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Lots of bits of really unimportant trivia about seemingly random places

This article is peppered with mentions of bits of info about something specific proclaimed in some really random place or other trivial details that shed little light on the subject as a whole. At one point it mentions them being used in one specific region in Africa, when from the rest of the article it sounds like they were probably used just about anywhere with a certain level of societal complexity, with nothing else mentioned in the article about anywhere else in Africa, and all it says about what they did in that region is a general restatement of town criers purpose in general that would apply equally everywhere that had them. This really needs to be cleaned up and better structured.--68.92.95.26 (talk) 09:14, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

The whole thing is a mish-mash, and the nonsense about ‘don’t shoot the messenger’ is an anachronism quoted from a newspaper article. This page is more akin to a tourist bureau hand-out than an encyclopaedic article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.44.25.133 (talk) 09:43, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

The word "Oyez" means "hear ye"

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The word "Oyez" means "hear ye"

but it hardly makes sense to explain one archaic word with another. "You listen"? Nø (talk) 16:41, 12 April 2023 (UTC)