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Question from Bill Widmer (17:21, 1 April 2025)

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Hello. I have an article to submit that corresponds to your SINCGARS item.

The article describes how General Dynamics won and produced the second source radio system and the lessons learned --Bill Widmer (talk) 17:21, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bill Widmer! Welcome to Wikipedia! 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. Those 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. Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) Again, welcome! Pull up a chair, take off your jacket, and stay with us for awhile! ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:20, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Stayfor meeee (12:47, 2 April 2025)

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hi can I ADD SOMETHING TO PRAISE THE ARTIST --Stayfor meeee (talk) 12:48, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Stayfor meeee! Welcome to Wikipedia! "Praising" someone in an article is against Wikipedia's policy on adding content that's written to reflect a neutral point of view, so please don't do that. 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. Those 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. Please let me know if I can answer any more questions for you, and I'll be happy to do so. Again, welcome! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:15, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Quick note

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Hey Oshwah, I sent you a message on Discord a couple weeks ago, not sure if you saw it. Just wanted to let you know. Thanks! The4lines |||| (Talk) (Contributions) 23:36, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The4lines - I'm so sorry, my dear friend... I'm going through A LOT of things right now in my personal life, and I haven't been very good (as in "I've been horrible") at being online on IRC or Discord for awhile because of this. This may explain my (lack of) actions, but it doesn't excuse them. I apologize; I'll jump on and take a look.... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:45, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I told you already but I'll tell you again, I think the situation you're going through right now is more than a good excuse and I completely understand. The4lines |||| (Talk) (Contributions) 17:41, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The4lines - Just confirming that I got back to you on Discord. Please let me know if I didn't. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:56, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Sebs501 (23:22, 5 April 2025)

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hi oswah, how are you, i enter here for a purpose, i have seen that you can help to translate in wikipedia, i am interested in that and i would like to work with you partner, when you will see this, tell me in what thing i would help you :-) --Sebs501 (talk) 23:22, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sebs501! Welcome to Wikipedia! It sounds like you're interested in article translation; please read through this page in order to familiarize yourself with how this works. What in particular are you looking to translate? :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:23, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from WeldWarsCom (15:50, 6 April 2025)

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Hi- this is not an editing question but I was put up for ‘speedy deletion’ any idea why? --WeldWarsCom (talk) 15:50, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi WeldWarsCom! Welcome to Wikipedia! Your user page was deleted because it violated Wikipedia's policy on using Wikipedia as a webhost. Please review Wikipedia's policy page on what it is not designed for (especially here), and please let me know if I can answer any more questions for you. Worry not! We all make mistakes when we're new here (I sure as heck did); just learn from them and you'll do perfectly fine here. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:32, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from MiruRumi (14:06, 7 April 2025)

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Hello Oshwa! How do I start editing on wikipedia? --MiruRumi (talk) 14:06, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi MiruRumi! Welcome 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. Those 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. Please let me know if I can answer any more questions for you, and I'll be happy to do so. Again, welcome! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:29, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Losadaes (07:03, 8 April 2025)

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Oshwah, I am not auto-confirmed. Please move this page to reflect the new organization name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Management_Institute --Losadaes (talk) 07:03, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Losadaes -  Done. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:27, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Hugo.johns172 (09:32, 10 April 2025)

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Hi Oshwa, I am new to wikipedia so I have acouple of questions to ask.Every time I attempt an article it says I does not lime it even thogh it is fine --Hugo.johns172 (talk) 09:32, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Hugo.johns172 - Hi there, and welcome to Wikipedia! What page were you trying to create exactly? What or who is the page about? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 09:41, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from NikhilChopraStudio (10:41, 10 April 2025)

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Hi Oshwa,

I'm currently trying to a create a Wikipedia page. Where can I go to create one? --NikhilChopraStudio (talk) 10:41, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi NikhilChopraStudio! Welcome to Wikipedia! You can review Wikipedia's page on my first article for help. Once you've become proficient with creating articles, I recommend that you visit the Wikipedia articles for creation page for more information.
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. Those 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.
Please let me know if I can further assist you, and I'll be happy to do so! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 09:46, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Elton Ngcobo (14:12, 11 April 2025)

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Greetings, My mentor.

Kindly guide me on how to create my biography Wikipedia page as a businessman and a politician, and the suitable templates i can choose from.

