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Sarah777Talk of Rochefortbridge has been moved to the bottom of the page. Talking is Good* User:Bastun (Talk | History) * User:Ben W Bell (Talk | History) * User:DSRH (Talk | History) * User:Djegan (Talk | History) * User:Fenian Swine (Talk | History) * User:Flowerpotman (Talk | History) * User:Hollywood X (Talk | History) * User:Jdorney (Talk | History) * User:Konvicted-07 (Talk) * User:MartinRobinson (Talk | History) * User:Picapica (Talk | History) * User:Red King (Talk | History) * User:Sarah777 (Talk | History) * User:Sony-youth (Talk | History) * User:Taramoon (Talk | History) Re: North KillineyI did read the article talk page. Here is the note that I left for User:padraig3uk concerning deletion of the nonsense tag:
The appropriate way to handle this for deletion is through either a prod or an AFD. Please do not add back the nonsense tag. In my opinion, since this may be a hoax, an AFD would be a good way to capture comments related to a hoax. — ERcheck (talk) 15:11, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Please stopThe information added by this edit needs to be removed, please stop adding it back. One Night In Hackney303 00:26, 1 May 2007 (UTC) When you remove a block of comments like that (including one of mine), an explanation of some sort would be in order, don't you think? And I added it back ONCE; "keep" implies more than once. (Sarah777 00:46, 1 May 2007 (UTC))
Proxy BombI have just raised your eidts to this article on WP:ANI. 19:37, 1 May 2007 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by One Night In Hackney (talk • contribs)
Edit summariesSarah please use edit summaries properly please. thanks!--Vintagekits 19:41, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
Ringsend PeopleWhy did you remove People from Ringsend section. How exactly is it inappropriate ? Djln The reason I removed them is that I thought they were not notable. I never heard of them and whoever added them gave no indication as to why they are notable. Regards (Sarah777 22:50, 2 May 2007 (UTC))
Image:IMGHollyfort_4610w.jpg listed for deletionAn image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:IMGHollyfort_4610w.jpg, has been listed at Misplaced Pages:Images and media for deletion. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. BigrTex 22:31, 7 May 2007 (UTC) It is "orphaned and obsolete" according to the citation. That sounds like a good reason to put it down! Kill it!(Sarah777 00:48, 8 May 2007 (UTC)) I notice I've called Hollyford "Hollyfort" - another reason to zap it. (Sarah777 00:52, 8 May 2007 (UTC)) Mind you, it's actually better than the version in the article; really shows - you just can't get good help these days. (Sarah777 00:55, 8 May 2007 (UTC)) R710 roadHi there, I don't understand why you have removed the precision from the length of the R710 road in the 'R710 road' article. If a road section is 6.8km, why can't 6.8km be used instead of 7km? I understand that there is probably some kind of[REDACTED] policy at play here that I don't know about, but surely less granular information (when the information is available at a given accuracy) is a disimprovement? Could you please explain to me your rationale for reverting my changes? Merlante 12:52, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
British IslesSarah, you really need to calm down. You're discussing content with British editors while persistently making offensive and irrelevant remarks (stating that the British are worse than the Nazis, and calling them the Brutish and so on) furthermore you're using the word "troll" when they rise to you bait. Edits like these , , are uncivilised and have no place on Misplaced Pages. I, and probably others, have a lot of sympathy for your point of view but this really isn't an acceptable way to communicate it.--Lo2u 20:30, 18 May 2007 (UTC) Lo2u; Firstly, I am calmness personified. It's the pushers of the imperial nomenclature who are getting upset - I have not once complained about their abusive language. Secondly, please read what I said; I said not that "the British are worse than the Nazis" but that Britain aka The British Empire is worse than the Third Reich. Simple statement of fact. That doesn't necessarily make the average Englishman today any worse than the average German circa 1939, does it? So Lo2u, if you want to help, please point out that their attempts to include Ireland in "The British Isles" is offensive. Thank you. (Sarah777 21:34, 18 May 2007 (UTC)) It may be offensive but if the term exists and is in common use there is inevitably going to be an article on it and the only thing that would change that would be if it were to drop out of use. If there's documented evidence that the term causes offence (and there is) the article should say that, so I've no doubt it was a mistake to take out the references to controversy - and I'm sure they'll be put back in. Nevertheless, it would be very easy for you to explain your objections to the contents of the article without repeatedly and explicitly comparing Britain unfavourably with the Nazis. Please try to understand that whether it is your intention or not, people will find that very provocative. --Lo2u 22:40, 18 May 2007 (UTC) Lo, how can I explain this inoffensively? I detest and object to the word "British" because the British Empire was an Empire worse than Nazi Germany. That is why I find trying to include Ireland in something called the "British Isles" so