User:Oshwah/TalkPageArchives/2022-06

I need to tell you
Why did you block this IP range over there for 1 year? How did you know that an IP evaded blocks? Here is the user I'm talking about: IP --76.20.110.116 (talk) 14:17, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi there, and thanks for leaving me a message here with your questions. If you look at the user's last edit, it is the same edit as those made by the other range that I linked in the block summary. This user is known for doing this, and over many ranges and for quite some time - blocking the /64 range was necessary in order to prevent further abuse. Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them. :-) Best -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   14:31, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * What type of questions did the IP range asked? 76.20.110.116 (talk) 14:38, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Umm... None? :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:44, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!

 * Hi Spf121188! Thank you for the barnstar and for the very kind words. No problem; it's what I'm here for! Taking the time to mentor, guide, provide input, and help other users here (especially those who are somewhat-intermediate, novice, or completely new) is something that I consider to be a key part of my duties and responsibilities, and believe that others should consider as a key responsibility as well. A,s a user who's been here (according to the gadget I have running) for almost 15.5 years now, I should be expected to be more than capable of setting the example and demonstrating the ability to follow process, policies, and guidelines - and with that comes the ability to assist and guide new editors. Gosh, 15 years already?... time really does fly! ;-) Thanks again for the very kind message, and I hope you have a great weekend. Happy editing! :-D  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   07:58, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

3,000
Por favor tengo mucho problema uno tengo trabajo nececito ayuda — Preceding unsigned comment added by LABAKANA08 (talk • contribs) 07:02, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi LABAKANA08! Welcome to Wikipedia! I won't be able to help you with personal matters such as this, but if you run into any Wikipedia-related questions, please let me know and I'll be happy to help you! :-) Best -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   00:01, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

IP
Why is Address Blocked — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.253.30.178 (talk) 13:47, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi there! Your IP address is not blocked. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to post your message here and ask your question above. :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   15:04, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

I've Returned
Hi, Oshwah! I don't know if you still remember me! I used to edit Wikipedia a lot back in 2016. I believe I was there when you became an administrator. How are you doing?

 Peter  Sam   Fan  01:32, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Peter SamFan! Of course I remember you! I saw the notification email come in that you messaged me here, and I immediately recognized your username as someone I'm familiar with. ;-) Gosh, where do I begin? Life for me has changed quite a bit since 2016, actually, but nothing of note that's worth complaining about. ;-) Life for me right now is good, but also very busy for me as well. Being an adult and a member and contributor of society really has its obligations and responsibilities at times! Can I just turn the clock back to the year 2010? Back when I was in college, where I was my own adult, learning lots of cool things, but also had the time, freedom, and ability to have a great time without worrying about what I needed to do the next day or the day afterwards? ;-)


 * Many things around here have changed since 2016 as well. A lot of new faces have joined, a lot of familiar faces have (sadly) departed, and (of course) lots of crazy situations, ArbCom cases, and other what-not have gone down as well. ;-) But, hey, that's what happens... I'm still here (as well as many others), and I still perform my usual tasks and patrols for this project in order to stop vandalism, disruption, sock puppetry, and abuse (in fact, my involvement with these responsibilities have grown significantly since 2016 due to being appointed with additional high-level user roles).


 * What about you? What's been happening in your life as of late? I'm obviously curious to know about your six-year wikibreak, what happened, and what brought you back! Welcome back, by the way! Pull up a chair, take a seat, and stick around with us for awhile! We're definitely glad to have you back! Minus a little bit of dust and other things, your chair should be pretty much exactly the way that you left it. ;-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   02:32, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The past six years have been quite good for me. (They passed by fast!) I'm a junior in high school now. I'm going to be getting ready for college soon. I'll remember your remark about having a great time without worrying about what I need to do the next day. (Hee-hee.) I can appreciate that as my life gets busier.
 * I used Wikipedia all the time over the past six years, but I only logged into this account once. I guess I was busy doing other things! Recently, I've been quite active on Discord; I'm an admin over there.
 * I returned because I missed it here. Wikipedia has a supportive community. Plus, I love being "behind the scenes." Also, I noticed a few of my online friends were editing Wikipedia as well.
 * Thank you for your warm welcome!  Peter  Sam   Fan  02:38, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Peter SamFan - It's all good; I had to take a three-year hiatus from Wikipedia back in 2009 because of the fact that my college studies and personal life back then were keeping me too busy in order to be able to spend time here. It was a bit different when I returned; I of course had that brief "out of touch" phase due to how much things had changed during the time that I had been away, but hey - that's normal and certainly expected, and it goes away very quickly once you start getting back into "the groove" of things on Wikipedia again. ;-)


