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Question from GusBarky (19:44, 1 December 2023)

Hello! How do I start making an article? Thanks, Gus --GusBarky (talk) 19:44, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi GusBarky! Welcome to Wikipedia! I highly recommend starting here, as this page will help you with the first steps and provide you with tutorials that are important for you to know. Those tutorials will point you in the direction that you're looking or, as well as provide you with the page that will help you with creating your first article. :-) Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-D Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:41, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Editor experience invitation

Hi Oshwah :) I'm looking for people to interview here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 10:01, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Clovermoss! Don't be silly; I'm happy to help! What reflections are you looking for exactly? What's the premise of this page? Anything will help me to make sure I detail my reflection in the manner and direction that you're looking for. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:43, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Just be yourself :) This was all kind of inspired by attending WCNA 2023 and seeing what I had in common with other editors. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 03:14, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Surekha1986 (07:03, 4 December 2023)

how do i create a new wikipedia page --Surekha1986 (talk) 07:03, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi Surekha1986! Welcome to Wikipedia! I highly recommend that you start here, as this page will help you with the first steps and provide you with tutorials that are important for you to know. Those tutorials will point you in the direction that you're looking or, as well as provide you with the page that will help you with creating your first article. :-) Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-D Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:03, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors

I'm glad that you are trying to improve Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors for young editors, but I think the added English is too difficult for young readers. Ca ^{talk to me!} 14:58, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Why don't you make the changes you see as more desirable? BusterD (talk) 15:21, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Ca - Thanks for the reply. I reviewed the information I added, and I can see where the word "decipher" could be difficult to understand, but I don't see anything else that I've added in order to improve this page would cause young viewers to be over-encumbered by the words I used. If anything, I added more information and details that are absolutely crucial for younger viewers to understand. If you have specific information and can point to exactly what you're talking about, that will be helpful to me. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:30, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Editing the WP:Vital articles project

Hi Oshwah, hope you are doing well. I am an active editor of the vital articles project here on Wikipedia. The main reason I am reaching out to you is because I am editing this page which are the level 5 articles for the history section. When you look at the last three sections of 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, I would like to change them so that Late modern covers events before 1945 and Contemporary covers events after 1945. I have tried making the changes before manually, but my edits got reverted because the list didn't come out right. I asked for help on the vital articles talk page, but I didn't get a lot of comments there. It is frustrating because I would've thought that other editors would build off my edits to make it better and instead reverted my edits. I have been active on this project for a long time now, but if you look through the talk page and archives of WT:VA, WT:VA4, and WT:VA5, it seems like a lot of editors have pointed out issues with my editing. I want them to know that I am a good faith editor and I do not intend to vandalize the list. I have made productive edits to the list before, but I feel like I am frustrating a lot of the editors there. I am hoping that I could ask for your guidance on what I can do to improve the history list there and not frustrate any editors there. I look forward to your response. Interstellarity (talk) 15:08, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi Interstellarity! I know you well, and I know that you're absolutely a good faith editor to these lists - you don't have to convince me. :-D If your changes get reverted and if those editors who reverted you don't respond directly to your request for a discussion on the talk page (I assume that you pinged them in the discussion), then it doesn't exactly give them much of a leg to stand on, does it? ;-) Just do what you're doing; make sure that the changes you make to these list pages will result in a properly-formatted list and I don't think users are going to throw a fit. Is there anything I can do to help with this directly? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:06, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

I’m looking for a good tool that can help me with editing the history list such as AutoWikiBrowser that can help me with rearranging the items. Do you have any recommendations for that? Interstellarity (talk) 00:59, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Interstellarity - Not on the top of my head, but if you'd like, I could reach out to some people and see if there is... Let me know. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:56, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Sure, that would help. Interstellarity (talk) 10:30, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

No promises; I'll see who I can helicopter and parachute into this discussion to answer your question. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:46, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from CoolWikip (01:17, 6 December 2023)

Thanks! I'm wondering how I could combat bias in articles involving controversial issues. --CoolWikip (talk) 01:17, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi CoolWikip! Have you read through this page? It will provide you with all of the help you're looking for in order to write content that reflects a neutral point of view. Please let me know if I can help you with anything else, and I'll be happy to do so! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:39, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much! CoolWikip (talk) 02:48, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

You've got mail!