offensive. Whether you agree or not, whether you like it or not, whether it provokes some people or not, that is my position. If folk want to try and argue that the British Empire was not worse than the Third Reich; then that is something I will forcefully contest. What you ask is that I forsake FACT for the sake of politeness. No can do. I could completely ignore the issue of "Britishness" on Wiki, and would, if some editors were not trying to impose that name on my country which sacrificed a lot for freedom from "the British Empire" and the right to be NOT British - in any sense. (Sarah777 23:04, 18 May 2007 (UTC)) I understand what you're saying, and I think I understood it before. You won't agree with me but I also think there are more diplomatic ways of saying the things you would want to say. "The term British Isles is offensive because the Britain is worse than the Nazis" isn't an argument that will win you any friends because you limit your support to those who agree with the second part - nobody else on the talk page as far as I can tell. More importantly, I've looked through the whole of that talk page (but haven't found time for the archives) and all I've really learnt is that you hate the terms "British" and "British Isles". What I'm wondering is what you're actually trying to do. Do you want a deletion of the page with redirect to either "Britain and Ireland" or "United Kingdom", a total deletion, a much shortened article saying the term's offensive (like this one) or some sort of drastic redefinition? And I really would be interested to know. --Lo2u 23:32, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
People have explained repeatedly why the term "Britain and Ireland" isn't appropriate so I'm not going to bother. However, you don't seem to be engaging in any sort of meaningful content dispute, instead you're warring on the talk pages. "Britain is worse than the Nazis" (or Stalin, the Khmer Rouge, Satan or whatever) is just an analogy, not a reason why Britain is bad. Even if it were true (and repeatedly inserting the work "fact" everywhere doesn't make it so) the Nazis have nothing to do with why you hate the British Empire and there's no need to mention them any more than there's reason to mention any of those other things. If you want to make a difference rather than score points on the talk page, the way to do that is to show that "Britain and Ireland" is an alternative to the current title. If you've decided that can't be done, I don't know why you're bothering to continue the discussion.--Lo2u 12:55, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Sarah, as an outside observer, I find that your comments about Nazis, "British" cultural identity, etc., are unhelpful to any meaningful discussion regarding the article. Please keep your opinions about the behavior of the British Empire to the proper Misplaced Pages pages or to yourself. The article has already been clearly marked with the controversy about the naming of the islands, the majority of the world calls it the British Isles (Misplaced Pages is not central to one English speaking country), and the term "British Isles" is not offensive per se as the name is historical. Illuminatedwax 02:17, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
RochfortbridgeHello folks, I didn't spot this earlier. You should add comments at the end of the page rather than the top - it's where we expect to find them! I've moved them down. Regards (Sarah777 10:35, 19 May 2007 (UTC)) I have made an edit to http://en.wikipedia.org/Rochfortbridge as part of the actual history of the village. I have a problem that meybe you can help. every time i edit this page it is reverted or re-edited and it is all done by one user. that user has used several different usernames and used different IP addresses with the result that I am the one always banned as a vandal. if you have a spare few minutes just look back at this site and you will see that was I that expanded it firstly from a meger stub. then i set up my own wiki. and every time i enter my wiki as a link or undo vandalous edits to the site I created, I get scallded. when all is said and done, almost all of this sites content is my work but I get banned most often as a vandal. just look for yourself. I am Denisponeill - new user name EarlofBelvedere always the same IP address - thanks in advance - PS the site I lint to is http://rochfortbridge.wetpaint.com if you want to validate my authenticity - denisponeill@eircom.net
Hi Sarah777, you stopped your review of the page just a little too soon, the user Wikidrone 20000 was then using the name Thomas 999 or unsigned in edits then was banned as user Wikidrone 2000 so, added a zero on yet another account and started fresh. I have been using the same username and IP address since i expanded the wiki. at this point, due to edits, ALL the text in the article History section was written by me. continue from where you left off if you do get a chance. As with a lot of things in this world it is often the person that starts a good idea that gets shoved aside. Please continue from your last stop and then you will see the vandalism at work. OK. Tomorrow! I'm up to my neck in alligators in another row right now!!(Sarah777 00:03, 30 May 2007 (UTC)) Rochfortbridge (2)Well folks, I followed this saga from the start to January 14th 2006 and stopped from exhaustion! Denis, with all due respect, you seem to have difficulty conforming to some necessary Wiki standards.
