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Hi AmirahBreen, We’ve noticed that you edited articles related to Africa. Thank you for your great contributions. Keep it up! Bobo.03 (talk) 16:07, 22 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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GeneralNotability (talk) 14:43, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks. Amirah talk 14:49, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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And before you go about denying this: I am looking at your UpWork. I see accepted jobs for articles that you have created. Because this block involves offwiki evidence, I have marked it as appealable only to the Arbitration Committee (you may contact arbcom-enwikimedia.org to appeal), but again: I am looking at your UpWork account right now, so you're going to need one heck of a good explanation if you're going to be unblocked. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GeneralNotability (talk • contribs) 17:45, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, AmirahBreen. It has been over six months since you last edited the

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:10, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at [[1]] regarding efforts to reach concensus on articles in the disputed regions of Sool, Sanaag and Cayn.Shirshore (talk) 01:10, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Zaidi scholars has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 12:02, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, AmirahBreen. It has been over six months since you last edited the

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Hello, AmirahBreen. It has been over six months since you last edited the

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Hello, AmirahBreen. It has been over six months since you last edited the

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Hello, AmirahBreen. It has been over six months since you last edited the

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Hello, AmirahBreen. It has been over six months since you last edited the

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Hello, AmirahBreen. It has been over six months since you last edited the

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Hello, AmirahBreen. It has been over six months since you last edited the

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Hello, AmirahBreen. It has been over six months since you last edited the

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Hello, AmirahBreen. It has been over six months since you last edited the

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Hello, AmirahBreen. It has been over six months since you last edited the

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Hello, AmirahBreen. It has been over six months since you last edited the

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Hello, AmirahBreen. It has been over six months since you last edited the

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The Arbitration Committee has resolved to remove the part of your block that is designated as a CU block. This means that you will need to further appeal to the community for the socking and undisclosed paid editing with an appeal on your talk page, where an administrator will be able to review it and potentially take further action. See Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks for further details. Izno (talk) 22:10, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty impressed with this request. GeneralNotability, what are your thoughts? SQL^{Query Me!} 22:55, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

SQL, since I was involved in the arbcom side of this, I think it's better if I don't opine. You are free to act on this as you think appropriate. GeneralNotability (talk) 00:07, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough, thanks for getting back to me. I'll wait for more opinions. SQL^{Query Me!} 00:51, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have a question. Regarding the

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There's also the issues brought up here: Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1065#WP:NPOV, WP:OWN, and copyright violations at Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:59, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, this is still my position, and this issue has also no connection with the reasons I have been given for being blocked, which are paid editing and sock puppetry. This is why I did not mention them in my appeal. Amirah talk 12:12, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:18, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ScottishFinnishRadish, this was a content dispute and in no way was it connected to the issues of paid editing or sock puppetry Amirah talk 23:28, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If unblocked, what kind of edits (if any) would you make, to what kind of articles/topics? — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 06:27, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If unblocked I will not repeat the behaviour I was blocked for in any future editing, neither do I intend to edit any articles which I was previously paid to edit. I will make constructive edits following Wikipedia guidelines to the best of my ability, these may be on any article/topic where there is no COI. Amirah talk 23:41, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am concerned that if this user is unblocked without addressing the behaviour at the Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed article, this user may repeat behaviour that is inappropriate that may lead to another block. AmirahBreen, what could you have done differently in that article and during the discussions in order to create a more collegial discussion or resolve disputes among editors? Z1720 (talk) 20:57, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your comment @Z1720:, I do appreciate your concerns over this article, however I am following the guidance on Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks here, which warns me to keep my request to the point and address the reasons I was blocked as I have done above. As this article has no connection to the reasons I was blocked, I feel that addressing this here would be inappropriate and may make my appeal too wordy and complex for the admins who are kindly reviewing my block.

dispute resolution after you are unblocked, but your unblock request is not the place for this'. Amirah talk 23:06, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply

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It is certainly part of the reason for a continuing block, as you edited the article with a sock to continue skewing the POV. [2] ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:24, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for drawing this to my attention.

The reason I was initially blocked was for paid editing, not sock puppetry. The paid editing was not connected in any way to the article concerned. The only reason for sock puppetry as listed under

Wikipedia:ILLEGIT

was block evasion. I started using socks as a reaction to being blocked, but decided not to continue using them as it is against Wikipedia guidelines. I have not used sock puppet accounts since the last investigation which was in Feb 2022. I have no intention of using sock puppet accounts in the future whether I am unblocked or not.

