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Talk:Alex Shane

message: Didn't Alex Shane appear on that Sky One programme, Britain's toughest?(Halbared 08:13, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Like your clean up this article really needed it.. sub sectioning the career would be nice way to seperate it it up i think. --- Paulley (talk) 23:10, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Just because the promotion was rubbish and is not wikipedia worthy doesn't mean it isnt included. The promotion existed and he held the title that is a fact that has to be included most indy promotions dont have wiki's but we dont discriminate if it existed and they held it then its added. --- 20:37, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

text: Well in general wikipedia doesn't pick and choose which bit of the truth we use, if its true then its added. As part of Wikiproject for pro wrestling me and others came up with formats that are used, also i think i wrote that article originally, so yea if we can section up the promotions and other work correctly then yes sub sectioning the career is a good idea --- Paulley (talk) 12:41, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: "if its true then its added" is a massive simplification of what actually happens on wikipedia but I can see I should just let this go. I've altered the headings so the OPWO Title is included along with other titles - some of the other titles there are definitely more notable (e.g. the IWP Title was originally fought for in front of a 1000+ crowd).--Maloot (talk) 13:37, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

text: Lol, look lets keep this simple... was Alex Shane OPWO champion or not? answer: yes.. thats it. As for the other thing the idea is to correctly name every title and put it under its correct promotion, only use Other Titles when we dont actually know which promotion the title is from... the idea is to get them all out of Other Titles and remove that section completely. If you know any of the other promotion on this article or any on the other pages please try and help by naming the promotions and moving them up of Other Titles.  --- Paulley (talk) 18:28, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Untitled 
Talk:Bahir Dar

message: Hey all, I'm the WikiProject Cities assessor of this article. If feedback is what you want and need, come to my talk page and give me a holler! --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 03:05, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I have changed the elevation of the city from 1700 m to 1840 m. The entry Lake T'ana gives this as the elevation of the water level of the lake, and since Bahir Dar is situated at the shore of the lake, 1700 m would make it a rather wet place... -- Landroving Linguist 19:10, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Elevation 
Talk:Asosa

message: On the map in Alessandro Triulzi, "Trade, Islam, and the Mahdia in Northwestern Wallagga, Ethiopia", Journal of African History, 16 (1975), Asosa and Aqoldi are depicted as two different places. In his article about Asosa in the Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, Triulzi does not mention the name Aqoldi at all. I therefore remove "(formerly known as Aqoldi)". Béka (talk) 10:05, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Formerly known as Aqoldi? 
Talk:Siye Abraha

message: I have removed two sections that consisted of commentary copied from here. I think the  tag is still applicable, though. -- Gyrofrog  (talk) 14:14, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Update: the website in question  belongs to David Mercer (:User:Futureobservatory) and we are allowed to use the content at Wikipedia. This does not mean we have to use it, nor that we should. As written, the text is non-neutral, and in any case, there's no need to mirror text that is already available on the web. Thanks, -- Gyrofrog  (talk) 15:09, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  User:Fram had removed the content in question on 23 October 2008, with the following edit summary: "Removed everything but the intro per WP:BLP. POV tagged since December, the only source was a non notable self-published book. Reliable sources are available, use those please" (link).  I have reverted to Fram's version, given both Fram's reasons and my own previous comments. -- Gyrofrog  (talk) 15:52, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Regarding the multiple issues template, note the following:
# Given the style of narration, which seemingly points to certain perspectives, and the nature of some statements, like the “Before 1991” sub-section under the “Political career” section, sources are lacking for obviously stark comments and assertions.
# The style and tone of this article, let me put it bluntly, attempts to portray the subject as some sort of hero against injustice. He may or may not be that, but we don’t want such an expression on Wikipedia. Other style problems to be rectified too. MxWondrous (talk) 13:11, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  November 2021
Talk:Girma Wolde-Giorgis

