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Unrecognised state
editDid you discuss these edits ahead of time? If not, please stop making them. These are potentially controversial edits in an area covered by ArbCom enforcement and should definitely be discussed first. Thanks. John (talk) 14:03, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
- I felt they were uncontroversial since this is a statement of fact; a state which is not recognized as a state by other states is an unrecognized state. BRMSF (talk) 16:02, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
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