I accept that I used a sock to edit the article, but not that I used a sock in order to deliberately skew the POV. This is evidenced by the fact that I did not use sock puppet accounts until after I was blocked. If you wish to discuss my POV and intention you are welcome to do so following dispute resolution guidelines if I'm unblocked. Amirah talk 01:43, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The answers above are not sufficient for me to recommend an unblock. While the block was for undisclosed paid editing and socking, other behaviour needs to be addressed, acknowledged, and corrected before it can be lifted. Otherwise, this behaviour will lead to more disputes, time taken away from improving Wikipedia, and possibly another block for AmirahBreen. Furthermore, citing

Wikilawyering. The purpose of GAB's recommendation for staying on task is to prevent unblock requests from being too long; considering that AmirahBreen was directly asked about the Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed article, I do not see how GAB (an essay, and not a guideline or policy) prevents them from answering the question. I hope AmirahBreen changes their mind and chooses to address their conduct in the article below. Talking about their "POV and intention" after they are unblocked is too late. Z1720 (talk) 02:20, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply

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I understand what you are saying about GAB not being a guideline or policy, and will attempt to answer your concerns as succintly as possible. Other than the behaviour for which I was blocked, I have always done my best to edit Wikipedia to the best of my ability following guidelines and policy to the best of my knowledge. As far as the article is concerned I have been accused in previous discussions of negative POV and have always maintained that I considered my edits a fair reflection of reliable published sources and still do. Since I was blocked editors have had ample opportunity to edit the article without any input from me at all. As the article now stands there are only three edits which I would make if I were unblocked at this point in time. That is the internal link to Disappearance of Ikran Tahlil Farah which was broken when the article was renamed and the red link was removed. I would re-instate this link as I consider it a valid edit to the article. Whether this reflects positively or negatively on the subject of the bio, I would consider it a valid edit either way. I would also consider it relevant to add under the section Support for Ethiopia's military in Tigray, that Mohamed confirmed on 23rd May 2022 that 5,000 soldiers had been sent to Eritrea for training and that there had been delays in their return to Somalia due to election disputes. [3][4] General Tahlil was reported as saying in Jan 2023 that most of the 5,000 soldiers in Eritrea had been repatriated and that the rest would also be returning to Somalia soon. [5] and since the training program is also mentioned in the article about Ikran, I would think that it should also be mentioned there too. It is to Mohamed's credit that he conceded when presidential elections were eventually held in May 2022 and there was a peaceful transfer of power completed by 23rd May. There are many sources which could be quoted on this and I also think it deserves a mention, particularly in view of the friction and delays which preceded the election which are covered in some detail in the article.

As with many bios the article on Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed contains information which reflects positively/negatively on the subject as well as information which reflects neither positively nor negatively. Much of the information in this article which may reflect positively on the subject was added by myself. For example, the Awards and honours section and the link to his thesis in External links. I still maintain that my POV is neutral on the subject and my intentions are honestly to improve Wikipedia as an encyclopedia. In order to improve communications I would ask that other editors assume good faith and I am willing to do so myself. Amirah talk 03:28, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for this response. It will take me some time to read this and give an opinion (real-life business is getting in the way) but I will try toread this soon. I also encourage others to read the response and give their thoughts below. Z1720 (talk) 16:49, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You've said what you won't edit, but not what you will edit. 331dot (talk) 12:14, 9 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Although I am not actively planning edits at the moment because I am blocked, from time to time I come across articles which I notice may benefit from edits. I gave three examples in my final answer in the previous appeal which was closed as stale. I will summarise these here.

1. I would re-instate the internal link to Disappearance of Ikran Tahlil Farah in the Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed article.

2. I would add under the section Support for Ethiopia's military in Tigray, that Mohamed confirmed on 23rd May 2022 that 5,000 soldiers had been sent to Eritrea for training and that there had been delays in their return to Somalia due to election disputes.[7][8] General Tahlil was reported as saying in Jan 2023 that most of the 5,000 soldiers in Eritrea had been repatriated and that the rest would also be returning to Somalia soon. [9] and since the training program is also mentioned in the article about Ikran, I would mention it there too.

3. I would add that Mohamed conceded when presidential elections were eventually held in May 2022 and there was a peaceful transfer of power completed by 23rd May, there are many sources which could be quoted on this.

Amirah talk 15:40, 9 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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