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Happy editing! Cheers, 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 12:50, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You have recently made edits related to the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes). This is a standard message to inform you that the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes) is a designated contentious topic. This message does not imply that there are any issues with your editing. Contentious topics are the successor to the former discretionary sanctions system, which you may be aware of. For more information about the contentious topics system, please see Wikipedia:Contentious topics. For a summary of difference between the former and new system, see WP:CTVSDS. Magherbin (talk) 17:28, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. When you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, such as at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents, (but never when editing articles), please be sure to sign your posts. There are two ways to do this. Either:

1. Add four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment, or
2. With the cursor positioned at the end of your comment, click on the signature button located above the edit window.

This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is necessary to allow other editors to easily see who wrote what and when.

Thank you. Drm310 🍁 (talk) 21:06, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry I thought I added the tildes.

Is it ok now? Abcsomwiz (talk) 21:12, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

All good now, thanks. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 22:37, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Abcsomwiz,

You are very new to editing this project. I'm here to tell you that disputes between editors is extremely common. Reviewing content about conflicts is basically much of what I do all day as an administrator. We are here to handle misconduct but not to determine who is "right" in a disagreement about what content should be in an article.

The editor you are having a disagreement with is not an admin but they do have 6 years of experience editing. But what I don't think that you realize is that you added a LOT of content to the talk page Talk:Harla people. Typically when a new editor does this, they are ignored because others assume that they don't know much about how Wikipedia operates or our rules on sourcing and other policies. But this editor actually engaged with you about your ideas and suggestions. This doesn't happen often. While you two might disagree, they took your contributions seriously and offered you feedback, drawing on their experience as an editor which is invaluable. It is much better than being ignored.

If you thought you could pop on to Wikipedia and rewrite an article to your preference without interference, well, that's not how Wikipedia works. Editors are regularly challenged when make large additions or removals on content. And you are editing in an area of the project that is considered "Contetious" so there is extra scrutiny on editing here (see the message on your User talk page above).

I recommend that you find a way to work with the other editor and if you can't resolve your differences, try going to Wikipedia:Third opinion which is a resource to use when there are two editors who disagree. Only resort to noticeboards if there is misconduct or vandalism going on as they are generally an unfriendly place, especially for new editors.

And for general questions you have about editing on this project, I always direct new editors to the Teahouse which is staffed by experienced editors who are there to offer you advice and support. Good luck. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:50, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I take your points and acknowledge that I was wrong.

I was just frustrated but I didn't realise the large amount of text would be a negative rather than evidence for the proposed edits. Abcsomwiz (talk) 03:31, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to say I didn't think I could just do what I want. It just seemed like sources were being rejected for no reason. Abcsomwiz (talk) 03:33, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Third opinion

Hello! Abcsomwiz, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! Liz Read! Talk! 02:51, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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

This is a WP:COATRACK. Instead, write the articles listed

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:List of Somali Inventions and Discoveries and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 12:33, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]