Hello. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

Darling ☔ (talk · contribs) 02:35, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Darling - Dang it! Can you re-send that message? I saw on my phone that it arrived, but when I checked my inbox... nothing! I'm not sure what happened; re-send your email and I'll be happy to help! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:17, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

I sent it again. Darling ☔ (talk · contribs) 04:20, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Darling - Received and responded! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:47, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

This may sound stupid...

...but any reason why block summaries tend to use templates such as {{checkuserblock-account}}, or hidden comments, even though the block summary isn't rendering them in wikitext? Is there an interface that allows them to work as though they were in wikitext? LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 08:37, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

LilianaUwU - No, that's actually a great question! For a long time, I didn't understand this either. The {{uw-YO_I_BLOCKED_YOU_BUDDY!}} templates like these originally were added to the block summary to show others exactly what block notification was left on the user's talk page when the block was applied. Since then... it's kind of... changed... "evolved"? It's more-so a tagging thing these days, such as with {{CheckUser Block}} or {{Oversight Block}}. In many (if not most) cases, the template for a CU blocking isn't actually left on the user's talk page. It's just to tell other admins that the task is a CU action. So... if you want to put it down as "it used to be because of this, but it's become that and just stuck around as a thing because scripts and templates", I'd say that you're right! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 03:45, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!

Hello Oshwah: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Patient Zero^talk 05:48, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message

Patient Zero^talk 05:48, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Patient Zero - I appreciate your message and your well wishes, and I (of course) wish you the same. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:47, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Emendationum (22:40, 8 December 2023)

Hi Oshwah, my Wiki pages no longer show the "edit" tab, I can only see "edit source" which is not WYSIWYG. Must I learn "edit source"? Also I don't know how to copy & paste a COI template, the instructions seem to be in "edit source". (I'm not paid by the company whose sites I am trying to edit, but I am its unpaid Chairman). Thanks very much. --Emendationum (talk) 22:40, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi Emendationum! Sorry for taking so long to get back to you... usually, when you can only see the Edit source tab on a page, it means that it is protected from editing, and that your account doesn't currently meet the requirements that would allow you to edit the page. The typical protection level that's thrown onto an article or page is semi-protection, which means that your account just needs to be at least 5 days old, and have made at least 10 edits. Keep doing what you're doing, make a few contributions (your question here will count as one), and you won't have any problem with being able to edit semi-protected pages. Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to help! :-D Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:55, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Oshwah you write so clearly and with such a kind, reasonable human voice that it is a pleasure to engage. I hope you write for a living. My compliments. Emendationum (talk) 22:37, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Emendationum - I appreciate your response and your very kind words - thank you. :-) I've been meaning to get back to you offer my gratitude, but life just keeps being busy, busy, busy... Does writing software and programming code count as "writing for a living"? If not, then you might be slightly surprised to know that I do not. Outside of the English classes I took in High School and College, my writing abilities and experience would pretty much all come from the years I've spent as a contributor on Wikipedia. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:43, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jfhfuenwks (12:14, 12 December 2023)

Hi Sir/mdm,

I created this account because I realised my IP address had been leaked via the edits which I tried to change. Is there any possible way that you could help me privatise my name, or perhaps remove the edits at least? Thank you. --Jfhfuenwks (talk) 12:14, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

@Jfhfuenwks Try emailing the oversight team, see Wikipedia:Oversight. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:03, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for that! I have done so already, and am glad that they replied to me very quickly, helping me suppress my IP address, and also keeping the edit. Jfhfuenwks (talk) 13:14, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

👍 Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 23:15, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Gråbergs Gråa Sång - Thank you for responding and taking care of this user in my absence due to having a hectic and busy schedule these last few weeks... :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:57, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Thaddeus Flowers on Blue Oval City (18:26, 13 December 2023)

How do i apply for this job? --Thaddeus Flowers (talk) 18:26, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Thaddeus Flowers – Hello! Unfortunately, I don't think Wikipedia is the place to ask about applying for jobs—you might be best served looking somewhere else (their website, Google, etc.) Thanks! — 3PPYB6 ^{(T / C / L)} — 18:28, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi Thaddeus Flowers! Like 3PPYB6 said above: Wikipedia is an encyclopedia with the goal of providing people information. It is not a forum or social media space for job searching. Regardless, I wish you luck and I hope you land the job! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:59, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Kno1knosmeG on User:Kno1knosmeG/sandbox (14:09, 19 December 2023)

