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The result was nomination withdrawn due to article being redirected. PhilKnight (talk) 19:20, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Somali warlords[edit]

Problems with lack of sourcing - for example naming individual warlords, and neutrality - being biased towards the Courts Union. PhilKnight (talk) 07:11, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Very biased and dubious inclusion criteria. Probably not a new phenomenon, either (what about the 1800's, for instance?). Punkmorten (talk) 08:32, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete POV, unsourced, and possible OR. Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 13:21, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep If rewritten to be less POV and better sourced. The presence of Somali warlords has for some time been a persistent obstacle to the stability of the country if not surrounding countries as well. Again, if rewritten with sources to take this angle, then I believe the subject deserves and entry. — Dorvaq (talk) 14:33, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Original research (e.g. Qualifications To Be A Warlord), no sources cited, defamation of many living persons (including the democratically elected and UN-approved current president of Somalia), very biased writing and massive weasel wording. Middayexpress (talk) 06:11, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Isn't part of this material partly covered in this article: Factions in the Somali Civil War? As for the list itself, it could become endless--there are just so many actors in the civil war. Artene50 (talk) 08:34, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict with artene... people simultaneously having the same thought is generally a sign that it's a good one...:) * Keep Though I completely agree with the arguments presented above by editors above (wp:npov, wp:or, wp:undue), those are reasons to edit, not delete, per WP:SOFIXIT. I've moved it to List of warlords in the Somali Civil War [1] On second thought, it's wp:redundant with Factions in the Somali Civil War, which also lists them with better organisation; my vote is then Redirect ¨¨ victor falk 10:11, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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