don't notice any differences or changes right away, you'll just need to clear your browser cache. Otherwise, you'll see the changes eventually. ;-) Please let me know if I can help you with anything else, or if you have any questions relating to the script I imported for you. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:46, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OH OH, I was re watching the UCL highlights. Came back and just finished testing the script and Hallelujah! Goshh, It actually works like a charm!! You are amazing! No kidding, the support you offer is exceedingly professional. I hope we get to have more chats sometime! And I just wish I had you for a mentor after I joined the site.‎ ‎ B⠄Jayden ^(talk) 23:17, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I mean, what a coincidence this is! We actually both use the same red color in our signatures. This is really incredible!‎ ‎ B⠄Jayden ^(talk) 23:22, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

B.Jayden - No worries; at least you ran into me now! What's the cliche? "Better late than never"? ;-) If you need anything else, stop by any time! ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:27, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fantastic!! I have just one more question for now : ) . It's kinda scary, but what do you suggest I do the next time I see a reply like this?‎ ‎ B⠄Jayden ^(talk) 23:42, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

B.Jayden - There's nothing to be scared about when someone responds to you and makes a claim like that. I've had users make ridiculous claims about themselves countless times over the years that I've been an editor here. An important thing that you should always do is keep in mind and remember that this is the internet: anyone can make a claim about themselves and who they apparently are...

Oh! Hey, in case you didn't know, I'm actually George Washington! Yeah, that's me! George! I was the first President of the United States! Can you believe it?!! I bet you feel honored to meet me! ...No? Why not? I just told you that I'm George Washington... isn't my claim and aren't my words here good enough to be considered as true? ...No? ;-) I'm not saying that this person is lying to you. What I am saying is that whoever this person actually is or claims to be is completely 100% irrelevant.

If anything, their response only proves your original message to be correct. The user added original research to an article, you removed it and added a note to the user about it on their user talk page, and they respond by stating that they personally know the article subject. That's... 100% original research! Hands-down, end of story. You can't "cite yourself" as a reference, nor can you cite your personal relationships, experience, or even your own published academic works. That's all considered to be original research. Unless they ask you any questions, ask or tell you to do something, express that they don't understand why you're reverting their edits or that they don't understand the policy involved, or provides a response that warrants a sincere reply (remember to assume good faith), my advice is to do nothing, continue doing what you're doing, and go about your usual business. If they continue adding original research or if they engage in other forms of disruptive editing, treat them fairly and treat them like you would (and should) any other user.

I took a look at the article that this user edited (Paul Deem), and it's a biography of a living person! Adding unreferenced contentious content to a BLP article is a big no-no! I'll step in and add a response for you so that this user knows that what you're saying to them is generally correct. If you need any more input, advice, thoughts, or run into any more questions, don't be a stranger. ;-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:16, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. The message I left for the user is located here. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:30, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alright Oshwah, thanks for sending this detailed reply. I appreciate your time and energy a lot, to write this all up! Yeah, we can't just believe that they're telling the truth. I will keep on minding my business and continue using the warnings necessarily, but seriously, you're the best admin I've ever seen.‎ ‎ B⠄Jayden ^(talk) 00:54, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

B.Jayden - Always happy to lend a hand. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:57, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've always had great interactions with you. And there's a half-finished drawing of a very muscular man with your face in overalls triumphantly holding up a mop and bucket while Wikipe-tan clings to his leg on one of my spare hard drives. (I'll have to finish that up and leave it here, one of these days...)