 * Good Lord, you're making me feel old, my friend! I had a great time in High School, which (I am now realizing) was... wow, 15 years ago. I was a sophomore in High School when I first created this account on Wikipedia. Of course, at the time, I used it to add vandalism to the rival High School Wikipedia article, as well as engage in childish-level disruption and stupidity (in fact, you can look through my oldest contributions and you'll see them!). I still remember that day... I was sitting in a crappy wooden chair and using an old and slow computer at my High School library, and thought that what I was doing was creative and funny, and that the users reverting my edits and messaging me about my disruption were a "bunch of geeks with nothing better to do with their time". Man, oh man... I would have never had the thought, nor would I have ever even imagined or daydreamed for even a second that what I did that day and while bored at my High School library would lead me to be who I am on Wikipedia today, 15 years later, talking to you, and as an admin, functionary, and one of the top 50 most active English Wikipedia editors of all time. Man... It really just shows you how something that you might do today (even if it's insignificant, immature, childish, and stupid - such as what I was doing) could significantly alter your future, beliefs, passions, and how you spend your time. Had I not been in the mood to be a troll that day while in school, I surely wouldn't be here talking to you today! :-)


 * If I had the ability to give myself (who was 16 years old at the time) one serious piece of advice, I'd absolutely tell him (or... me) this: Don't waste your High School and your College years by not doing things that are productive and/or that make you happy. Those years are the best years that you'll have in life. Once you're done with High School and college (if you choose to go to one, of course), and when you begin what will be your life-long career spending 40 hours a week for the next 40+ years of your life doing, you'll realize that those years were the best years of your life before you had to "grow up" and "become an adult" and start contributing to society. I'm glad that I didn't waste those years, and I hope that you don't either! :-)


 * Again, welcome back, Peter SamFan! I'm glad that you're here! What Wikipedia-related things are you thinking about? What things did you like doing that you miss? What are you thinking about getting re-involved with on here? :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:35, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll definitely remember your advice! I'm lucky to have supportive family, friends, and teachers. I enjoy my life right now. It's definitely all too easy to spend my time unproductively.
 * I actually like reverting vandalism—it's actually exciting! ;) It makes me feel like I'm doing something helpful. I love "behind the scenes" work.
 * I also like talking with the other users (like you). The vibes are always positive. We're all working together to fulfill Jimbo Wales' goal—spreading the sum of human knowledge for free.
 * What are the forums where Wikipedia users chat? I would like to talk in some of those. Thanks.
 * Sometime, I might even significantly contribute to some articles. Some of the classical music-related ones could use a little beefing up.
 * I think I'll screenshot this conversation, so I can save it. It's good getting to know you again!  Peter  Sam   Fan  03:53, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Peter SamFan - Awesome! Keep up that spirit and attitude, and you'll be happy! :-) Hey, those are the exact reasons what I'm here as well! It's a truly honorable and noble cause, and I happily and humbly stand 100% behind the principle that information and knowledge should be neutral, accurate, informative, available, and free for anyone and everyone to access and use in order to improve their lives as well as the lives of others. The main "forums" that we use to chat and have fun in real-time are IRC and Discord. I'm on both of them, and I'm usually connected to them and online 24/7. Those two links I provided to you will guide you through how to set up and get connected - they're both pretty easy to join and start using. If you run into any questions about them, or if you get stuck anywhere and need help getting connected, let me know, and I'll be happy to lend you a hand. :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   04:10, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