Thanks. --Elton Ngcobo (talk) 14:12, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Elton Ngcobo! Welcome to Wikipedia! Creating an autobiography about yourself is a highly discouraged activity on Wikipedia. Autobiographies are problematic, as they usually contain significant amounts of original research (which is not allowed on Wikipedia), and are usually biased to favor the article subject (which would be you). As you can imagine, it's nearly impossible for users to write an article about themselves and do so in order to reflect a neutral point of view - another requirement for all Wikipedia articles. Users and patrollers will see the page you created and bring forth the concerns regarding Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, which would be an obvious concern as well... I mean, can you blame them? :-) To put this situation into a perspective for you: Of of the 100 articles I've seen users create about themselves (autobiographies), I'll easily say that 99-100 of them end up being deleted. I don't want you to be left feeling disheartened nor let you spend hours of time for all of it to go completely wasted (very likely) when the article is deleted.
Instead, I recommend that you focus your time, energy, and your goals - why write or expand content toward other articles that already exist and learn the ropes and understand how things work first? What subjects, places, people, or hobbies interest you? There's likely a WikiProject that exists and for users who are interested in the exact same thing. Find a WikiProject that interests you; they'll have lots of articles, pages, and subjects that you can help improve or expand that relate to your interests. From my personal experience, participating with others and making improvements is a lot of fun and comes with some awesome challenges. From there, you can learn about article creation and the policies and guidelines that apply to doing so, and build experience from there.
Please let me know if I can help you with anything else, and I'll be happy to do so. Again, welcome! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:13, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Sadpal11 (15:09, 11 April 2025)

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Hi there! I saw this note added in my page area. I like to organize things so I thought of doing changes on some lists. Do you know what other ways I can help organize things on wikipedia? --Sadpal11 (talk) 15:09, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sadpal11! Welcome aboard! It's great to have you here! Have you gone through Wikipedia's getting started or new user tutorial pages? If not, I highly recommend that you do so. 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 still have more questions or need assistance after reading through those pages, please let me know and I'll be more than happy to assist you. Thanks for the message, and again - welcome to Wikipedia! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:18, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Sadpal11 (15:10, 11 April 2025)

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Also I saw a pop-up with suggested edits. Can I make changes to any? --Sadpal11 (talk) 15:10, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sadpal11 - YES! One of Wikipedia's policies as well as our core principles encourages users to be bold! If there's a mistake in an article somewhere? Edit the page and fix it! Is there something missing? Add it! Mistakes are inevitable, and our policies and principles call for helping new users and letting them know about mistakes made as opposed to pointing fingers, talking down to users, nagging them, and leaving them feeling disheartened and discouraged. I've made MORE than my fair share of mistakes on Wikipedia over the 18 years that I've been a member here. If it weren't for these guidelines and for the principles that we establish and hold ourselves to, many new users (including myself at the time) probably wouldn't be here today. Don't worry about the little things... help us make Wikipedia better! If you do something wrong or make a mistake, we assume good faith in unclear situations (so long as you don't do anything malicious) and provide you with information and help with how to improve your participation and your edits. Do you need more help or assistance? Let me know! I'll be happy to help you! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:24, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from PublicRelations101101 (02:31, 13 April 2025)

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Hey I’m trying to write a article about a new public figure how to I start a page for her I’m trying to take classes but I really need a page written for her I have one written already I need to cut and paste it in --PublicRelations101101 (talk) 02:31, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

PublicRelations101101 - Who exactly is the article subject (the person you're trying to write about)? Have you gone through Wikipedia's getting started or new user tutorial pages? If not, I highly recommend that you do so. 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.
Also, I need to caution you about the username that you chose for your account. While I don't see it as a direct violation of Wikipedia's username policy, some users might. "Public Relations" could be interpreted as being a department for a company, organization, etc. and imply shared use. You might consider creating a new account with a unique and individual username for yourself, just like mine is. :-) Please let me know if I can answer any more questions and help you, and I'll be happy to do so. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:30, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Maria Bena (11:33, 14 April 2025)