message: The lede paragraph says the subject was “the 3rd President of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2013.[3] He was the second person to hold the office of President since the founding of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia in 1995.” Thus doesn’t seem to make sense. Mccapra (talk) 08:38, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Lede
Talk:House of Peoples' Representatives

message: The following part should be corrected, from:
The House of Peoples' Representatives (Amharic: ተጋሩ የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት, yehizbtewekayoch mekir bet) 
To 
The House of Peoples' Representatives (Amharic: የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት, yehizb tewekayoch mekir bet) 
Thank you
Medda Medapeter12 (talk) 18:44, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: You are right. I will make the edit. Turtlewong (talk) 14:45, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correction
Talk:House of Federation

message: I'm sorry, and I do not doubt your information, but I would really like citations and references in this article. Svyatoslav (talk) 01:53, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources

message: multi cultural group  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.191.53.160 (talk) 21:43, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Federalism
Talk:Down (film)

message: I've made this article at the request of a user. Feel free to make any changes!
--Amynewyork4248 08:18, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
Talk:Oromo Democratic Party

message: The government is undertaking a large privatisation program. Is Leninism still accurate? --Yomal Sidoroff-Biarmskii (talk) 14:15, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leninism. 

message: So there seems to be some question-marks on the office location. https://ecadforum.com/2019/08/15/ethiopia-if-elites-were-not-greedy-opinion/ talks about the office being moved from Addis to Nazareth, and then possibly back to Addis, but not sure if this opinion piece qualifies at WP:RS. https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-and-southern-africa_politics/2011/03/19/new-purge-of-the-opdo,88742125-gra seems to have more detail, but it's behind paywall. --Soman (talk) 21:26, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  office location?
Talk:Coalition for Unity and Democracy

message: I am not an Ethiopian, and am far from expert on Ethiopian politics, but I'm concerned about the tone and direction of this article. There's almost no information about CUD, its structure, its platform or its goals. Instead, there's a set of criticisms that seem designed to demonize CUD as anti-Tigrayan and associate its leader with the deposed Derg government. (The exact language connecting Haily Sahwel to the Derg is repeated on Sahwel's bio page.) It strikes me that this article represents an EPRDF point of view and that an article on CUD would represent the organization more fairly, and would comment on international condemnation of the ongoing trial of 38 CUD organizers. Is there anyone monitoring this article who is in a position to address these concerns about NPOV on this article?
Specifically, this article needs to include better information about CUD's platforms, proposals and goals. I am concerned that the assertion that CUD's leader was affiliated with the previous government and connections to genocide accusations are a form of character assasination. I am even more concerned that the footnote used to justify those assertions connects to a highly partisan blog, not to a neutral source. 
Ethanz 22:01, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Deep concerns about this article

message: There isn't any question about the nature of this article. THis is clearly TPLF propoganda. everytime i look at ONLF, CUD, OLF, etc. Some TPLF propogandist has already got his hands on it. Here the CUD is being linked to the derg. In the ONLF article somebody links it to terrorism. But conversely the TPLF struggle against the derg isn't linked to terrorism. People stop the Propoganda. You only make yourself look stupid.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mkfarah (talk • contribs) 22:53, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  TPLF Propoganda 
Talk:Eritrean People's Liberation Front

message: He died today December 30 2021 2600:6C40:600:7DE3:857F:E7FE:56E2:3AF1 (talk) 22:32, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Romodan 
Talk:1st Connecticut Regiment (1775)

message: There were two 1st Connecticut Regiments. One was started in 1775 and a completely new 1st Connecticut in 1776.Oldwildbill 08:26, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Untitled 
Talk:Asosa Zone

message: Hello , have you got a source for the Asosa Sultanate ? A bit of googling yields only wikipedia mirrors. Cheers, --GrandEscogriffe (talk) 13:17, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: have a look at the article in Journal of African History cited in the article, which should be available thru JSTOR. I remember finding information about the history of this corner of Ethiopia was a challenge -- which is only going to be more of one with libraries closed due to the pandemic -- so you may have to look beyond Google in print materials. (The bibliography at Berta people has a couple of titles that you might find useful.) -- llywrch (talk) 16:56, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Asosa Sultanate
Talk:Gambella National Park