How do i edit my article title --Kno1knosmeG (talk) 14:09, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi Kno1knosmeG! Welcome to Wikipedia! Page titles cannot be edited "on the spot" like you can do with the body of the page or its content. The reason is two-fold: First is the fact that all pages on Wikimedia must be unique within the same namespace they belong to. For example: A page with "Flower" as its title can be duplicated if one page is an article, and the other is a user page. However, you cannot have two articles or two user pages with "Flower" as the title. Page titles get renamed on Wikipedia by performing a page move, where the page, all of its content, logs, edit history, and revisions under that title are moved from one place to another. Essentially, moving a page on Wikipedia is, on a very basic level, the same thing as renaming the page's title. However, since the website has to make sure that the new title isn't already taken, and that everything with that page comes along with the "rename", it starts to make sense as to why it's referred to as "moving" a page instead of "renaming" it. Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:09, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Athenkosi General on Obolo people (19:36, 19 December 2023)

Hello. What is energy --Athenkosi General (talk) 19:36, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi Athenkosi General! You came to the right place to ask, research, and receive an answer to that question! ;-) Give this article a read, and let me know if you have any questions. Cheers! ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:13, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Inaccurate Userbox

Hey, You have a userbox about your Discord account being Oshwah#9999, but now it's just Oshwah, but Oshwah#9999 does still work, so you may or may not want to change it. I can do stuff! (talk) 20:05, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi I can do stuff!! Thank God they did away with that four-digit numbering scheme that gets tacked onto the end of your name... I don't know what they were thinking with that, other than trying to come up with a way to make money... Thanks for letting me know. I think the system works now where each username must be unique, but don't hold me to that if I'm wrong. Meh, if Oshwah#9999 still works along with Oshwah, then I don't see it as the end of the world if that userbox isn't updated... Thanks again for letting me know, though! I appreciate it! :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:17, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Adozzy Kevin (07:30, 21 December 2023)

Hello How can I edit my own Wikipedia not for others --Adozzy Kevin (talk) 07:30, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi Adozzy Kevin, and welcome! I would start by reading through this page, as it will detail how you can do exactly what you're trying to do. To answer your question though, you can click on "Sandbox" located at the very top of this (or any) page, and it will take you here where you can create a page under your account's user space, and where it'll be out of the way and likely not to get touched or bothered by others. Please let me know if I can assist you with anything else, and I'll be happy to lend a hand. ;-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:21, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2024!

Hello Oshwah, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2024. Happy editing, The 🏎 Corvette 🏍 ZR1(The Garage) 13:55, 21 December 2023 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

The 🏎 Corvette 🏍 ZR1^{(The Garage)} 13:55, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

The Corvette ZR1 - Thanks for the well wishes, and I wish the same for you as well! Have a great Christmas and New Years! :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:21, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!

Season's greetings, Oshwah! I hope you enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world. Thank you for your amazing effort to maintain, improve, and expand Wikipedia. You are greatly appreciated!

––FormalDude (talk) 15:34, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

FormalDude - I wish you the same as well. Have a great holiday, and here's to 2024 being an excellent year on Wikipedia. :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:23, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Running for RFA

Hi Oshwah, I have been contemplating doing an RFA for a little bit of time, but not that long of a time and was wondering your thoughts would be on whether it would succeed or fail. I have actively edited Wikipedia for about five years now and I have gained a lot of experience in a lot of areas on the projects. I have experience in areas such as getting reliable sources, fighting vandalism, and communicating with editors to establish common ground and consensus. I do understand that I probably have weak areas on Wikipedia. Even successful candidates have weak areas that they could work on. I understand that this is a big decision on Wikipedia and was wondering what your thoughts are and what things I should do to increase my chances of my RFA succeeding. To be clear, I'm not saying that being an administrator is my ultimate goal on Wikipedia, but I think your input would be good to establish a baseline on where I am as a editor. Thanks, Interstellarity (talk) 02:21, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi Interstellarity! Oh yeah... Deciding whether or not to request the admin tools is easily (IMO) one of the biggest decisions you can make on Wikipedia as far as your experience (and you as a member of the community) goes. I will say that the week that my RFA was active was a very stressful one, but that's of course because my RFA barely passed due to many users piling on opposition because I had NAC'd a bunch of troll unblock requests from LTA socks and abusive accounts. There are two places that I recommend that you check in order to get a useful summary viewpoint of yourself: xtools and the AFD stats tool.

Generally, the places I look and the information I take into account when evaluating a candidate's RFA are listed in the collapsed section below:

List of items and places that I look when I evaluate a candidate's RFA.

