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:Thanks, Dianna, for the notice. Thanks, Dianna, for the notice. Yes, I committed a copyright problem during my introduction to the Bafuliiru history, and I have been working relentlessly to get rid of that introduction. I’m still working on the intro portion where I copy Kikuyu’s old text. Thanks! EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 20:39, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Lulenge ↗ moved to draftspace



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:Hello there! I have added additional sources to the article, and it is ready for publication; however, I don’t see the “Submit your draft for review!” option. So what can I do after I add more information like citations, the history of the locality, and the recent conflicts that have haunted the region? EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 08:09, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation ↗: Lulenge ↗ (March 16)


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:Hello, Robert McClenon! I was unaware, but I appreciate you for notifying me. Is there any possibility of moving the article into the article space because I can’t see any option at my fingertips? EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 05:17, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
::User:EdwinAlden.1995 - What are you asking for? You created two copies of Lulenge ↗, one in draft space, and one in article space. The copy in draft space has been redirected to the copy in article space. What do you want? !!!!

Thank you



Hey thanks so much for all your contributions on African geography and history topics. Ive been seeing them on the new pages feed and I think we are blessed to have you here. Keep up the good work. jengod (talk) 19:09, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

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Thank you for your recent articles, including Lemera massacre ↗, which I read with interest. When you create an extensive and well referenced article, you may want to have it featured on Wikipedia's main page in the Did You Know section ↗. Articles included there will be read by thousands of our viewers. To do so, add your article to the list at T:TDYK ↗. This can be also done through this helpful user script: User:SD0001/DYK-helper. Let me know if you need help, <sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124;<span style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> reply here</span></sub> 05:38, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

:Hi @Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus
:I am trying to feature several works on Wikipedia’s main page in the ‘Did You Know’ section, such as Fally Ipupa ↗, South Kivu ↗, Bwito Chiefdom ↗, Stade des Martyrs ↗, Walungu Territory ↗, Kaziba Chiefdom ↗, Ngweshe Chiefdom ↗, and more. However, I am struggling with how to start, particularly when it comes to adding these articles to the ‘Did You Know’ section. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 05:03, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
::Try using the SD001 DYK helper script, it gives you a pop up window with some items to fill and you are done. <sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124;<span style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> reply here</span></sub> 06:30, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
:::Thanks! @Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 07:26, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

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:Hello! @Tails Wx, thanks for the review. I truly appreciate your kind words and positive feedback. I'm glad you found the content satisfactory. Thanks once again for recognizing my efforts EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 14:21, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
::No problem. :) Happy editing! <span style="background:#FFDF00;color:#0000FF">'''Tails'''</span> <span style="color: orange">'''Wx'''</span> (they/them ↗) 16:49, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

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Tacyarg (talk) 17:07, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

:Hi @Tacyarg, thanks a ton for the props! Glad you liked the article. Your feedback keeps me going. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 17:23, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

New project for you



Hi @EdwinAlden.1995, it's my turn to offer you a project to sink your teeth into. I stumbled across this page ↗, and as you can see, it's a disaster. The history section is barely referenced, and I was about to delete most of it, when I thought of you. Let me know if you'd be interested to work on it, otherwise, I'll probably just delete all unreferenced content and reduce it to bare bones. Cheers! Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 03:32, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

:Greetings, @Revirvlkodlaku, although my acquaintance with Caribbean music ↗ is limited, the Kassav page has been a focal point of my works. I've also experienced the same issues you mentioned earlier. Thanks for the suggestion; I will do my best to enhance its references forthwith. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 08:40, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

::Thanks @EdwinAlden.1995, I look forward to working on the project with you. Will you please let me know once you're done with it, so I can proofread it? Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 14:02, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi @Revirvlkodlaku, you got it. I’ll shoot you a message when I’m finished with the article. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 19:20, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

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Greetings!

is there a way to contact you outside Wikipedia?

congratulations for the quality contributions! DejiJJ (talk) 09:30, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

:Hi @DejiJJ, sorry for the delay and thanks for the props! The best way to reach me is through my email: frankjonesskinner.2000@gmail.com EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 00:23, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
::Hey @DejiJJ, sorry for the late reply, bud. Thanks for pointing that out! You can easily reach me through my email, though I might respond a bit late sometimes.
::My email: kamuju.2001@gmail.com EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 19:17, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

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:Hi @Florificapis, Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I had initially intended to clean up the article and remove the AI-generated content, but I have been swamped with other ongoing projects. I am forever grateful for your help in spotting and removing the AI-generated content. I will review the article and make the necessary revisions.
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::Thanks for fixing this! You have already done a great job. Once the awkward AI language is fixed, then the article should look quite good. Florificapis (talk) 12:12, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

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Thanks for all of your work on the Verckys ↗ page. (And why doesn't "Verckys" link to it, for someone always known by just one name? There's another needed fix!) It was much needed, and the page looks much better. I did a little a few years ago, but you have done much much more. Sullidav (talk) 12:25, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hi @Sullidav! Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. I'm glad the page looks better now. Good eye on the missing link, I'll get that sorted. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 07:16, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

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I hope this is not too informal, but thank you for all your work on articles pertaining to the DRC and M23. It's nice to see others so involved in expanding articles significantly! <3

I just now expanded the M23's motivations for fighting since the renewed 2022 offensive ↗ and wanted your input per your experience and expertise. Furthermore, the number of articles analyzing their motives could warrant significant expansion to this section.

