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Hello ArbDardh, aje Shqiptar ti? :D--Lorik17 (talk) 23:01, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

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Albanian Alps ?

Did you learn where Alps are situated ? I dont know for Albanian schools, but there are no Albaninan Alps.--PetarM (talk) 10:50, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
: The ‘Albanian Alps’ is another name for the Prokletije mountain chain. It has no connection to the Swiss Alps. ArbDardh (talk) 15:18, 23 September 2019 (UTC)ArbDardh

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I saw your post which is stating that Karađorđe had Kelemendi roots and I just wanted to feed you the information that his haplogroup was I2a-CTS10228, which is hardcore Slavic and carried by vast majority of Serbs (close to 40%)(https://www.novosti.rs/%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8/%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0/%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5.409.html:703913-U-Srbima-zive-Sloveni-Kelti-Goti-i-Normani). Kelemendi are not associated with this haplogroup, as far as I know. I hope that this information will help you. '''<span style="color:#EE8833;">Sadkσ</span>''' <span style="color: #000000;">(talk is cheap)</span> 14:05, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
:Yes, I may have abandoned that theory now. But a quick scan at Origins of the Albanians ↗ does show that 14.5% of Albanians carry I M423 I2a1. Again, this may be completely different for the Kelmendi. Don't be so alarmed by some comment. ArbDardh (talk) 16:57, 3 May 2020 (UTC)ArbDardh

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That IP (Special:Contributions/109.207.38.79 ↗) made a bunch of edits most of them were bad but i didn't want to revert the ones i wasn't sure about. You seem more knowledgeable on the region if you want to take a look blindlynx (talk) 17:35, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
:I'll see what I can do. Thanks for telling me! ArbDardh (talk) 17:37, 2 October 2020 (UTC)ArbDardh

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:I'd just like to explain my reasoning behind the draftification. Social media does not establish notability because it is not independent of the subject. You may want to read WP:SIGCOV ↗. However, the architectural awards won by the company could provide some sources. Perhaps look into that? '''JML1148''' <sup>(<span style="color:#58c8cc">talk</span> | <span style="color:#58c8cc">contribs</span> ↗)</sup> 06:31, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

::Replying to {{ping|JML1148}} First of all, thank you for looking out as a fellow Wikipedian, and I appreciate your input and appropriate relocation of the page to draftspace. In regard to the architectural websites as sources themselves, I have managed to find one each for each of the three which at least feature the company (Archdaily at https://www.archdaily.com/944043/hebs-restaurant-maden-group, Archello at https://archello.com/project/hebs-teen, G&G Italia at https://www.gandgmagazine.eu/playful-mood). In total, this would therefore give me 4 independent sources (with telegrafi.com) on the company apart from the company itself, or 5 if you include OCM International's post on Facebook. Two more separate articles are also available from GazetaBlic (https://gazetablic.com/ndalesa-me-e-shijshme-rruges-per-ne-shqiperi3325625/) and Kallxo (https://kallxo.com/artikull-i-sponsoruar/ndizet-mitrovica-dicka-e-re-po-vjen-neser-ne-zemer-te-qytetit/), but these two are stubs on specific outlet openings and do not provide any important information that I have not already included in the draft page. Apart from these, there do not discernibly seem to be any other sources on the company, so would adding the 3 architectural sources suffice, or should I wait around until some others crop up? ArbDardh (talk) 07:07, 3 October 2023 (UTC)ArbDardh

::As a side note, could you also briefly delete the disambiguation page I had set up at Hebs ↗, if you can? For now it should indeed just redirect to NHS Health Scotland ↗ as it did before I created the original article. ArbDardh (talk) 08:06, 3 October 2023 (UTC)ArbDardh

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