Remarks like that should never be placed in the body of an article; add to the comment when making a change or put in the Talk Page. “The town is also home to Christo Bradley” Only NOTABLE people can be mentioned; those who have a Wiki article about them or who have many hits on Google, for example. At the very least you should explain why someone is notable if his notability is contested. “The following text taken from the book "Earl of Belvedere" by Denis O'Neill, Gaulstown. (Poet and Playwright of national acclaim). all information below is accurate and can be verified by the author.” Again, this has no place in the body of the article. If you have written such a book it should be referenced; publisher, ISBN number etcetera. The interesting history which you posted extensively was deleted because it lacked any references. “can be verified by the author” is not a reference. You must cite published sources, preferably at the point in the text where the facts are given. “The oldest recorded family name still living in the parish is that of the O'Neills, formerly High Kings of all Ireland (for a world record breaking dynasty of over 900 years), the O'Neills in the parish can be traced back to Eoghan Ruadh O'Neill, who gave assistance to sir Richard Tyrrell during the battle of Tyrrellspass in 1597. of course the family name itself traces back to Millesius, son of an Egyptian Pharaoh who proclaimed his dominion over the land he called "the Isle of destiny" about 7000BC “ Again this was unreferenced and reads to me very like invention; all the more reason your edits are being reverted when you supply no acceptable references. A further concern: Denisoneill (Talk | contribs) at 14:07, January 10, 2007 – you removed wikify and cleanup tags Revision as of 01:16, January 12, 2007 – you removed very justified wikify tag Revision as of 01:29, January 14, 2007 - you removed equally appropriate cleanup tag
ArchivingI set you up an automagic archive. Each archive will be 100kb long, and then it will go to the next archive. The first archive page is User talk:Sarah777/Archive 1, and can grow untill it is a little longer than this page right now. Messages more than 1 month hold are being archived. Does that work? Hipocrite - «Talk» 12:37, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
StratfordAnswered here. ww2censor 14:14, 19 May 2007 (UTC) Stratford, also known as Stratford-on-Slaney, is a small village on the River Slaney in West Wicklow in Ireland. - 14:25, May 19, 2007 Ww2censor
Awww ...... Sarah! Where's your "natural empathy with the UNDERDOG"? :'( --sony-youth 22:36, 26 May 2007 (UTC) If the dog is suffering, 'tis kinder to put him out of his misery! (Sarah777 22:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC))
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Cram schoolFrom the article: "Cram schools (also known as crammers) are specialized schools that train their students to meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities." Sounds to me like it fits the bill. Lapsed Pacifist 16:39, 27 May 2007 (UTC) I would consider it more of an informal term than slang. While they wouldn't use it themselves, I don't regard it as pejorative, and I can't think of a better description. Lapsed Pacifist 10:36, 29 May 2007 (UTC) Jane Davis, Daniel Barrett et alThe following, sourced from ] with/without additional internet sourced confirmation, are no longer extant on the relevant Wikipage while dead Welsh Guards continue to be listed. . At that time the victims of the Birmingham pub bombings were listed ; I personally could not list one set of victims without listing the other. Aatomic1 11:05, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
GrognardisticI have to ask, what does grognardistic mean? Dear User:1-555-confide, I have often wondered that myself! Haven't a clue; but you can call yerself one after you've done 2,000 edits...and you can give yourself a cute little medal! (Sarah777 22:54, 28 May 2007 (UTC)) Thanks!Hi Sarah777, thanks for the words of support. Not intimidated by Bastun at all, but I did made a decision in the past not to be involved in a situation where personal attacks are involved. Although I have never been involved with Bastun but once, over some minor edit on Croke Park, there was a tendency there with him to take a hostile posture too. Also, I have witnessed some of his personal attacks with other editors. Otherwise I am not completely off the BI page.Gold♣heart 14:36, 29 May 2007 (UTC) Hi Gold - yes, that seems to be his style; he's at it again on the BI talkpage in relation to a proposed solution I had to the impossibility of getting agreement from the British editors on the issue. The The British Isles and Ireland. (Sarah777 15:06, 29 May 2007 (UTC))
