Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Limited recognition

Islamic Emirate of Somalia

Why does this wikiproject not cover this page? just wondering. JaxsonR (talk) 23:25, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Hi User:JaxsonR, longstanding consensus is that quasi-states and rebel groups that may control some territory but are typically not regarded as state entities by reliable sources and/or rebel forces that emerged in ongoing civil wars where the territorial situation may change too rapidly should not be listed at List of states with limited recognition. As such, Al-Shabaab / the Islamic Emirate of Somalia would not be considered a state. We did not list ISIS as a state with limited recognition for the same reasons.

The name "Islamic Emirate of Somalia" also suggests that they would be ineligible for similar reasons to why the Taliban / Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was ultimately never listed as an unrecognized or partially recognized country, as each country in the world still recognizes an "Afghanistan" and the recognition dispute is over which government is regarded as the legitimate one, which is different from a state-like entity emerging and claiming to be a separate country.

 Vanilla  Wizard 💙 16:20, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Okay, I understand. JaxsonR (talk) 16:58, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Requested Move at Talk:Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria#Requested move 12 March 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria#Requested move 12 March 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. — EarthDude (Talk) 22:11, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria#Requested move 12 March 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria#Requested move 12 March 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. GuesanLoyalist (talk) 04:32, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Sources for the flag of the Republic of Benin (1967)

Hi. Do anyone have any source for whether the flag used in the infobox of the Republic of Benin (1967) (former Nigerian break-away state), actually existed. It very much seems to be just copy of the flag of Biafra, and the only source I can find are various internet forums like FOTW, which should not be trusted as sources, the same way Wikipedia alone can not be seen as a source of its own. I tried to bring the issue before on the article for the flag itself, which was since deleted (for the lack of sources), but I was basically just told that "it probably exists, but African sources aren't widely available". I personally disagree with that view point, since we can not run the encyclopedia on the view that "sources are somewhere out there but can't be accessed at the moment", and we should be especially critical on topics like this, which can easly slip under the radar, especially considering there were other cases of fake obscure flags being used in the infoboxes for years without deduction. So, I wanna ask, if maybe someone can verify if this flag is real or fake. Thank you. Artemis Andromeda (talk) 22:40, 24 July 2026 (UTC)