Furthermore, I am working on history and development of a new rebel group in Ituri ↗. If you find it interesting, help developing the draft for eventual creation would be amazing! JulDer Wiki (talk) 18:24, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

:@JulDer Wiki, thanks for kinds words. I'll chime in and add more information once I've gathered all my sources. You did well in underlining that M23's claims of fighting for Banyamulenge rights are unfounded, since anti-Tutsi sentiment is not the root of the current crisis. As noted in "The Resurgence of the M23: Regional Rivalries, Donor Policy, and a Stalled Peace Process ↗"'','' the report contradicts the Rwandan government and M23's narrative that the rebellion arose in response to anti-Tutsi violence and FARDC–FDLR collaboration. It argues that "the rise of the M23 has actually intensified these phenomena" and that "M23 has exacerbated the very problems it cites, rather than emerging because of them". Even during the follow-up meeting in October 2019, the group didn't mention anti-Tutsi sentiment. What they negotiated was a roadmap lifting arrest warrants for their leaders, releasing detained members, and reintegrating eligible fighters into FARDC and the National Park Service. As you also noted on the "Motives of M23" subheading, M23 regularly invokes anti-Tutsi rhetoric to mask other motivations and divert attention from their own abuses and war crimes. In July 2020, M23 fighters clashed with FARDC, killing three people. Then in October 2020, an M23 delegation: Lawrence Kanyuka (political advisor/spokesman), Bosco "Castro" Mberabagabo (security and intelligence), and Benjamin Mbonimpa (executive secretary), traveled to Kinshasa. They waited months for engagements and eventually met Interior Minister Gilbert Kankonde, who requested $1.3 million from the presidency to support their "surrender" within nine months. At no point did they mention anti-Tutsi grievances. So did they tell Kinshasa about these alleged anti-Tutsi issues, or were they simply pursuing their own interests? They spent nearly a year in the capital, left, and still never made such claims, until suddenly this year. I could elaborate further, but I'll develop it properly once I have all the materials and time to work on it. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 00:14, 11 December 2025 (UTC)
::@EdwinAlden.1995 Of course---it is always nice to see someone with interests as aligned with one's own! You make a good point. It seems like the international eye has always been on the focused on M23's extraction of minerals in the region, yet Rwanda has always stalled with rhetoric about FARDC-FDLR collaboration as you mention. M23's shift in argumentation could very well come from internal tactics suggested by Rwanda or simply learning from Rwandan diplomatic tactics, but it seems like the expert community is mostly uninterested in how the M23 is justifying its offensive, especially in the face of the US shrouding the conflict is toothless peace agreements.
::Please do contribute as you see fit---a second eye on these less covered topics is always good. JulDer Wiki (talk) 05:16, 11 December 2025 (UTC)

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This ↗ edit went through the original points of the intro and updated it across the board. Many thanks. Buckshot06 (talk) ↗ 19:12, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
:Any data on individual Forces Terrestres units that you come across, if you were able to flag it to me, that would be very welcome. Buckshot06 (talk) ↗ 19:14, 17 December 2025 (UTC)

Wenge Musica



Hi @EdwinAlden.1995, are you doing a major expansion of Wenge Musica? Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 09:25, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

:@Revirvlkodlaku, yes, I'm working on expanding the article and it shouldn't take too long. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 09:42, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
::Sounds good, let me know when you are done, so I can review it 🧐 Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 09:45, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@Revirvlkodlaku, I have just completed the expansion of Wenge Musica's article, and it's ready for your review. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 14:08, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
Hello my friend, I have two queries for you regarding this page:
# User:MudjonaDobbs has recently made two edits to the page that appear to randomly change the membership list (as seen here ↗ and here ↗). This user has previously made edits to pages that you've worked on, so I'm curious to know what your experience has been like with them. Would you say their contributions have mostly been legitimate/neutral, or do they have a penchant for disruptiveness?
# Speaking of the membership list, are all the names on it verified, per your research?
Cheers! Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 08:52, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