How many total AFDs they've participated in (to help gauge the user's level of diverse project participation). The percentage of the AFDs where the closing action vs the user's vote matched (to determine one's overall experience with WP:N and other relevant guidelines). Any discussions created or participated in that was on WP:ANI (to see if these discussions are about issues caused by the candidate). The candidate's global account and participation and user rights held on other Wikimedia projects. The candidate's resulting snapshot generated by xtools. The candidate's edit summary usage percent. How many articles this candidate has created or significantly modified, rewrote, or updated and if any are GAs or FAs. The candidate's block log. The candidate's level of participation and time spent helping new users with questions or requests for assistance, diffusing heated discussions and de-escalating angry or tense situations. Having experience and demonstrable edits showing time and skill in both these areas are typically mandatory in order to earn my support. I don't want to give a hothead The questions asked in the RFA and the candidate's answers. The candidate's user talk page (specifically, their message archives in order to find any messages from others warning them or bringing issues they caused or were causing to their attention. How many and how severe are they? I also verify any information they provide in their RFA. If the application cites need for the tools to help with blocking vandals and protecting pages from vandalism, etc (for example), I want to see a high level of participation in that area that's consistent and goes as far back as least a few years. Any other relevant pages or edits necessary to gauge the candidate's overall experience and fit for being given the admin tools.

Please let me know if you have any more questions, or if I missed answering a question you asked above. I'll of course be happy to help you. I hope the list I provided helps answer your question of things I generally look at/for when evaluating a candidate. Obviously, the various locations, edits, and items looked for in a candidate will differ from participant to participant and depends on what specific things are important to them. For the most part, an RFA that fails is usually due to opposition by voters over the same issue(s) found. The candidate will know pretty easily what the consensus among the opposing voters are in regards to the reason for opposing. Keep me updated and let me know what you decide to do. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:08, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Right now, I am in an area where I have limited internet access, so I will hold off on my decision until I have better internet access. I'll give you my analysis on where I think I stand as editor. I have participated on a variety of AFDs and I have nominated a lot of them. While I did get a lot of AFDs where my vote matched the closing action, I think I did get a bunch of AFDs that were voted keep. I have never got involved with WP:ANI and no-one has reported me there. While the only user right I have right now is extended confirmed, I did have a bunch of user rights in the past. The reason why they were removed was because I voluntarily requested them to be removed, but it wasn't under a cloud. I have a pretty high edit summary count and although there were times where I didn't provide an edit summary, I have tried to make it habit to put in an edit summary for every edit. I think article creation is one of my weak points, but I do have experience with referencing. It seems like when I want to create an article like when a new school shooting happens, the article is already created on that. I was unblocked in 2019 and have maintained a clean block log ever since and I think that will be a positive for me. I have experience helping other people at the Teahouse and pointing them in the right direction. As for resolving conflicts, I try to maintain a cool head and explain my actions to other users and trying to either resolve or avoid conflict altogether. You can look through my archives of my user talk page. There have been instances of other users either thanking me or giving me advice, but I was never warned that I could be blocked for anything which is something to be proud of. This is my overall evaluation of where I stand right now. As I said in the beginning, once I get in an area with better internet, I will make my decision by then. Interstellarity (talk) 23:48, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

~~~ Merry Christmas! ~~~
Joyeux Noël! ~ Buon Natale! ~ Vrolijk Kerstfeest! ~ Frohe Weihnachten!
¡Feliz Navidad! ~ Feliz Natal! ~ Καλά Χριστούγεννα! ~ Hyvää Joulua!
God Jul! ~ Glædelig Jul! ~ Linksmų Kalėdų! ~ Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus!
Häid Jõule! ~ Wesołych Świąt! ~ Boldog Karácsonyt! ~ Veselé Vánoce!
Veselé Vianoce! ~ Crăciun Fericit! ~ Sretan Božić! ~ С Рождеством!
শুভ বড়দিন! ~ 圣诞节快乐！~ メリークリスマス！~ 메리 크리스마스!
สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส! ~ Selamat Hari Natal! ~ Giáng sinh an lành!
Весела Коледа! ~ Meri Kirihimete!

Hello, Oshwah! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
★Trekker (talk) 12:35, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Spread the WikiLove and leave other users this message by adding {{subst:Multi-language Season's Greetings}}

★Trekker (talk) 12:35, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

StarTrekker - Thanks for the message and for the well wishes! I'm wishing you the same as well. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:22, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

A solstice greeting

❄️ Happy holidays! ❄️

Hi Molly Oshwah! I'd like to wish you a splendid solstice season as we wrap up the year. Here is an artwork, made individually for you, to celebrate. Take care, and thanks for all you do to make Wikipedia better!

Cheers,
Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 22:30, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Solstice Celebration for Oshwah, 2023, DALL·E 3.

(View full series)

Note: The vibes are winter solsticey. If you're in the southern hemisphere, oops, apologies.

Iggy the Swan - Thanks for the message, the well wishes, and the kind words! I'm wishing you the same as well, and I hope your 2024 year on Wikipedia is a happy one. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:24, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Yes. 2024 should be better than 2020 in the tale of leap years (both on and off Wikipedia). With Wikipedia having stronger edit filters against regular vandal editing patterns, it makes this site better than what it was at the start of it's life as well as pages in the mainspace not created by IP addresses. Having admins is always useful. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 00:11, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Iggy the Swan - I completely agree! Having the edit filters extension developed and enabled for this project, and having relevant edit filters created to combat common vandalism has made a significant impact on the amount of vandalism and abuse that makes it through and gets published. Even in those cases, ClueBot NG will revert most of it automatically and very quickly. We did have a bot back in the day to remove vandalism (the account was "ClueBot"), but it wasn't nearly as effective or efficient as the current "ClueBot NG" account that's in service today. We also didn't have any (or many) good applications that could be used to quickly revert vandalism like we do today. If you look at my first few hundred edits, I had to revert all of that vandalism manually. Soon after, the Rollback right was unbundled from the admin toolset and given to users who would properly use it. That helped some, but not to the level we're at today. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:31, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Just as well by joining in 2017 I have not noticed the earliest vandals going on who made lots of bad edits. Yes, lots of manual edits going on back in 2007 with capslock edit summaries as well by you. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 16:12, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Iggy the Swan - HAHAHA, yup... Don't ask why I chose to use all capital letters when I reverted vandalism back in the day, because I... I have no idea. :-D Oh goodness... those were the days... Those edits you looked at were made when I was a Junior in High School. I frequently would spend my mornings and often even my lunch breaks sitting in my High School library reverting vandalism... Good Lord does time fly quick... ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:06, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

But these days are admin duties and I bet one day in 2024, the 500,000 edit mark can be reached. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 13:04, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Fingers crossed! ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:51, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

