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(i) About your posts:
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- Contributions containing languages other than Somali and English may be removed
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If you fail to abide by these Community Rules when taking part in a ogaden.com community, you will be sent an email which informs you why your contribution has been refused or edited. This email will also include a warning that continuing to break the rules may result in action being taken against your account or accounts.
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