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Somaliland

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Hello. This message is regarding the page Somaliland. Before making potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Also, make sure to use an informative edit summary for such edits. Otherwise, people might consider your edits to be vandalism. Thank you. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:42, 17 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

Foreign relations of Somaliland

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Thank you for your contributions to Foreign relations of Somaliland. Some edits have been made to the article in order to bring it in harmony with Wikipedia's Manual of Style. Please familiarize yourself with the guidelines shown there. All edits that don't comply with these guidelines are changed to match what our MoS recommends. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:48, 17 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

Darod edits

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  Welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for experimenting with the page Darod, and for reverting your edits. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. In future, please do not experiment on article pages; instead, use the sandbox. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 21:49, 16 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Burco

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  Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. However, adding content without citing a reliable source, as you did to Burco, is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 01:46, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

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Image tagging for Image:548 CiidankaBaddaSL2.JPG

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Duplicate images

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Image:Salaxley Somaliland.JPG and Image:Salaxley Somaliland.jpg are the same. I have deleted the second one and linked Somaliland to the first. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 14:13, 20 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

Minor edits

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Please remember to mark your edits as minor when (and only when) they genuinely are minor edits (see Wikipedia:Minor edit). Marking a major change as a minor one (and vice versa) is considered poor etiquette. The rule of thumb is that only an edit that consists solely of spelling corrections, formatting and minor rearranging of text should be flagged as a 'minor edit'. Thanks! --Mel Etitis (Talk) 14:16, 20 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

Garhajis

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Regarding your edit to Garhajis: You changed a a statement that made an unattributed claim. However, you did not attribute your own edit. As the sentence in question is apparently disputed, and unattributed either way, I am removing it from the article. Thanks, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:04, 20 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

Isaaq

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I know you didn't ask me, but I left some comments at User talk:CambridgeBayWeather regarding your Isaaq question. I have partially restored the list of individuals. Most of the list consisted of redlinks, while some people were listed two, three, even four times. Based on what I found, I cleaned up the list, and now there are exactly four individuals. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:52, 20 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

Because I haven't got to the Darod yet. Someone had already done the Isaaq and I just reverted to that. I have since started on the Category:Somali clans with the A's and will work my way up to Darod. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 21:35, 20 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

Possibly unfree Image:Ciidan.jpg

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Image tagging for Image:Normal shiekh-isaq jpg.jpg

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August 2007

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  Please do not add content without citing reliable sources, as you did to Isaaq. Before making potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Thank you. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 22:09, 8 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

Regarding the list of Notable Isaq People: The same rationale you were given in April 2007 still applies in August 2007. If these individuals are sufficiently notable then they deserve their own Wikipedia articles. Please consider writing the article(s) before adding another red link to the list. Thanks, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 22:13, 8 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free image (Image:Normal shiekh-isaq jpg.jpg)

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Notability of Abdillahi Suldaan Tima-Cadde

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A tag has been placed on Abdillahi Suldaan Tima-Cadde, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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Notability of Haaji Abdi Karin Hussein

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A tag has been placed on Haaji Abdi Karin Hussein, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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Notability of Abdillahi Suldaan Tima-Cadde

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A tag has been placed on Abdillahi Suldaan Tima-Cadde, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

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Deleted as copyvio

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions to the article Abdillahi Suldaan Tima-Cadde, but for legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition was deleted under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text—which means allowing other people to modify it—then you must include on the external site the statement "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later."

You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here. You can also leave a message on my talk page.--Fuhghettaboutit 00:49, 14 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

Other copyright violations that have also been deleted include Abdulkadir Jirde, Hassan Essa Jama and Ahmed Mooge. Continuing to post copyright material will lead to your being blocked. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 09:47, 14 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

Omer Carte Qalib

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I moved the article to Umar Arteh Ghalib based on a google search for both names. Omer Carte Qalib gave only 3 results and none appeared to be related but Umar Arteh Ghalib gave a lot more results and I was able to reference the article. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 00:39, 14 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

Image tagging for File:Salman.JPG

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Image tagging for File:Salman.JPG

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Kairouan

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Unless you have got a reliable source which states otherwise, we have to stick with what the Hutchinson Encyclopedia 1996 Edition says. Please refrain from constantly changing it! Chesdovi (talk) 01:09, 26 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

Missing source information for File:Berbera TOWN.jpg

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Hi Mokonono

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File:Hadraawi.jpg listed for deletion

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Possibly unfree File:Caynabo 2.png

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Possibly unfree File:Caynaba.JPG

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File source problem with File:View of Hargeisa., Somalia.JPG

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File:Faysal.jpg listed for deletion

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

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