Walkazy

April 2011

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Dire Dawa, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Gyrofrog (talk) 18:50, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Jijiga. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Gyrofrog (talk) 18:55, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Republic of Ogadenia

The article Republic of Ogadenia has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

WP:POVFORK of Ogaden; some of these references don't even mention Ogaden but are, instead, about Somaliland

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Gyrofrog (talk) 18:59, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of Republic of Ogadenia for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Republic of Ogadenia is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Republic of Ogadenia until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Gyrofrog (talk) 20:26, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

There are a couple of major issues with the article. The first is that this is a POV fork; there really isn't anything here that isn't already covered in Ogaden (which is about the same geographic area), Insurgency in Ogaden, and Ogaden National Liberation Front. The second issue is that your recent edits (link) introduced text apparently copied from other sources (examples from Google). For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text borrowed from other websites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of article content such as sentences. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. (Furthermore, even if we were allowed to use the text, statements such as "The Christian Abyssinians' hatred of Islam and subsequent aggression...", used verbatim, would not meet our NPOV policy.) Thanks, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 14:57, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Please note that this also applies to the Oromiyaa article. Thank you, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 15:05, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

P.S. I would suggest that you check out the following links, if you haven't done so:

• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• Tutorial
• How to edit a page and How to develop articles
• How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
• Manual of Style

Thanks, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 15:13, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Please do not add or change content without verifying it by citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Materialscientist (talk) 13:00, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of File:The Kaddare Alphabet Vowels.gif

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Speedy deletion nomination of File:The Kaddare Alphabet Consonants.gif

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A tag has been placed on File:The Kaddare Alphabet Consonants.gif requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. 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. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. ukexpat (talk) 13:19, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Text in Kaddare Script.gif

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A tag has been placed on File:Text in Kaddare Script.gif requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. 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. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. ukexpat (talk) 13:20, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Kaddare in Cursive.gif

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A tag has been placed on File:Kaddare in Cursive.gif requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. 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. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. ukexpat (talk) 13:21, 29 April 2013 (UTC)