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Gashaamo (block logactive blocksglobal blockscontribsdeleted contribsfilter logcreation logchange block settingsunblockcheckuser (log))


Request reason:

im going to give this a try but i predict it will be rejected I have only used Wikipedia for a couple months and made some errors and mistakes and both my accounts sahasu and kndm64 have been linked to an old account I don't belong to I tried to explain myself but I was still accused of sock puppetry if you can have a look I only belong to two other accounts which focus on Somali history while kend94 focuses on Arab related issues if their is a possibility to run a check user between my account and kend94 to prove I don't belong to that account that would at least help prove my case if I am to be banned I would like to be judged accordingly on my own mistakes and not unfairly linked to someone else I learnt from my other early mistake and avoided edit wars all together and avoided controversial articles I have instead focused on contributing solely to history Gashaamo (talk) 23:56, 6 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

Decline reason:

Engaging in sock puppetry is not a good way to prove that you're not a sock puppet. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:16, 7 January 2020 (UTC)Reply


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Wikipedia and copyright edit

  Hello Gashaamo, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Sack of Harar 1559 have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 14:04, 14 December 2019 (UTC)Reply


it was probably the direct quotes either way thank you for eltting me know, i will have a read through the copyright rules you sent me --Gashaamo (talk) 20:55, 14 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

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Project invitation edit

Hey, I see you´ve worked on, and created, several articles about military history. I don't know if you´re already aware but there is WikiProject Military history where you can find resources, structure, a discussion platform and many other history editors. You might be interested e.g. in the taskforce about African military history. It´s free, so you can take a look; and if you´re interested to sign up at some point just do so. Anyway, thanks for the time and for editing about military history and please continue with your work. ... GELongstreet (talk) 00:44, 27 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

thank you for the invitation I would love to contribute to the African military project, and thanks so much I will continue with my work--Gashaamo (talk) 17:36, 27 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

You´re welcome. ...GELongstreet (talk) 18:25, 27 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom block edit

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Mkdw talk 00:21, 9 January 2020 (UTC)Reply