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Hi Oswah, I am new in the wikipedia. I have made 3 edits so far. In three differentt acticles I have added external links. For Emissions intensity I have added a specific blog I ahev written about emissions intensity. For Sustainable Biofuel I have added a link that leads to an e-book which analyses the role of biofuels in GHG emissions reduction. For Electrick truck I have added a link that leads to a report which analysis the future of electrick trucks. I work for a startup company which uses primary data to calculate Scope 3 emissions in all transportation modes. We have data analysts and we publish regularly reports, white papers and e-books on different themes around sustainability. By leveraging primary data we are able to have an in-depth view on sustainability issues. Our detailed analysis have been included and used by journalists in their thought and or reserach pieces (CNBC, Financial Times,Supply chain Brain, Eco-Business to name a few). Can this be considered paid advocacy? We have a seperate resource page where we publish all our research documents, so each link directs to a landing page where the document can be accessed for free. So the uploaded links do not lead the reader to our general landing page or our services page , which in my mind, would be considered advertising. I am asking because I have been contacted by Wikipedia for the "nature of my edits". I would like to understand exactly what is allowed or not allowed so I can comply with the Wikipedia policy. --Maria Bena (talk) 11:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You are clearly editing in conflict with Wikipedia's interest; instead you are prioritizing your own interest, inserting your own work. Based on your comments here, your actions DO constitute paid editing. If you attempt to reinsert this document again ANYWHERE on Wikipedia, expect to be blocked by some passing admin. BusterD (talk) 11:54, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Bonta86 (19:10, 14 April 2025)

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There's a page (Wives of Muhammad) I want to edit as there is some revisionist history happening there by not mentioning one of his wives was 6 years old, but it is semi locked. How can I correct this page? --Bonta86 (talk) 19:10, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bonta86! Post an edit request on the article's talk page with the issue and exactly what should be changed. Include the exact text that needs to be removed or replaced (if any), and include the text that should be added. Someone will review your request and respond. Please let me know if I can answer any more questions and I'll be happy to help you. :-) Welcome aboard! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Editor of the Week

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Editor of the Week
Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week in recognition of your great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)

User:HouseBlaster submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:

You can copy the following text to your user page to display a user box proclaiming your selection as Editor of the Week: 

{{User:UBX/EoTWBox}}
Oshwah
 
Editor of the Week
for the week beginning April 20, 2025
His tireless kindness, cheery demeanor and sage advice for many novice editors through the Growth Team's mentorship is given with enthusiasm. He nurtures the next generation of Wikipedia editors. With almost 500,000 edits (an impressive feat)), his biggest contributions are in defending content from vandalism, with over 5,000 page protections and 45,000 blocks. He even has a WikiProject dedicated to him! The entire Editor Retention Project wishes him the very speediest recovery from a recent health situation.
Recognized for
always saying, "I'll be happy to help you. :-) Welcome aboard!"
Notable work
Sakurai's Object
Submit a nomination

Thanks again for your efforts! Buster7 Chat 22:56, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HouseBlaster - Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for the nomination. It means a lot to me, and I appreciate it immensely. Buster7, your kind words also mean the world to me. Fingers crossed that I become the editor of the week? ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Of course, Oshwah. Wishing you all the best with your surgery!! HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 04:00, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
HouseBlaster - I'm an idiot. It looks like I will be for the week of April 20? Sigh... :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You are indeed! HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 04:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
HouseBlaster - Damn, you didn't have to do that! Alas, I thank you again. I'll be in surgery just shy of three weeks from today, and I'll be spending about 3-4 days in the hospital afterwards. Assuming I survive, I'll be looking forward to catching everyone up with how I'm feeling. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Isimehmen (17:46, 18 April 2025)

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Hello, thank you. I'll be sure to reach out to you whenever I have questions regarding editing on the platform. --Isimehmen (talk) 17:46, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Isimehmen - Hi there, and welcome to Wikipedia! No problem; just let me know if I can help with anything and I'll be happy to do so. :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:55, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Balbaysy (23:55, 18 April 2025)

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Hello I have never edited anything on Wikipedia before. My first edit is now done at the article on Bayswater Western Australia. How do I put my sources, citations? into the text I have created? Thanks --Balbaysy (talk) 23:55, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Balbaysy! Welcome to Wikipedia! For a help page regarding how to add references and citations to external sources, I recommend that you review and understand this page. If you need additional assistance, please let me know and I'll be happy to help you. Again, welcome aboard! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:55, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Oshwah
I have taken your advice and tried some edits with citations. How can I tell if they have been agreed to? Also I think that two existing paragraphs have so many mistakes they need complete changing. I could spell out the errors I can see. Should I do that now at the article and where exactly? The article is Bayswater Western Australia. I now understand I cannot just change things.
Thanks, Balbaysy Balbaysy (talk) 09:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Kimroybailey (02:17, 21 April 2025)

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Hello congratulations on 15 years of great Wikipedia edits, I read your profile and reviewed some of your works and I'm impressed. I would like some assistance to submit an article, I have played around a lot I. The sandbox and would now like to submit a draft. Any tips to get started? --Kimroybailey (talk) 02:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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