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Speedy deletion nomination of Ali Ibrahim Mohamed (A.K.A Abdi Thakau)


Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Ali Ibrahim Mohamed (A.K.A Abdi Thakau) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Indiuser (talk) 14:40, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

How to take time over making an article
Because we do not want readers of the encyclopedia to come upon pages which are empty, or just repeat the title, pages like that are speedily deleted. If you want to take time over making an article, click on Help:userspace draft and fill in the title. That will make a draft page where you can work on the article until it is ready to be posted. Alternatively, you can use the WP:Article wizard to guide you through the process

If an article is not to be speedily deleted, it needs at least to say why its subject is important or significant; and if it is to be kept, it needs references to reliable, published sources to verify what it says. For articles about living persons, that is so important that they are deleted after seven days if they do not have at least one reliable source.

There is good advice at WP:Your first article. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 15:03, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Abdi Ibrahim Mohamed (A.K.A Abdi Thakau)


The article Ali Ibrahim Mohamed (A.K.A Abdi Thakau) has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this newly created biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. -- Finngall  talk  16:59, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Information.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed maintenance templates from Ali Ibrahim Mohamed (A.K.A Abdi Thakau). When removing maintenance templates, please be sure to either resolve the problem that the template refers to, or give a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, as your removal of this template has been reverted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. -- Finngall  talk  16:59, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
 * As per your request and your original intent, I have moved this page to Abdi Ibrahim Mohamed. I have removed the "A.K.A Abdi Thakau" from the title as the article title is not the best place to include such information.  I did, however, create the page Abdi Thakau, which is simply a redirect to the main page.  I have also restored the maintenance tags that were applied earlier.  Please do NOT remove them again without addressing the issues they raise.  As a former member of the National Assembly, he certainly is notable enough to merit an article in Wikipedia.  But as already stated above, biographies of living persons absolutely must include verifiable references to be included here as per Wikipedia policy--without these, there is nothing on which to base an article.  Furthermore, these tags also call the article to the attention of other editors who would gladly assist in improving it and bringing it up to a higher standard, and therefore removing the tags is counterproductive to your efforts.


 * Feel free to reply here or contact me on my talk page if you have any other questions or concerns. Thank you for your time.  -- Finngall   talk  19:39, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Ambox warning pn.svg|25px|alt=|link=]] Please stop continuing to remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Abdi Ibrahim Mohamed, without resolving the problem that the template refers to. This may be considered disruptive editing. Further edits of this type may result in your account being blocked from editing. -- Finngall   talk  21:20, 30 January 2015 (UTC)