I need your help
Please Oshwah, can you help me edit my article Draft:Yhang Mhany? I submitted it and it got rejected and I feel so bad. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Assefuah (talk • contribs) 03:52, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Assefuah! Don't feel bad because your draft page was rejected. If you were attempting to create a new article or page in good faith (which I believe you were doing), there's nothing to feel bad about. If you're feeling discouraged or disheartened after spending a lot of time trying to create this draft and because of the rejection, fear not! Wikipedia has a great tutorial page here for users who are trying to create one of their first articles. Take a look at that page and make use of its wizard so that you can avoid issues with your article subject and idea in the future and before you pour time into actually creating it.


 * Since you're brand new to Wikipedia, I highly recommend that you go through Wikipedia's getting started page and that you complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial before you make any more edits or take on any major tasks around here. They will provide you with many important walkthroughs, guides, interactive lessons, and other information that will familiarize you with our policies and guidelines, how Wikipedia works, how to navigate around the site, and how to find important locations and pages. Most users who take this advice and complete the tutorial tell me later that it was significantly helpful to them and saved them hours of time and frustration they would've experienced otherwise.


 * Please let me know if you have any specific questions, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) Best -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:59, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Question about phone numbers
Howdy, this is Tarlonniel of Discord, bugging an oversighter again, but with a general question and not any sensitive issue. I've often noticed phone numbers posted in the nooks and crannies of Wikipedia, some many years ago, some more recently - how urgent is it that these be vanished? Is there a statute of limitations, so to speak? Should I be making a list? 199.208.172.35 (talk) 19:08, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi there! If you run into any phone numbers or other personal identifiable information posted onto an article, definitely remove it and then report it to the oversight team for review and suppression. You can quickly and easily do this by emailing the oversight team. We definitely want to have a report filed - especially in regards to personal information like this being posted. Thanks for the message and for asking your question! If you run into any more questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me, and I'll be happy to answer them and assist you. :-) Thanks again, and I hope you have a great day! Happy editing! :-D  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:18, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Many of them are posted in places I wouldn't be comfortable editing, especially as an IP, such as user talk page archives. Maybe I'll just spend some time throwing together a list this afternoon and email it to the address above. If y'all see a message in your inbox from the US Navy, don't panic. ;) 199.208.172.35 (talk) 19:23, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * No worries! And sure, if you'd rather not touch it, that's totally fine - just file a report and we'll take care of it. Thank you for your service (both to the military, as well as to this project). :-) Best -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   20:24, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from Rakizh123 (22:00, 6 June 2022)
Hello,

Just joined Wikipedia, and honestly, I am no expert on any topic.

How do I start learning to be an editor?

Thanks. --Rakizh123 (talk) 22:00, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Rakizh123! Welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad that you decided to join us, and I really hope that you'll take off your jacket, pull up a nice comfy chair, and that you'll stay with us for awhile! ;-)


 * Since you're brand new to Wikipedia, I highly recommend that you go through Wikipedia's getting started page and that you complete Wikipedia's new user tutorial before you make any large edits or take on any major tasks around here. These tutorial pages will provide you with many important walkthroughs, guides, interactive lessons, and other information that will familiarize you with our policies and guidelines, how Wikipedia works, how to navigate around the site, and how to find important locations and pages. Most users who take this advice, read through those pages, and complete the new user tutorial usually tell me later that they were significantly helpful to them, and saved them hours of time and frustration they would've experienced otherwise.