Proposal: Variants of the abolished NI Flag in Template:Country data Northern IrelandHi, you might want to voice your opinion in a proposal I made in Template talk:Country data Northern Ireland#Request for edit. As the discussion has been going on and the page is quite cluttered, here my proposal in short:
The defenders of the abolished flag argue that this flag is still used in context with the Commonwealth Games. I think that the inclusions of variants is the first practical step in discontinuing the use of the abolished flag in articles about biographies and international organisations (like the european parties). AFAIK, a map tag is already in use in articles about NI geography; this map symbol was never intended to be used as an icon, and I think the usage of Image:Alliance ni flag.png looks better. I would welcome your input to this debate greatly. Kind regards, Dingo 05:08, 30 May 2007 (UTC) (currently anonymous) 3RRSarah, you have breached the 3RR on Britain and Ireland. Whether you agree or disagree with the early closure of the AFD on The British Isles and Ireland, the fact is that it was closed. If you belive the closure was out of process, vandalism, or whatever, then WP:DRV is designed for precisely that purpose. Recreation of deleted articles is not permitted without going through DRV. Bastun 00:50, 30 May 2007 (UTC) Britain and Ireland was NOT closed. It was repeatedly blanked, which is vandalism. there is no limit on reverting manifest vandalism. Are you seriously saying that if I were to delete the "British Isles" article or redirect it to "Mongolia" that it couldn't be reverted? The policies I've read say that vandalism is reversible. On occasion someone puts in "Jack Smith is the King of Tallaght" or whatever; and keeps putting it back maybe half a dozen times - I just keep reverting. That's what you do with vandalism. And, the deletion of The British Isles and Ireland was vandalism too. Follow the procedure; what are you all afraid of? (Sarah777 00:57, 30 May 2007 (UTC))
Sarah777 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log)) Request reason: (1)gross, deliberate breach of WP:AFD policy and procedures by User:Ben W Bell whose deletion was vandalism; my reverts were of vandalism - I was fully prepared to abide by due process - there is no limit to the number of times vandalism can be reverted;(2)biased administration that fails to enforce the policy as laid down, User talk:SqueakBox continued re-inserting the vandalism and breached the 3RR yet no action taken; (3) hysterical abuse by User:sony-youth (which persists after the block) indicates gross prejudice and abusive language by several others and combined with their ignoring of due process as laid out by Wiki policy means this whole thing was effectively a kangaroo court; no rules followed - except be myself, who was blocked.(Sarah777 07:11, 30 May 2007 (UTC)) Decline reason: reason —No. Stop trolling and wait out your block. ⇒ SWATJester 07:22, 30 May 2007 (UTC) If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked. That template doesn't look right but I don't know how to fix it (Sarah777 07:20, 30 May 2007 (UTC)) Sarah, this was a content dispute and SqueakBox's edits were not vandalism. Just two points of view collided, and edit war erupted instead of peaceful discussion. Revert wars aren't helpful, they disrupt the project, that's why we treat such violations so strictly. Please calm down and try not to take this situation personally. When your block expires, please resort to dispute resolution instead of simply undoing other users' edits. MaxSem 07:25, 30 May 2007 (UTC) Max, I'm perfectly cool...in fact more so than most of my assailants. Please read the tone and content of the reaction after I created the new article. Squeak DID breach the 3RR - why no action? (He also deleted my notes on his and the article talkpages pointing that out). And it explicitly states that I am allowed to request a lift of the block - which is what I'm doing! I wonder if I undertook to never mention/edit/think of the B***ish Isles again for six months would that get me unblocked? (Sarah777 07:37, 30 May 2007 (UTC))
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