message: On behalf of African Parks via the Wyss Foundation, and as part of my work at Beutler Ink, I am submitting an expanded and updated draft of this article for community review. You can view my proposed draft here. 
Souring in the current article is limited: 2 are published by conservation organizations, 1 is not accessible, and another requires users to access a URL to download a file. To strengthen this article, I've worked to create a draft with improved sourcing that provides an accurate, neutral, and well-rounded overview of the park, including its wildlife and history, similar to articles for other parks and protected areas. African Parks has provided feedback to ensure accuracy. I'm looking for a volunteer editor who is willing to review the draft and copy over content appropriately to the live article. I hope anyone reviewing will conclude that the proposed draft is an improvement over the existing article.
As well, I propose moving this page to Gambella National Park, which is the official name of the park, and to make the article more consistent with similar encyclopedia entries. Some sources do say "Gambela", but even the African Conservation Foundation and BirdLife International sources in the existing article use "Gambella". Searching "Gambela National Park" at Google yields 9,200 results; searching ""Gambella National Park" yields 9,770. I would argue "Gambella" is used more often by reliable sources, but will let other editors make the final decision. 
 You were very helpful with the Bangweulu Wetlands, Liuwa Plain, and Zakouma articles, and I wanted to bring this one to your attention as well, if you're interested. As a reminder, this edit request is part of a series to create and expand several Wikipedia articles related to African Parks. You can learn more here: User:Inkian Jason/African Parks. Thank you. Inkian Jason (talk) 22:19, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: There have been only two non-bot edits to the article in the preceding 18 months, both of which were minor edits. There is no active discussion on the Talk page. On the basis of these factors, and the fact that the proposed draft is superior to the original version, I have replaced it with the suggested copy. There is also a reasonable rationale for executing the page move, which has been done. I have also reclassified this from Start to C. Chetsford (talk) 07:12, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you, once again, for your help. Unless you object, I will remove the entry for "Gambela" at Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathon/Core stubs - Ethiopia. Would you mind updating the park's spelling at : Template:National Parks of Ethiopia? That would take care of some of the articles still linking to "Gambela National Park". Thanks again! Inkian Jason (talk) 14:23, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  NP - spelling updated and no objection here. Chetsford (talk) 15:29, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks for confirming, and for updating the template. I remove the entry with this edit. Inkian Jason (talk) 16:14, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Draft article and page move
Talk:Bale Mountains National Park

message: Sorry to interrupt your use of scientific names again, but what is the point of calling these lions, or others in the Horn of Africa, as either Panthera leo leo or "Central African lion clade", when these lions are assessed to be possibly mixed between the northern (Panthera leo leo) and southern (Panthera leo melanochaita) subspecies by both Bertola et al. and the Cat Specialist Group, which put a question mark over the Horn of Africa, meaning that they had difficulty in assigning these lions to either the northern or southern subspecies, and therefore, it is safer to call them "African lions" than for example "Central African" or Panthera leo leo? I also noticed something else about their report, which you might find shocking, but I prefer to divulge the details later. Leo1pard (talk) 12:54, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ambiguity of lions in the [[Horn of Africa]]
Talk:Awash River

message: It appears that what the World Heritage Committee refers to as the "Lower Awash" is the area described under Middle Awash. The relevant info on the UNSECO website is vague & incomplete, but IMHO "Lower Awash" refers specifically to the Aussa Oasis and the nearby series of lakes while to include the Hadar archeological site is much further upstream. Does someone have better information to make a more accurate determination? -- llywrch 18:13, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Lower" vs. "Middle" 
Talk:Makonnen Wolde Mikael