 * If you run into any specific questions while reading through or completing these tutorials, please don't hesitate to let me know! I'll be more than happy to answer them and assist you in any way that you need. :-) Again, I welcome you to Wikipedia, and I really hope that you stick with us for a long time, and that you become a well-experienced and long-term editor with us. :-) Best -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   22:09, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Edit
Hi. Quick question: How can I find an edit I make to this page a while ago? Even if it was reverted, is there a way to search by the diff or something? Thanks for everything, cool hair, btw. 24.90.88.127 (talk) 06:50, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi there, and thanks for leaving me a message here and for your kind words about the mop that lives on my noggin. ;-) The place to locate an edit that was made to a specific page in the past is that page's edit history. To do this, simply scroll to the top of the page, and click on the "view history" tab. You'll then be navigated to a list of every single edit that has been made to that page. Each entry in that list represents a change that was made to that page, and will tell you when the change was made, who performed it, the summary that the user provided, and provide you with a link to view the exact changes that were made. There are great search tools that each edit history page will provide to you, or link you to. Please let me know if you have any more questions and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. Happy editing! :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   06:59, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi! Thanks for assuming good faith. Some people don't. The edit was a loooong time ago, so it wouldn't be practical to go through all the history. I was hoping there was some way to search. 24.90.88.127 (talk) 07:06, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * No problem! :-) There actually are tools that will help. If you can remember the content that was added to (or removed from) the exact edit that you're looking for, you can use this tool. Just enter the content for it to search for, and it will locate the exact edit. Easy peasy! Please let me know if I can answer any more questions for you. Happy searching and treasure hunting! ;-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   07:10, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

A Favor
Would it be possible if you could also rev-del the edits made by 112.215.175.7 on mine and LPS and MLP Fan's talkpages, as well as the edits made by the IP making blasphemous vows and threats of sexual assault at Mandalika International Street Circuit?--Mr Fink (talk) 04:36, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Apokryltaros - ✅.
 * Also, moving forward, please take note and please remember to always report any edits or content that might need redaction or suppression (such as your report here) using private channels and communication methods (such as by emailing me here, or sending me a private message on IRC or Discord). Never use open channels or publicly-visible communication methods (such as anywhere on Wikipedia directly, or on this page) to report these violations. One important reason why you need to remember to do this is so that we draw as little attention toward the content as possible while it's under administrative or functionary review. To try and put things into perspective for you: This page, which is my user talk page, is currently on the watchlist of 1192 user accounts, and hence are all notified every time an edit or change is made to it. When a report like this is made here, where it's publicly viewable to anyone, you will almost always trigger the Streisand effect and cause a significant wave of attention to be drawn toward the content, as users will try and quickly navigate to the reported page and search its edit history so that they can view the violating content before they lose the ability to see it. ;-)
 * Thanks again! :-D  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   05:39, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

NYC Subway IP
Need an extended block for and.  Cards   84664   16:30, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Cards84664! Sorry for the delay responding to your request. It's been a busy last few months for me. :-) It looks like this range isn't active anymore, so I'm going to go ahead and hold off for now. If you do see any more shenanigans from the 107.127.42.0/24 range again, definitely let me know and I'll be happy to take a look. :-) Cheers -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:34, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Question from Brashbandit (19:16, 12 June 2022)
Hey Oshwah! Just wanted to say it's pretty cool to have a Wikipedia mentor. Thanks and have a good day! --Brashbandit (talk) 19:16, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Brashbandit! It's awesome that the mentoring program was able to go live and into production here. I think it will absolutely help new users with becoming familiar with Wikipedia, how it works, and how they can contribute here. If you run into any questions or need anything, please let me know and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) Welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad that you joined us! :-D  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:36, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Question
Hey Oshwah! Blanchey here, I hope you are well. I wanted to ask what 'LTA Edit summary' stands for? An anonymous user edited my talk page last month and since the edit was abusive, it triggered the filter and that is what was said although I don't know what LTA stands for. Many thanks! Blanchey (talk) 12:28, 14 June 2022 (UTC)