Anyways, I just read your account of a run-in with a brain tumor and the resulting ordeal, and I wanted to say that I'm glad you're okay, and I'm sorry you had to go through all that. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 21:01, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi MjolnirPants! It's good to see you and talk to you again! How's life treating you? I hope everything is going well and that you have plans for a good Thanksgiving (assuming you live in the US and even celebrate that holiday... lol)! I remember you talking about that image you were creating, and I hope to see it someday! However, there's obviously no rush. There are a ton of other matters on Wikipedia that require our attention and that are a higher priority or urgency. Still, I'll await the day that I'll be able to see it... ;-)

I appreciate your message and for the very kind words. Nonetheless, there's nothing that you need to apologize for. I'm not gonna lie: the seizures were a bit freaky to suddenly begin experiencing out of the blue and with no other symptoms leading up to them. I just started having them in my sleep, and woke up to a bunch of different situations (the worst being that I nearly bit my tongue off). Once I got put on the anti-seizure medication, all was fine and I didn't have any more issues. I'm not sure if you've ever had to take anti-seizure medication before, but ohhh boy... let me tell you... YOU SLEEP... A LOT! When was taking them, I'd easily spend 12+ hours each day asleep, and that's being quite conservative with the estimate. I'd honestly say that I was likely spending more toward 14+ hours per day asleep.

Waking up from the surgery and recovering from the pain that stems from having the top of my head cut open from ear-to-ear, having a large piece of my skull drilled out and removed, having the tumor cut out of my brain, and then being stitched back together - SUCKED! It was at least two full weeks of non-stop migraines... from the moment you open your eyes in the morning until the moment you fall asleep for the night... It was absolutely grueling, and I don't recommend it at all. ;-)

As time went on, I slowly got better and better. After two months, I was pretty much 85% healed up. Once I was able to get my driving privileges reinstated (which was an absolute ridiculous nightmare of a process on its own), I was incredibly happy. Being unable to drive yourself anywhere or even leave the house without having to have someone take you everywhere really does start to mentally and psychologically pick at your mind. But hey, it's been just over six months since my procedure, and I'm pretty much back to normal now (I'd say ~95%). The whole process is not fun at all, and was a year-long process from "start to finish" (from when I first started having seizures to when I was cleared to drive again). If someone you know ever has to go through the same or a similar issue, just tell them that the grass is much greener on the other side, and to be patient. That's a big one... be patient - you'll get there... it will just take longer than you wish or expect. ;-)

Anyways, enough about me! What's been going on with you? What's been happening in your life? Anything fun? How about on Wikipedia? Anything exciting on Wikipedia that you're participating in? Any top secret missions to infiltrate and eradicate our enemies? What about Wikipedia conspiracies that you have evidence to prove that goes allllllll the wayyyy to the top? :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:11, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yeouch. That doesn't sound fun. The worst injury I was ever hospitalized for was a trio of broken ribs. It hurt to breathe for about a month, but luckily, didn't require any invasive surgeries. I'm glad you've got all that behind you.

As for myself, since the last time we talked, I've gotten divorced, learned a few new things about myself, done a little mid-life wilding and settled in with a lovely lady who (by pure coincidence) bears a very strong resemblance to one of the major characters in my stories. The main character's love interest, in fact. I developed a bit of a following on Reddit for writing an urban fantasy series (Here's an index with all the stories if you have any interest, though be aware that it can be pretty randy at times), published a few books on Amazon, started a TikTok to promote my books and ended up adopting a couple hundred young trans folks who never really had a decent dad of their own.

My kids are spending Thanksgiving with their mom, so I'll be just hanging out tomorrow. Probably working on my latest book, or doing some art. I'll grab my two boys on Friday and we'll do something fun this weekend. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 01:04, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MjolnirPants - WOW WEE! You've been up to quite a lot since we've last spoken! Normally, I'd express my sympathy and empathy regarding the divorce, but you seem like you've already moved on, discovered (or re-discovered) new talents and hobbies, settled down with a new person in your life, put together a nice-sounding fan base and online presence outside of Wikipedia! Good for you, seriously! I know a few people who've gone through break-ups, divorces, and pretty nasty family matters in that area, and they either were completely stuck in a "rut" (emotionally, mentally, and psychologically) for years afterwards, or are still stuck in that "rut" to this day. That's quite a "bounce-back", and you should feel not just lucky, but very proud for having that resilience. :-)

Hey, a relaxing holiday with no big plans sounds really nice! My parents are having some of their friends over, so I'll be attending that. It's supposed to be pretty low-key (it's only about 8 guests, not including myself), which I'm glad to hear, but I'd honestly rather be spending it doing whatever the heck I want. The problem is: the town I'm living in right now is very small, which means that everything closes down on Sundays, holidays, you name it. Growing up, Thanksgiving was a huge extended-family get-together every single year and where your entire day is completely spent on attending... I'll be nice to be out and living on my own again. Someday... :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:12, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I saw you might be online and wanted to please ask if you could take a peek at this post of mine?

