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Your submission at Articles for creation: Tanade Kingdom (December 30)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by KylieTastic were:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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KylieTastic (talk) 20:31, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Historian5328! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! KylieTastic (talk) 20:31, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

December 2024

Welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, but in one of your recent edits to Sultanate of Ifat, it appears that you have added original research, which is against Wikipedia's policies. Original research refers to material—such as facts, allegations, ideas, and personal experiences—for which no reliable, published sources exist; it also encompasses combining published sources in a way to imply something that none of them explicitly say. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. You can have a look at the tutorial on citing sources. Thank you. Magherbin (talk) 01:32, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Codename AD ^talk 14:30, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not distort previously existing references by saying they indicate numbers which they do not include, as you have done at the Somali Armed Forces article. Citing published sources in a way to imply something that none of them explicitly say is not permitted. You will face administrator action quickly if you do so. If you are actually WP:SOCKPUPPETing, I would greatly encourage you to read that policy and return to any earlier editor profile, quickly. Buckshot06 (talk) 21:26, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

AN/I report

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding your addition of the A-10 to List of equipment of the Somali Armed Forces. The thread is User:Historian5328, which you can click through to. Thank you. Buckshot06 (talk) 21:41, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

January 2025

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing certain namespaces ((Article)) for disruptive editing, including adding things you made up one day, use of extrenely unreliable sources, and a lack of communication. Please come to ANI and discuss your conduct there..

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:05, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I’m relatively new to Wikipedia editing and only recently discovered that there is even a talk page. Regarding the active personnel for the Somali Armed Forces, I listed approx 20,000–30,000 (2024) and included a citation, which I believe does not warrant being blocked. I’m a beginner in Wikipedia editing, have no malicious intent, and do not believe I should be blocked. Moreover, I read from a Somalia media source that the Somali government had acquired A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, believing the source to be authentic up until I was blocked. This was a mistake on my part, as I am new. Historian5328 (talk) 15:13, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

At no point did you add a reference to Somali Armed Forces - in fact you twice removed one. And adding the A-10 bit you did not include any source there, either. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:19, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

When amending the number for the Somali Armed Forces from the very recent GlobalObservatory source, you introduced the number "32,000." Can you explain how you reached that total? Also, link the Somali media source that said the Somali Government had acquired A-10s, please. I use Google Translate all the time; doesn't matter if it is in Somali. Buckshot06 (talk) 20:47, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You can copy and paste the following. This is from a Somalia media source on twitter. I assumed this to be authentic up until I discovered I was blocked. “The Somali government recently acquired five Thunderbolt aircraft, also known as the "HOG," initially considered highly reliable, versatile, and formidable in the U.S. Air Force.” I had personally assumed they were in poor condition/quality given Somalias economic limitations. As for the number 32,000 within the GlobalObservatory source the number 30,000 is mentioned, additionally your own writing states “now may be over 30,000.” It should be noted I placed “aprox” and stated (2024.) Again I am new and have only edited two days and inexperienced, I am requesting to be unblocked. New editors should be given some slack. Historian5328 (talk) 16:52, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Twitter isn't a reliable source in almost any context. Now, given the new-ness, I'm unblocking, but please be cautious when it comes to using reliable sources when editing. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 18:13, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Historian5328, firstly I owe you an apology. I have been dealing with the YZ user who is chronic in this regard.

Please indicate the *exact* twitter link for the A-10s. I want to see the link.

Generally twitter can be used as a source for research, and only after publishing elsewhere in WP:RELIABLE sources can it be cited - from that source.

Again, as regards 32,000, yes I wrote 30,000, on what basis did you choose to add 2,000? I am curious. Buckshot06 (talk) 21:14, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:23, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]