 * @Blanchey It's WP-jargon for "Someone who has been doing crap like this for years", or Long-term abuse. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:37, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * @Gråbergs Gråa Sång ahh, that makes perfect sense, especially in the case I had! Thank you for assisting me. Have a great day! Blanchey (talk) 12:39, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * You too! Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:50, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Blanchey! I apologize for the delay responding to your question here. Life has been keeping me extremely busy over the last few months, and I'm finally catching up with all of the messages, pings, emails, and requests for help that I've received. :-) Gråbergs Gråa Sång pretty much hit the nail on the head. "LTA" stands for long-term abuse, which has a Wikipedia page that documents and lists users who have pretty much dedicated their time toward Wikipedia, but in a bad-faith disruptive and destructive manner. The abuse filter you likely saw was this one that I created (#53). One thing about LTA users who frequently engage in disruption, vandalism, personal attacks and harassment, and the making of threats is that they typically have a pattern or Modus operandi that they use to cause this disruption. These patterns can be easily be identified, added to this filter, and used to flag future edits by these abusers so that administrators and users can quickly identify and put a stop to it as soon as possible.


 * Looking at the edit that triggered this filter, it's obvious as to why. The IP range has been blocked for sock puppetry, and this will (hopefully) put a stop to future disruption. If you have any more questions, please let me know and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) Until we meet again... ;-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:49, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hey, don’t worry about it! Thank you for clarifying with me, Happy editing! ;–) Bla nc hey  💬 • 📝 19:57, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * You as well, Blanchey! You know where to find me if you need anything else; don't be a stranger! :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   21:14, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Of course not! ;–) Bla nc hey  💬 • 📝 21:40, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Proposal to work together on Adiutor
Hi @Oshwah I've developed a gadget called Adiutor like Twinkle on Turkish Wikipedia, now I'm adapting it to English Wikipedia, can you help me with this? 𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿 ℣ 02:46, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Vikipolimer! I apologize for the extreme delay with responding to your request here. Life has been keeping me extremely busy over the last few months, and I'm finally catching up with all of the messages, pings, emails, and requests for help that I've received. :-) Sure, I'll be more than happy to help! What do you need my assistance with, exactly? :-D  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:56, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * @Oshwah I've started this process already, you can help me add some new features, give me some ideas for things that will make actions easier for users, and we can incorporate these ideas into this user script. check this User:Vikipolimer/Adiutor 𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿 ℣ 20:03, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Vikipolimer - Awesome! I'd love to help! Do you know if this script works with the legacy vector (2010) skin, or any of the other ones? I know that some scripts don't tend to play nice with certain skins, depending on what functions and features that they use in order to make them function... ;-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   20:07, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * It currently supports three skins (Vector 2022, Vector, Monobook), the script uses OOUI as the interface, and the UI differs according to the theme. 𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿 ℣ 20:14, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Meanwhile, you may check this one too :) 𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿 ℣ 20:17, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

From last IP Range
Since this other IP editor asked this question relating to this, would you take a look at this edit? Here it is:[|teahouse] Also, you should take at look at 205.155.237.189, 2600:1011:B00F:D1:4858:819E:FF80:90F2, 104.243.113.132, 24.234.55.138, and 172.85.211.18. Also, did you review edits of 204.129.232.191? They asked many unhelpful and disruptive questions and posts unrelated to the improvements of the talk page, such as What if 2020 was a person? and What if 2020 came to your house?. They cause disruption to the Wikipedia articles. What do you think of them? And did you blocked them all? Thanks for reviewing them. --2601:205:C001:EA0:8C8C:2AE3:19B5:861D (talk) 01:29, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi there! Oh jeez, not this user again... Okay, I'll take a look and take care of the disruption (assuming that these IP users haven't gone stale). Thanks for letting me know about this. :-) Cheers -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:57, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Update: The IP users listed are all now, so there's no point in blocking them. However, I've updated some abuse filters and scripts so that they will flag these kinds of edits made by this user, and assist admins and users with putting a stop to it as soon as possible. :-) Cheers -  ~Oshwah~  (talk)  (contribs)   20:08, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok. Thank you for updating the filter. I also saw this kind of disruption that happened on talk pages. What type of abuse filter or script did you update? Maybe you might assist admins there. --76.20.110.116 (talk) 20:56, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * The abuse filter that I updated was one of a handful of filters that I created and keep maintained and updated to this day - #53. For obvious reasons, the details, logs, and code for this abuse filter are marked as private and are not visible to the general public. Nonetheless, it has been updated and it will flag further and future about by this person. :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   21:39, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * @Oshwah 76.20.110.116 is the "what if 2020 were a person" troll, the month long block on their IP has just expired, see Sockpuppet investigations/76.20.110.116. 192.76.8.85 (talk) 21:42, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * HAHAHAHA! Oh, wow, that's pretty good... Well played, sir... Well played... Oh well, it's not like I disclosed anything that wasn't obvious already... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm not worried about it; it's obiously not going to change anything. ;-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   21:47, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Noah nobh back again
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/JFK_BOMB_HEAD