~~~ Merry Christmas! ~~~
Joyeux Noël! ~ Buon Natale! ~ Vrolijk Kerstfeest! ~ Frohe Weihnachten!
¡Feliz Navidad! ~ Feliz Natal! ~ Καλά Χριστούγεννα! ~ Hyvää Joulua!
God Jul! ~ Glædelig Jul! ~ Linksmų Kalėdų! ~ Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus!
Häid Jõule! ~ Wesołych Świąt! ~ Boldog Karácsonyt! ~ Veselé Vánoce!
Veselé Vianoce! ~ Crăciun Fericit! ~ Sretan Božić! ~ С Рождеством!
শুভ বড়দিন! ~ 圣诞节快乐！~ メリークリスマス！~ 메리 크리스마스!
สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส! ~ Selamat Hari Natal! ~ Giáng sinh an lành!
Весела Коледа! ~ Meri Kirihimete!

Hello, Oshwah! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Chris Troutman (talk) 23:07, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Spread the WikiLove and leave other users this message by adding {{subst:Multi-language Season's Greetings}}

Chris troutman - Thanks for the message! I of course wish you the same, and I hope your 2024 year on Wikipedia is overall a very happy one. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:25, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Merry Christmas, Oshwah

Hello Oshwah: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, TheSandDoctor ^Talk 07:29, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message

I hope that you are able to spend time with loved ones and those close to you and recharge during this holiday season. I wish you holiday cheer and want to extend my thanks for everything you do for the 'pedia and new editors. You're a wiki-treasure. --TheSandDoctor ^Talk 07:29, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi TheSandDoctor! Thanks for the message and the very kind words. I spent Christmas visiting my parents, so the holiday was overall very good. I wish you the same, and I hope your 2024 year on Wikipedia is a happy one. ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:27, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Seasonal greetings!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2024!

Hello Oshwah, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2024. Happy editing, ~~ αvírαm|(tαlk) 09:57, 25 December 2023 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Hi Aviram7! Thank you for the message and the kind words. I hope that your Christmas went well, and I wish you a great 2024 year on Wikipedia. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:38, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Seasons greetings!

