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Deletion discussion about Hazrat Ali

Hello, Geo Swan, and thanks for contributing to Wikipedia!

I wanted to let you know that some editors are discussing at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hazrat Ali whether the article Hazrat Ali should be in Wikipedia. I encourage you to comment there if you think the article should be kept in the encyclopedia.

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Thanks again for your contributions! Wasell^(T) 17:15, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Repeated violations of BLP and OR

I just removed OR and BLP violation that you recently added to an article. According to your talk page you have been warned repeatedly by a large number of members of this community to stop this kind of policy violations. This here is another warning not to disrupt our work. It almost looks like that you work and get paid for this by Joint Task Force Guantanamo. Regards. Birdmight (talk) 23:11, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I initiated a sockpuppet investigation as I believe this comment shares the same style as that of blocked User:Iqinn. Geo Swan (talk) 17:32, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for File:USCG Seaman apprentice William R. Flores had a Sentinel class cutter named after him in 2011.jpg

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The Bushranger _{One ping only} 05:03, 3 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

New template

I have created a new template called Template:PakistanTerrorism which is modelled on other similiar War on Terror templates. Since you are an active contributor to such articles, it would be great if you can improve this template and add more links that you might be aware of. Sardr8 (talk) 03:57, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Replaceable fair use File:Secret CIA prison 'Bright Light', in Bucuresti.jpg

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Nomination of Dahabshiil for deletion

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

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Since I worked on the article perfectly adequate WP:RS have been written, that support the notability of the topic.
- Matthew Saltmarsh (2009-11-11). "Somalis' Money Is Lifeline for Homeland". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-09. The United Nations Development Program uses Dahabshiil to transfer money for local programs, said Álvaro Rodríguez, the agency's director for Somalia. 'Such companies provide the only safe and efficient option to transfer funds to projects benefiting the most vulnerable people of Somalia,' he said. 'Their service is fast and efficient.' mirror
- Peter Finn (2009-02-17). "Sorting through complex, and often flawed, cases: Investigators set out to decide detainees' fate". Washington Post. Retrieved 2011-12-09. In Karachi, he worked for Dahabshiil, an international money-transfer company that has offices in dozens of countries, including the United States. That job, and his flight from Somalia to Pakistan, led to accusations that Barre was 'engaged in hostilities against the U.S.,' according to military documents. 'I am convinced that your branch of the Dahabshiil company was used to transfer money for terrorism,' the presiding officer told him at a hearing in Guantanamo in 2005. Barre said that if any suspect money was transferred from his home office, it was done so unwittingly, and that Dahabshiil is a reputable company operating legally worldwide. mirror
- "Commerce amid chaos: Canny traders adapt to anarchy". The Economist. 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2011-12-09. Mogadishu's marketplaces, Bakara and Hamarweyne, bustle with enterprise. Many deals are done in Somali shillings, a currency without a central bank to support it. Local businessmen guess the shilling is kept afloat by "common assent". Remittances in hard currency funnelled through hawala (Islamic word-of-mouth banks) may have more to do with it. The biggest of the banks, Dahabshiil, has offices in 40 countries. It moves a "large share" of the $1 billion or more that Somalis abroad send to relatives back home each year. "We now operate under full banking licences," says Dahabshiil's boss, Abdirashid Duale, who spends much of his time in London. mirror
- "Netherland: Vordering Dahabshiil Somalia afgewezen". Suna Times. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2011-12-09. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

Tariq Mahmood

What's up with this? I believe you added this to his biography. What went wrong? Jrwikieditor (talk) 23:30, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I initiated a sockpuppet investigation as I believe this comment shares the same style as that of blocked User:Iqinn. Geo Swan (talk) 17:33, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Help with banned or blocked I.P.s out to POV-push

Hi. I noticed that there is a red-letter editor User talk:Birdmight, whose manner of deleting material in our terrorism-related articles bears familiar hallmarks. I tracked that editor’s contributions, which shows just three edits in one day—all of which was 12 days ago; there has been nothing since. This is an indicator that there might be a tendentious editor operating socks. I note that Birdmight made an edit to a well-cited terrorist-related article (∆ edit, here), which was promptly reverted by User:Buckshot06 (∆ edit, here) with this edit summary revert strange revision - well sourced. If you see more of this sort of thing, where apparent sock accounts are being used to remove true, germane, and properly cited material, please contact me. I will be more than pleased to help establish a consensus if one is lacking. In the case of the edit Buckshot06 reverted, I would have done so myself. Greg L (talk) 05:01, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Picture from Flickr

Yes Geo the generalpictures account at Flickr is mine. --Reverend Edward Brain, D.D. (talk) 17:58, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Great! Geo Swan (talk) 20:26, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Re: A heads-up

Well, I suppose that answers my proposal rather definitively. I'll remove the merger proposal. Chubbles (talk) 02:34, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]