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Daniel_case_is_asswipe



–Skywatcher68 (talk) 15:45, 17 June 2022 (UTC)


 * By the way, this list of sockpuppets at another Wiki should be of interest.  –Skywatcher68 (talk) 15:49, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Skywatcher68! Thanks for the message, and I apologize for the delay getting back to you here. Life has been keeping me extremely busy over the last few months, and I'm finally catching up with all of the messages, pings, emails, and requests for help that I've received. :-) I've gone and created an SPI report regarding this sock user, and a report was made the following day that included these accounts as well. The accounts were subsequently blocked as a result. If you see any more of these kinds of edits from this user, please don't hesitate to let me know, or file an SPI report. Thanks again for the message and for letting me know about this user's continued shenanigans. ;-) Cheers -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   21:19, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

June 2022

 * Hi Sahaib! Thanks for the Pikachu gift and for the kind words. They mean a lot to me. :-) Best -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   21:20, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Revision deletions - one or two lines over dates
Is there some reason as to how in some cases I see only one line over certain edits and on others there is two lines (see this page for an example). Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 22:18, 22 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Good question! I had to look it up, it's explained at WP:OS. The single strikethroughs are RevisionDeletes, while the double strikethroughs are suppressions. –– FormalDude  talk  22:43, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * @FormalDude thanks for that explanation. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 20:50, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Iggy the Swan! FormalDude is correct; a single strike-through means that the edit was revision-deleted and is visible to administrators, with the revision-deletion logs that are noting those changes being visible to everyone. A double strike-though means that the revision has been suppressed, with the logs and the revision only being visible to oversighters.


 * I was the user who initially proposed this change to the developers, and due to the fact that it was very difficult to see the difference between edits that were revision-deleted vs oversighted. However, it was implemented and deployed to production in a way that was different than I intended and desired. I only wanted the double strike-through vs single strike-though to be visible to oversighters; non-oversighters should only see a single strike-through - even if the revision is suppressed. Also, I don't know why this is, but after the double strike-through change was implemented and deployed, the color of the "double-strike" was subsequently changed from gray to black, which I also don't believe should be the case. The color and style between the two should be consistent, and making it black vs gray (as well as different for non-oversighters) just draws more attention to those edits than they should. I might go back and see why this color change was made, and propose that this style be only visible to oversighters and (if that is impossible) at least have the color changed back to being gray.


 * Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be more than happy to answer them and help you. :-) It's good to talk to you, as always, and I hope you have a great weekend! :-) Best -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   21:32, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * It's like when I once started a section "Faking signatures" where the second response I mistakenly used my own IP address which had to be removed and surpressed, I can see there are two lines on the date and time of the edits back on that day. I admitted I used the IP address as people would not think there are two registered users plus a random anonymous user participating where I knew it was me who used that address so you removed and surpressed that IP. Other people have done that accidentally as well (using an IP address) such as this case at the start of the Help with an edit section. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 21:21, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Question from Vincentvangone (18:27, 24 June 2022)
Hello sire it’s good to see some helping people. Tell me something interesting about editing like suppose if I edit any article, then is it Mandatory to mention quotation of any famous source like encyclopaedia britanica ? Or is it fine with any public source?