:Hi @Revirvlkodlaku, I appreciate you bringing this to my attention since I wasn't aware of it. The band members he added to the membership list of the lead section template were indeed legitimate members, but I don't understand the reason for removing other members just to replace them with people who were not listed in the lead section template when those additional names could have been included in the "Band members" section instead. Seems to me he is trying to prioritize certain well-known musicians in the lead section. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 13:28, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
::Fair enough. The user may have good intentions, and a lack of experience could be the cause of their fumbling edits. Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 18:25, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Hi. I was hoping to get a little help moving the page from "M'bilia Bel" to "Mbilia Bel", as the current title contains a misspelling. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 15:18, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
::::Hi @EdwinAlden.1995, I tried, but it looks like that would fall under technical requests. Have you tried WP:RM ↗? Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 15:50, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
:::::I haven't really tried it yet, and I don't even know how the process works. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 15:55, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
::::::@EdwinAlden.1995, it's fairly simple: just add the request here: WP:RM#Uncontroversial technical requests ↗. Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 15:58, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

Franco Luambo



I also wanted to let you know that I'll be starting work on Franco Luambo shortly, so keep an 👁️ out for my edits, as I'll likely have questions for you 🧐 Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 08:54, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you!
::Hi {{u|EdwinAlden.1995}}, I notice that the name OK Jazz is sometimes spelled in this manner and other times as "O.K. Jazz". I think that should be standardized according to the more common spelling. Cheers! Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 12:36, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Hi @Revirvlkodlaku, thanks for catching that. The band's original name was "''OK Jazz''", which is sometimes written as "O.K. Jazz" in certain sources, but the simplified spelling "''OK Jazz''" refers to the same band during its earlier period. They adopted the name "''TPOK Jazz''" in 1971, which remained their established and widely recognized name until they disbanded. For me, since "''TPOK Jazz''" reflects the band's long-standing identity and is the version most commonly associated with their legacy, it makes sense to prioritize "TPOK Jazz" when we are talking about the band today. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 16:09, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
::::{{u|EdwinAlden.1995}}, I'm actually referring to something different: The alternate spellings "OK Jazz" and "O.K. Jazz". Which one is standard, and should we equalize it throughout the article? Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 19:49, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
{{Outdent|::::}}Oh that is OK Jazz EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 06:28, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
:All done! Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 03:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::Thanks for lending me a hand. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 04:28, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::You're very welcome :) Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 15:06, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::::Btw, there is one more clarification required—following the sentence "Some publications, such as '':The New Yorker ↗'', referred to it only as "an illness believed to be AIDS"." Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 15:06, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
{{Outdent|::::}}Yes, ''the New Yorker ↗'' article "The Death of Simaro Lutumba Closes a Chapter of Congolese Music ↗" referred to the illness more cautiously as "an illness believed to be AIDS". EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 22:27, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
:{{u|EdwinAlden.1995}}, I think you misunderstood the comment I added in reference to the required clarification, but I've explained it in my most recent edit summary ↗ (sorry for the revert). Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 04:19, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

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New user rights



Howdy hello! I see that you are a prolific creator of clean articles and have thus given you the WP:AUTOPATROL ↗ right. That may mean that your articles no longer get rated by others (or get rated more slowly), but you already know how to add the relevant WikiProjects, and you are free to ''responsibly'' self rate based on the rating criteria. I've also thrown in WP:PCR ↗, as basically anyone who can handle autopatrolled is qualified to be review PC. Keep up the good work! <b style="color:#6a1f7f">CaptainEek</b> <sup><i style="font-size:82%; color:#a479e5">Edits Ho Cap'n!</i></sup>⚓ ↗ 06:02, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

:Hi @CaptainEek, many thanks! This means more than I can say, and I was genuinely surprised to see this come my way. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 06:14, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
:Hello again. I still don't know how to review article myself after creating it, which is why I usually write articles and ask other Wikipedians to review them before publication. I would appreciate any guidance on this, especially since I plan to contribute many articles to the DRC WikiProject, which currently has many topics that need attention. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 14:42, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

Kivu conflict



Hello, I just wanted to let you know that I worked on the Eastern Congo offensives (2009–2012) ↗ article. It was originally the 2009 Eastern Congo offensive, but I looked into it and realized there were multiple successive offensives that were all related to each other. I thought it would make sense to have one article for all of them, that fills the gap between the August-October 2008 North Kivu offensives and the M23 rebellion starting in the spring of 2012. If you think that anything needs to be added to it, feel free. Romanov loyalist (talk) 13:40, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

:Just saw your message now. No problem at all, and thank you for all the effort you put into expanding the article. I'll try to go through it once I finish the workload I currently have. EdwinAlden.1995 (talk) 08:05, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Revert on La Sape article



Hi @EdwinAlden.1995 - you made a revert on my deletion of names on the La Sape article. According to Wikipedia rules, a list of notable people has to include notable people. Please remove your revert. Jjazz76 (talk) 17:49, 29 June 2026 (UTC)