message: Vh TaBig's (talk) 02:02, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  S 

message: User talk:Drt1245 & User talk:Vif12vf
Stop edit warring on this page, you both are adding the name Gudessa & the place Sheno to this individual, without any sources to back it up. You will be called out for falsyfing history. You are making threats against me for calling you edit terrorist out. Substantiate your claims if you can. You want a inline citation from the Biography? 
I will ask the assistance of experienced Wikipedia users, you will not get away with this. 2A02:A466:1107:1:8561:3D64:FBBE:D5BD (talk) 04:38, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  unsubstantiated & falsification of history perpetuated on this page.  

message: @User talk:2A02:6680:113B:11A4:458:FF36:DBA1:193F citing sources starts with putting the source book/journal etc between >>  source+page  even better if you use a Template:Cite book and add the ISBN and other information. Refrain from making anymore edits on this article, you could be blocked if you are reported.
What is the name of the source/book that you got info from about the Battle of Adwa? Dawit S Gondaria (talk) 00:45, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which source 

message: @Socialwave597, the quote on Borelli is inaccurate, Makonnen ignored pillaging by his troops thats what Borelli states, he didnt "fear rebellion". This is corroborated by the source of Norman which you removed, it states Makonnen actively provoked a rebellion to provide an excuse to take over civil power" . The statement by Charles Michel is not relevant to the page, who are Abyssinian chiefs he is talking about? The article should be about Ras Makonnen himself not others, the citation should be discussing him alone. The massacre committed by Makonnen is a major event in Harar hence the points I mention here shouldnt be removed. Make a draft about the wording concerns. When you add new content, do not remove citations and other content in the article. Magherbin (talk) 19:16, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I will send you a draft later tomorrow. Socialwave597 (talk) 19:41, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

text: @Magherbin where in the source does it say that the residents where massacred? The only thing I could find about a massacre in Harar was in 1916 when Balcha Safo massacred the Somali residents of the town for their support of Lij Iyasu. Socialwave597 (talk) 20:34, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  Its in the book I own titled "Leadership in Eastern Africa Six Political Biographies", on p.29 following his suspected provocation for Hararis to revolt, they did which then "Makonnen marched into town with his troops, cowed the population, and imprisoned the civil governor, who was sent in chains to Menilek. Once in the town, the troops went wild, demolished and looted homes, tyrannized the population, and killed several people" . Magherbin (talk) 21:24, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent changes
Talk:Ras Mengesha Yohannes

message: === Familial rivalry and division of Tigray ===
This sentence >>> Ras Mengesha is regarded as the founder of one of the two senior cadet branches of the Ethiopian Imperial Solomonic Dynasty.  needs a reference, Tigray branch is very old, at least several centuries. TegaruFirst (talk) 17:55, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Founder of branch? 

message: This sentence >>> Ras Mengesha is regarded as the founder of one of the two senior cadet branches of the Ethiopian Imperial Solomonic Dynasty.  needs a reference, Tigray branch is very old, at least several centuries. TegaruFirst (talk) 17:55, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Familial rivalry and division of Tigray
Talk:Taytu Betul

message: What is the meaning of Betul? Does it mean 'virgin', is it a reference to the Virgin Mary? Energyworm (talk) 23:42, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meaning of Betul 

message: I was thinking of changing the section with the header "Biography", and breaking it into sub sections such as early life, etc. S.sherif (talk) 07:14, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Creating Sections instead of Biography 

message: Why are my edits being deleted even though they are well cited? Zaikaidu (talk) 20:11, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source
Talk:Shewa

message: Is there a "sh" in Ge'ez? If not then either the real Ge'ez name of Shewa should be used or the word "Ge'ez" should be changed to "Amharic"
:You're right. It would have been spelled as above, but the language used would have been Ge'ez, despite the modern "sh" letter. How should we reconcile this? — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 21:19, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, more accurately, it's simply referring to the alphabet. The Ge'ez alphabet in its modern form does have the letter "sh," so I think it's fine so long as the page links to Ge'ez alphabet and not Ge'ez language. The name isn't only Amharic, though, so there's no need to say "Amharic:". — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 17:23, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Ge'ez "sh"
Talk:Debre Birhan