Thanks for your help sire! --Vincentvangone (talk) 18:27, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Vincentvangone, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for leaving me a message here with your question. :-) If you take a look at this Wikipedia policy page (specifically, this section of that page), you are required to provide a reference and an in-line citation to a reliable source when you add content to an article that is any of the following:
 * a quotation (you're directly quoting something that someone said, wrote, etc),
 * material whose verifiability has been challenged,
 * material that is likely to be challenged, and
 * any kind of contentious matter about living and recently deceased persons.
 * In addition to this requirement, I generally require myself (as a general personal rule) to support any kind of specific data or similar information that I add to any article with an in-line citation to a reliable source. Examples would be specific dates and times, measurements, computerized or computed data, lengths or heights, or other geological or factual information that is of a set length or date range. This way, I assure myself (and others) that the information that I'm adding is accurate. That's of course up to you, but if you do this (as well as comply with the requirements I listed above), you'll find adding content to be much easier for yourself, and you'll avoid many conflicts and possible disputes with other editors over accuracy and factual information. Before you add any kind of content listed above to any articles on Wikipedia, you'll need to familiarize yourself and become proficient with Wikipedia's verifiability policy, and Wikipedia's in-line citation content guidelines.


 * Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be more than happy to answer them and assist you further. Again, welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad that you're here and that you decided to join the community and help us to improve the encyclopedia! :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   21:46, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Teesta Setalvad grammatical mistake
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teesta_Setalvad#

Paragraph 1 Last sentence. Begins as " In 25 June 2022, Supreme Court of India finds her allegations over Narendra Modi was not proven."

Should it not be " On 25 June 2022, Supreme Court of India finds her allegations over Narendra Modi was not proven." — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZePepper (talk • contribs) 17:57, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi ZePepper! Yes, that would make more sense to start the sentence with "on" instead of "in", since the date is specific to the day. Otherwise, "in" could be used if only the year or the year and month were specified (such as, "In 2015, the Supreme Court..." or "In March 2015, the Supreme Court..."). At least that's what I think. ;-) I performed a search for the specific sentence that you mentioned here, and it looks like that sentence has since been changed or removed. However, I wanted to respond and answer your question nonetheless. :-) Best -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   21:52, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Question from Imamkhashiff on Security token (15:40, 27 June 2022)
Salutations of Peace and good Will.

I'd like to purchase to help me verify my identity --Imamkhashiff (talk) 15:40, 27 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello Imamkhashiff, and welcome. Wikipedia is not a place to sell or purchase things; it only has articles. Thanks, <span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#FF8C00; text-shadow:skyblue 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em; font-weight:bold">Kpddg  (talk)  16:24, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Imamkhashiff! Welcome to Wikipedia! As Kpddg stated above, this website only serves to create, expand, and improve the encyclopedia that has been built here. We're not in the business or market of assisting users with the purchase or acquirement of any goods, services, or items if they are not directly Wikipedia-related. Typically, these kind of security tokens (like the one you see in the article as a USB device) isn't something that one simply "purchases" and can just start using. Companies and institutions that enforce this kind of multi-factor authentication will usually give these devices out to all of the users that must use them in order to authenticate themselves. :-) Best -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   22:24, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Question from Farley Lev (19:44, 28 June 2022)
I'm having trouble adding my photo to a template I'm editing, how does it work? --Farley Lev (talk) 19:45, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
 * By "my photo", do you mean a photograph that you've uploaded to WP:COMMONS that you believe is somehow helpful to a template? Or do you mean "my headshot" or "my profile pic"? Many Wikipedia users don't want photographs in templates, because photos take bandwidth that not all Wikipedia users have. This is a global encyclopedia. Many users live in parts of the world where every image file sucks up their allotment of bandwidth and means they can't get access to necessary informative content. If you are seriously asking how to put your own personal photograph in a template, STOP IT. Wikipedia isn't social media. This is an encyclopedia. No one is going to hire you. No one is going to date you. You are in the wrong place. If you love knowledge for its own sake, we do, too, and we will help you. But if you just want to have your picture on a user profile, STOP IT. This is the wrong website.  Julietdeltalima   (talk)  20:25, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Farley Lev! See above; Julietdeltalima is asking the same questions I would ask, and stating the same things that I would state above. :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   22:26, 3 July 2022 (UTC)