~ ~ ~ Merry Christmas! ~ ~ ~

Hello Oshwah: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 20:58, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

CAPTAIN RAJU - It's always a pleasure saying hi to you! I hope your Christmas went well, and I wish you a happy 2024 year on Wikipedia. :-D Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:39, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

You've got mail!

Hello. Please check your email; you've got mail!
Message added 22:35, 27 December 2023 (UTC). It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

– 64andtim ^(talk) 22:35, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

64andtim - Received and responded! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:43, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Username revel on Nuremberg trials

You missed one revision where the username is visible because you reverted the user's edit. Thanks for dealing with this vandalism. (t · c) buidhe 22:39, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Buidhe -  Fixed. Thanks for letting me know about that... :-). ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:44, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

User talk:DigitalmarketingagencyinnoidaandDelhiNCR

You may wish to revoke TPA. Cahk (talk) 11:18, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Cahk -  Done. Thanks for the heads up! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:20, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Shanerk on Shotzi Blackheart (14:26, 30 December 2023)

Hello im trying to add a spouse to a page --Shanerk (talk) 14:26, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi Shanerk, and welcome to Wikipedia! Most articles about people will have what's called an infobox about them. Infoboxes ("Information boxes") are what you see under the picture of the person on the right side at the top of the article. It tells you their name, birthdate, their relatives (if notable), and other information. I suspect that this location within the article is where you're trying to add this information to. Important things you need to do before making an edit and adding this information:

1. Review and make sure that you understand Wikipedia's policy on reliable sources and where this threshold is met vs citing a source that isn't "reliable".
2. Locate a reliable source that meets the requirements on the policy page and that supports this information. When do you, keep a copy of the URL.
3. Review and make sure that you understand Wikipedia's content guideline regarding how to properly cite or reference an external source.
4. Modify the article and locate where this information belongs. If we're talking about the infobox, refer to this page for the documentation and how to add the information properly.
5. Make the edit and then view a preview of the changes you made. If everything looks good, save it!

Remember: You are allowed (in fact, encouraged) to be bold here. Don't worry about whether or not the edit itself is 100% perfect. If you're improving the project - even by just a small margin, then you're doing good work here. :-) Please let me know if you have any questions, and I'll be happy to answer them. By the way, make sure to stop by Wikipedia's getting started and new user tutorial if you haven't already. You'll be at a disadvantage if you don't. :-D Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:15, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Sock puppets editing Interstate 20 in South Carolina

Happy New Year's Eve eve!

It appears that Foxbo69 has been in the sock drawer again. Mind doing a check user when you get a chance?   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 22:16, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi Skywatcher68! I saw that you found the answer to this yourself and removed this message. If you don't mind, I'm going to restore it to be kept for the record. Plus, if the sock returns with "reinforcements", I have an easy link right here that I can find. ;-) Have a great New Year's holiday, and I'll of course see you around the battlefield. :-D Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:59, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy New Year 2024!🥳

Happy New Year!

Hello Oshwah: Thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia, and have a great New Year! Cheers, ~~ αvírαm|(tαlk) 16:23, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year snowman}} to people's talk pages with a friendly message.

Hi Aviram7! Thank you for the kind message. Please have a fun, happy, but SAFE New Year's holiday. I won't be staying up until midnight unless I can't sleep. It's not that I can't, it's because I don't really want to. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:16, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Kunalappu (20:30, 31 December 2023)

Hi, New as an editor on Wikipedia ( my favourite since it’s creation January 15 , 2001 ) , want to learn from you a lot . How to start --Kunalappu (talk) 20:30, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi Kunalappu! Welcome to Wikipedia! This project has both a getting started page as well as an interactive tutorial - they're excellent places to learn the basics about this site, how to edit, where to go to find important policies and guidelines, as well as go through interactive walkthrough tutorials to help you become proficient with navigating around here. I recommend all new users go through both tutorial pages before they begin editing real articles. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you run into any questions or need help with something while you're looking through them. I'll be happy to answer them, assist you, and clarify any confusion. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:39, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Hello Oshwah: Thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia, and have a great New Year! Cheers, CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 22:37, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year snowman}} to people's talk pages with a friendly message.

CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 22:37, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

CAPTAIN RAJU! Thanks for the message and the well wishes! I wish you the same; please have a fun, happy, but SAFE New Year's holiday. I won't be staying up until midnight if I can help it. I'll be in bed at 9 PM my time... LOL. It's not that I can't or because I work the next day, it's because I don't really want to nor do I care or think it's significant enough for me to do so. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:56, 1 January 2024 (UTC)