message: Why is there no mention of the Fascist Italian genocide of 2000 people?
:It's absent only because no one's added it with a reliable source yet. You're free to add the information yourself. — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 21:41, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I haven't stumbled across a mention of this event. Yet. I wonder if this is a misremembered version of the infamous slaughter of the monks at Debre Libanos following a failed assassination attempt on the Italian governor Graziani on 19 February 1937. If not, I believe Graziani ordered a large number of mass killings in retaliation for this attempt on his life. -- llywrch 06:07, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: genocide
Talk:Treaty of Wuchale

message: This passage is contested by many. This is based on the fact that the Ethiopian kingdoms did not exercise administrative control over Hamasien, Akkele Guzay and Seraye...rather they only extracted tribute.
"The treaty ceded territories previously part of Ethiopia, namely the provinces of Bogos, Hamasien, Akele Guzay, Serae, and parts of Tigray and is the origin of the Italian colony and modern state of Eritrea." Merhawie 22:27, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Firstly, who is many? Secondly, what do you define as "administrative control?" Not all provinces were under the direct administration of the Emperor. Most were in fact ruled by local dynasties who paid tribute to the Emperor and ruled in his name, as was the case in Gojjam and the areas you noted above. Anyway, at the time that they were ceded to Italy, they were under direct administration in this way, as Ras Alula had replaced the old Hamasien dynasty and had been ruling the region for quite some time, then (I think 15 years by 1889). — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 00:37, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Ceding parts of Eritrea to Italy
Talk:Lakeridge High School

message: This section in the article:
"Advanced Placement
* 2006: 102 Students Tested, 137 Tests, 85% Received 3 or Higher
* 2006: 89 Students Tested, 129 Tests, 79% Received 3 or Higher
* 2006: 183 Students Tested, 132 Tests, 78% Received 3 or Higher
* 2006: 85 Students Tested, 132 Tests, 76% Received 3 or Higher"
lists all of the years as 2006. Can someone find the source so it can be fixed? (Its source should be immediately identifiable anyways.)  Comrade4·2 02:51, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I found the reference, at: 
Comrade4·2 02:52, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  AP scores 
Talk:United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea

message: There is not included Slovakia which sent its soldiers as well.
78.141.102.191 (talk) 19:39, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Sodo

message: Is it near Lake Chamo or Lake Abaya? If so, what is its proximity? Badagnani (talk) 04:56, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Proximity to lakes

message: The population figures have been changed repeatedly and seemingly arbitrarily. The population seems to have increased, as per the article, more than four-fold in the past decade. Are these figures reliable? --Varavour (talk) 06:46, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Population
Talk:Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region

message: What is a "reform city," as mentioned at the Hoseina article? Badagnani (talk) 04:37, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Reform city" 

message: According to  and  South Ethiopia state has been formed and the name of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region has been changed to Central Ethiopia. Aotearoa (talk) 16:49, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name change?
Talk:Hawassa

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 
The result of the move request was: RESULT. Move to Hawassa. Not much participation, and I don't think this was controversial enough to put up a tag. If it is controversial for a reason I'm not aware of, we can change it back to Awasa.(non-admin closure)  Fredlesaltique (talk) 00:55, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Awasa →  – Manual of Style suggests that article titles follow their usage in reliable English-language sources. Many news sources (National Public Radio (US), the Economist, Reuters, and BBC) use Hawassa. Per Google Scholar searches, recent academic studies appear to prefer "Hawassa," and use of "Awassa" is more common with the lake (examples here, here and here). I could not find any official government sources or a city website, however. Fredlesaltique (talk) 01:10, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 22 March 2021