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Semi-protected edit request on 28 March 2024 (2)[edit]
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His ethnicity is actually Ethiopian-Yemeni, he's admitted to this once on his tiktok page. Jimmybingus (talk) 23:42, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You should provide a source on the legitimacy on his claim that he's Somali Jimmybingus (talk) 23:44, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: please read the article and the cited sources. M.Bitton (talk) 15:22, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Semi-protected edit request on 31 March 2024[edit]
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I need to correct the part of his ethnicity as it is incorrect I have the relevant sources for this correction InformedUser1 (talk) 23:14, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Jamedeus (talk) 02:08, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This guy is the O. J. Simpson of Japan, appeared all over major headlines in Japan, and still isn't on the Japanese Wikipedia? Why don't we create something about him there? MaghrebiFalafel (talk) 18:40, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
He is on the Japanese Wikipedia, it just hasn't been linked, I'll link it now RowanJ LP (talk) 14:15, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It was created and then deleted. See ja:Wikipedia:削除依頼/ジョニー・ソマリ, and check out Japanese wiki's relevant notability guidelines before proceeding. – robertsky (talk) 08:36, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Johnny Somali's discord server is monitoring this article[edit]
Is there any way to protect the article against biased edits from his fanbase?
Jimmybingus (talk) 16:38, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We semi-protected it for a year. RowanJ LP (talk) 15:41, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Semi-protected edit request on 12 April 2024[edit]
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He has stated numerous times that he is of Ethiopian (Oromo) and Yemeni descent. In this clip https://x.com/dlkadadkadiinta/status/1777549230900642273?s=46 he explains why he cosplays as a Somali American when in reality he is an American of mixed ancestry with immigrant parents. Atan alechew (talk) 20:40, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Also please note that Twitter/X is not a reliable source – a reliable, secondary source would benefit the validity of your request. Irltoad (talk) 20:52, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. GrayStorm(Talk|Contributions) 21:11, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
Not done: please read the article and the cited sources. M.Bitton (talk) 15:22, 29 March 2024 (UTC)