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Former good article nomineeSomaliland was a Sports and recreation good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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January 7, 2008Good article nomineeNot listed
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Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 9 November 2024

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i have noticed that the a lot of history was removed from the infobox and that our history starts from 1750 isaaq sultanate,despite the land of punt *located in modern somaliland* the barbaria city like avalite and malao also being in modern somaliland,the ifat sultanate also being in somaliland and adal sultanate,i request these historical states be readded because they are an important part of our history,thank you and i hope you do as i requested. Samyatilius (talk) 10:44, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: It is not a history section, it is an independence section with some additional context. CMD (talk) 11:06, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Can you elaborate? Samyatilius (talk) 20:40, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The infobox field are the type of sovereignty (in this case independence) and the event that established that sovereignty. History is in Somaliland#History. CMD (talk) 02:38, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I was referring to this part
” • Isaaq Sultanate
1750–1884
• Establishment of British protectorate
1884
• Independence of the State of Somaliland
26 June 1960
• Union with the Trust Territory of Somaliland
1 July 1960
• Declaration of independence
18 May 1991
• Current constitution
13 June 2001”
i believe a lot of our history was removed due to biased views from Somalians, Adal, Punt, Ifat and Gadabursi sultanate were all in modern Somaliland.
I request they be returned Samyatilius (talk) 19:54, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 18 November 2024

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Somaliland is a break away region in Somalia, located in the northern regions of the country. Currently, the administration controls three regions in the north, (Awdal, Waqoyi Galbed parts of Togdheer and snall portion of Sanaag region) while the rest of the former British colony in under SSC administration (Sool, Buhodle in Togdheer and remained parts of Sanaag). Gulaid Hassan (talk) 22:22, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. CMD (talk) 01:52, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Please change this to the first paragraph of the introduction, this is now the reality on the ground right now. 196.96.13.183 (talk) 05:24, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We would need to reflect it with sources in the body first. CMD (talk) 05:39, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please change "unrecognised" to "unrecognized" Germmanator (talk) 22:47, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As that when you search unrecognised on wikipedia this shows up: "Did you mean: unrecognized The page "Unrecognised" does not exist. You can click on "Unrecognised" to create the page directly, or you may create a draft and submit it for review, but consider checking the search results below to see whether the topic is already covered." Germmanator (talk) 22:51, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 2 December 2024

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Paulhonji (talk) 03:29, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. LizardJr8 (talk) 03:38, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 5 December 2024

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The current reference, [1], for the demonym "Somalilander" makes no mention of the term in its contents. I recommend changing the reference to [2] or another reputable source that actually uses the term. Rupumped (talk) 08:53, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done cyberdog958Talk 04:12, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 17 December 2024

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Hello, requesting that the section in "Foreign relations" about UKIP and Nigel Farage be updated from "The Leader of UKIP, Nigel Farage,[...]" to "The then leader of UKIP, Nigel Farage,[...]" AssanEcho (talk) 13:31, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article perhaps shouldn't refer to it as a country as it has no recognition in the UN: no member of the UN recognizes.

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I don't have the edit privilege needed to edit this page. Perhaps it should refer to it as a nation, because that might not have the same association with outside recognition. Even unofficially, almost no maps of the world show Somaliland as a separate country, even though it is a autonomous and governs its own territory. At least most of them show North Korea as a country, and a decent share of them show Kosovo, which has some recognition by UN members, as a country. Semantism2 (talk) 17:51, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We do say that it's an unrecognized country right in the first sentence so no reader would be misled. As far as I know this is commonly used wording. Alaexis¿question? 21:23, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Alaexis Why not replace "country" with "state" in that first sentence? Wouldn't that make it more precise? Semantism2 (talk) 21:29, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see much difference, either could work. Let's see what other editors think. Alaexis¿question? 21:44, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There's no difference, and when we have one people suggest the other. CMD (talk) 03:21, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The current lead sentence does not include the explanation “Many countries recognize it as part of Somalia”, so it needs to be improved. Freetrashbox (talk) 11:08, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Freetrashbox All of them recognize it as a region of Somalia. Semantism2 (talk) 17:24, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The Republic of China recognizes it. Freetrashbox (talk) 11:14, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There isn't really any dependency between UN recognition and whether a spatial object can be described using the word "country". Using the word "state" would go in the wrong direction wouldn't it? States rely on recognition from other states to become a state. Sean.hoyland (talk) 13:22, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, I see what you mean now. I somehow missed the 'unrecognised' prefix. Unrecognized state does seem more precise to me. Sean.hoyland (talk) 13:29, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sean.hoyland What about 'nation'? Semantism2 (talk) 17:09, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Shouldn't Wikipedia articles be written according to the WP:NPOV policy? Semantism2 (talk) 17:10, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
https://www.economist.com/1843/2024/08/29/inside-somaliland-the-state-eager-to-become-the-worlds-next-country
While it is autonomous, it's not on most world maps and is not a UN member of observer. Semantism2 (talk) 17:15, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Neither is England and that's usually called a country. Country is a very malleable word, it doesn't have the strict meanings you are giving it. Switching between country, state, and nation is just shifting the deckchairs, see how Sean.hoyland has different associations for those words. CMD (talk) 18:38, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Chipmunkdavis England is unambigously a constituent country of the United Kingdom. Semantism2 (talk) 19:05, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If that is unambiguous then there is no overarching association with outside recognition. You can't have it both ways. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 20:41, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nation generally has a somewhat different meaning even if the word is sometimes used as a synonym for a state, as suggested by our article on the concept. Cordless Larry (talk) 21:02, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Cordless Larry Yes
I am aware that there's a difference between the two. Semantism2 (talk) 21:09, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No changes needed. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 18:42, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  1. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs Unveils The Somaliland Country Profile". somalilandchronicle.com. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  2. ^ Jeffrey, James (23 May 2016). "Somaliland: 25 years as an unrecognised state". Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera Media Network. Retrieved 5 December 2024.