I think Bushranger is offline and I'm not sure whether this is urgent or can wait until they're back. Could you possibly let me know what you think, please? Blue Sonnet (talk) 19:53, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Blue-Sonnet! Sure, I can take a look. What's going on exactly? Can you explain the situation so I know what I'm addressing? :-) Thanks - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:56, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops sorry! Editor is subject to a 0RR restriction following an ANI thread, but these look like reverts to me. Discussion is here. Blue Sonnet (talk) 19:58, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've linked the possible reverts in my post on their Talk page. Blue Sonnet (talk) 19:59, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Blue-Sonnet - Yeah, I was just looking into this for you, and I was just about to say... "yeah, those are definitely reverts." Do you still need me to assist you, or are you all set now? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:00, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Think we're good, I'll leave it for Bushranger to decide on what to do next - I didn't want to make any unfair accusations and just have it sitting on their Talk page. Thank you! Blue Sonnet (talk) 20:02, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Blue-Sonnet - No problem. You're welcome to reach out to me any time if I can be of any assistance. :-) Happy editing! ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:03, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

I will be listing the sources that I used when I was updating Sabina Glasovac's wikipedia page. Please see them below:

[11] [12] [13]

Thank you, Ivan Ivan TheGreat of (talk) 20:46, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ivan TheGreat of! Thanks for leaving me a message here regarding your edits to the Sabina Glasovac article. So long as you provide references to reliable sources that support the content that you're trying to add to the article, you'll be perfectly fine. Since your recent edits did not do so, this is why your changes were reverted and removed. If you have any questions or need help with anything, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be happy to lend you a hand. ;-) Thanks again for the message, and I wish you a great rest of your day and happy editing! :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:17, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My name is Richard Jones, I worked directly with the East Cleveland Prosecutors office to uncover this information. My information can be verified by Twinsburg detective Eric Hendershott and Rolling Stone Reporter Brenna Ehrlich who spent a weekend with me and has since communicated with the convicted serial killer Sam Dixon based on information I supplied. ~2025-36647-56 (talk) 01:02, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ~2025-36647-56! Thanks for leaving me a message here regarding the edit you made here to the The O'Jays article. You need to provide a reference to a reliable source to support the content that you attempted to add to the article. Your edit did not provide one, which is why it was reverted and removed. You're not allowed to "cite yourself" as a reference to any content, nor are you allowed to cite your relationships, experience, personal involvement, or even your published academic work. This all constitutes original research, which is not allowed on Wikipedia. Please take a few moments to review the link that I provided here, and please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or need any help. I'll be more than happy to assist you with anything that you need. Thanks again for the message, and I wish you happy editing! :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:14, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Oshwah:, I am a sockpuppet of User:Skh sourav halder. RojaLand (talk) 02:09, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello :) Hoping you might take a peek at this user's TPA and see if it warrants revocation: User talk:My am ma er Take care --tony 03:21, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TonySt! Way ahead of ya... ;-) I was just yanking the user's talk page access when you messaged me. Nonetheless, I appreciate the message and for the heads up. If you see more user talk abuse like this from someone else, please don't hesitate to reach out and let me know. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:24, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi thank you, looking forward to helping contribute. Just added my first citation --lTylerpenney (talk) 17:25, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tylerpenney! Excellent! I like that! Hey, if you run into any questions or need anything, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be happy to answer your questions and assist you. Happy editing! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:57, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Oshwah - thanks for the quick response! When you have a moment can you help me with editing this article? Talk:Matt Furie#Request: Removal of unsourced/misleading line and change occupation Tylerpenney (talk) 19:19, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]