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Blé-Goudé
Can i use this picture in french wikipedia -- Francky Dicaprio 11:09, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

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Chiwara
Thanks for all your work on the Chiwara article. It was a great improvement - keep up the good work!Chiwara 05:26, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Thnx
Yo good job on the Wolof kingdoms (Waalo, Jolof, Cayor, etc). We need more ppl like u on wiki. keep up the good work.Scott Free 15:35, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Tuareg Rebellion
Thank you for expanding my stub! You are free also to help me with something similar, 2007 Ogaden conflict. Cheers, --TheFE ARgod  (Ч) 22:23, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Commmunes
I don't know mate I really thoughtthe columns and the map made it more understandable. Perhaps if the map was lowered to 200px it wouldn't overlap. I strongly want to keep the two columns as I'm sure you'll agree. I eventually aim to start all the communes!!! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦     "Talk"? 15:49, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

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Alfred-Amédée Dodds
Thnx for starting the article on Alfred-Amédée Dodds. I was planning on doing so. thnx for saving me the trouble. keep up the good work as always. Scott Free 21:06, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

"Thanks for the kind words! You do great work, and I'm happy to fill in whatever gaps I can. Won't be long before the woefully under-worked West African history is filled out.

I'm taking a few days off, but when I do, I just got JSTOR access. If you don't, and come across anything you need a pdf of, lemme know.

Tommy M, NYC (aka) T L Miles 13:44, 28 September 2007 (UTC)"

Thnx 4 the compliment, bud. Yeah I got JSTOR too at my university. i've been offering pdfs to my friends on here when they run into road blocks. glad to see other ppl are as considerate. i've been away from wiki for a couple days (goin thru wiki withdrawal, lol) cuz my PC's been down. take care and keep in touch. Scott Free (aka) Scott Free 18:21, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

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Ghanna Empire
I appreciate you recent attention to revert vandalism on Ghana Empire. I suspect that article is going to need extra attention in the short term, thanks again. SaltyBoatr 15:14, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Usman dan Fodio
Hi. Thanks for the work you've been doing on Usman dan Fodio. I see you added a stub tag, but the article doesn't seem to be a stub in my opinion; stubs are short articles in need of expansion, rarely over 250 words. Picaroon (t) 23:31, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Cheikh Anta Diop University
Thanks for removing the tags on Cheikh Anta Diop University. I edited this recently but without the benefit of much reference, as I don't speak French. If you have the time, it could use a look from someone who does. I've made more notes on it under Talk. --71.146.89.17 (talk) 07:30, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Raziq Faani
I am seriously considering removing the word "Tajik" in the first sentence of the Raziq Faani artilce. Generally ethnicity is not placed in the lead Manual of Style. The ethnicity is unsourced. The sentence already says that he wrote in Persian, which in Kabul is possible for any ethnicity, and writing in Persian is what is important for his notability. --Bejnar (talk) 16:51, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * According to "Afghan Poet Raziq Faani’s Life and Works Celebrated" 2006, he wrote in the variety of Persian known as Dari. It talks about "the poet’s great literary achievements and contributions to the Dari language and literature." --Bejnar (talk) 16:58, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree that Afghan is the English demonyn for person from Afghanistan. I will remove Tajik in accordance with Wikipedia policy. If it is important it can be placed in the "Career and family" section with appropriate sourcing. --Bejnar (talk) 17:06, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Denonym for Afghanistan
Afghan (synonomous to Pashtun according to Encyclopedia Iranica and Encyclopedia of Islam) is not the only denonym for People of Afghanistan. Afghani and Afghanistani are also denonyms in use:

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This Af·ghan·i      (āf-gān'ē, -gä'nē)  Pronunciation Key adj. Of or relating to Afghanistan; Afghan.

n.  pl. Af·ghan·is A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; an Afghan.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This afghani

adjective 1. 	of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people

noun 1. 	the basic unit of money in Afghanistan 2. 	an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan [syn: Pashto]

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This afghanistani

adjective 1. 	of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people [syn: Afghani]

noun 1. 	a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan [syn: Afghan]

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

user: Bejnar (who seems to be an Afghan nationalist after looking at his contribs) claims that Afghan is the only denonym, but after looking at these sources clearly he has lied and tried to push his POVs. HouChangMao (talk) 21:29, 18 January 2008 (UTC)