Quality is important. We will not tolerate individuals who ignore our golden rules. The ban list will be updated regularly. Dr. Ligle

*******this is the third time we saw Qalbi-Adayg insulting other nomads. We have no choice but to ban this individual who made a habit out of afxumo and personal attacks *************

nomads, this was an unplanned outage caused by hard drive failure, the timing of which was not of our own choosing. Apologies for the inconvenience. we are still trying hammer out few glitches. Bare with us if you don't mind ...

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Nomads, we had a meltdown of our dedicated unit and recovery was tedious and not pleasant as so much of drive data was corrupted. Recovery from backup was arduous but now complete. Please do let us know if you are having problems with viewing certain sections, posting on some forums, reading your PM or user data (ratings, post count, etc). Asalamu Alaykum.

Our brother Macruuf went on a short trip to Nairobi. I skimmed through old threads from three individuals as per Macruuf's note to Admin and I must say I am disgusted. To those who have been taking advantage of Macruuf's situation, I am giving you a serious warning; please respect the tradition of SOL and stay civil. Attacking nomads, calling them names, mentioning clan names, using vulgarity or running around the forum with indecent conversation will not get you anything but a ban from SOL. Your insults and attacks will get reviewed no matter when. We keep checking old threads because we don't have the luxury of editing things live. The record is out there for us to review at a later time. Again nomads, please respect the forum and stop violating SOL rules. PS: The ban thread will be updated.

Layzie, Marcus, Faynuus, Nephtys please respect the rules of the website and quit making both direct and veiled personal attacks against one another. This silly war of words is getting out of control and is compromising forum quality. I will personally block all four usernames from SOL if the insults against other nomads don't stop. This is the last time I am going to give a warning on this pathetic "groupie" stuff. Kala xishooda oo ixtirimaaka isugu dedaala. Is jiid-jiidadka aan micnaha lahayn joojiya. Hadii aad khalad kala gasheen, fadlan isa saxa oo ku xarbiya inaydinaan xeerka SOL u degsan ka dul tilaabsan sidii ciyaalkii. NOTE: I am astounded to see grown-up nomads involved in the same silly "groupie" politics that we saw in the early 2000s. C'moon, this is 2008. Odeyaal iyo Habro sidii ilmo yar-yar isla ficiiltamaya waa ayaan darro. This topic is closed.

Nomads, please respect the rules of the website. No personal attack please. None will be tolerated. ********Didi Kong is banned from SOL for using vulgarity and insulting other nomads. *****

Ebyan and Wisdom_Seeker, you are both banned from SOL. You've brought your immature squabbles here more than once, and it is time to put it to an end. Good luck.

Guys, let us stop the insults and the childish name-calling. Don't bring your filthy language here please. Moderators are getting tired of grown-ups acting so childish everyday. If you don't respect the rules of the site, we will have no choice but to block your access to this site. It is not fair that we have to clean up your vulgar, ignorant comments when you clearly understand the rules of Somalia Online. Thank You.

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Canadian Friends of Somalia cordially invites to mark International Human Rights Day with us on Monday December 11, 2006 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. on Parliament Hill West Block (room 200). As you're all well aware, the possibility of an impeding crisis in Somalia requires an organized international response. This year's conference " Somalia - A Country Forgotten by the World" will focus on a range of crosscutting issues of interest and concern to various stakeholders in Canada. The Honorable Jack Layton, Senator Mobina Jaffer, and Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen his Excellency Dr. Abdulla Nasher, Rahim Jaffer, Chair of the national Conservative caucus, Hon. Martin Official Opposition Critic for Foreign Affairs will be joined by special guest speakers from the NGO community, Parliamentarians, and Somali leaders. (See invitation) We apologize for the late notice. Recognizing that this is a busy time of year, we would be very appreciative if you could join us and an estimated audience of 300 Diplomat, Government Representatives, NGOs representative, and Community member as we discuss this pressing issue. Some of the topics that this year's conference will address: Opportunities and Challenges of NGO's and IGO's in Fragile States Conflict Prevention and Resolution Somali Women in War and Peacemaking Religion and Peace-building, Innocence Lost The Effects of War on Children Role of Diaspora Community in Reconciliation/Reconstruction efforts Role of Media in War-making and Peace-keeping Canadian Role in Fragile States You will find enclosed an invitation. We ask that you RSVP at info@canadianfriendsofsomalia.org by December 8th, 2006 . You may reach us at (613) 878-1960 with questions. We hope that you and your colleagues will be able to join us on the 11th. Sincerely, Farah Aw-Osman President Canadian Friends of Somalia

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Private messages (pm) and the search function should be working fine. We had few issues of nomads complaining about a bug in the system which tells them that their inbox is full. Send your friends a pm and please confirm everything is working fine for you. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Naa soco waa edab darantahay. Listen Miss Kutub weyn, xijaab dheer. Didi Kong, please respect other nomads and stop the childish attacks and the namecalling. We will not tolerate your insults against other nomads. This is a warning.

Please stop the namecalling. We will not tolerate any childish insults on this forum. Please respect other nomads. This is a warning.

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