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::::I have owned this laptop since 2007 (it's a venerable antique). I've been at Wikipedia since April 2008, how come we haven't met before now?--[[User:Jeanne boleyn|Jeanne Boleyn]] ([[User talk:Jeanne boleyn#top|talk]]) 15:30, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
::::I have owned this laptop since 2007 (it's a venerable antique). I've been at Wikipedia since April 2008, how come we haven't met before now?--[[User:Jeanne boleyn|Jeanne Boleyn]] ([[User talk:Jeanne boleyn#top|talk]]) 15:30, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
:::::I've seen you on Giacomo's page, and you have surely seen me there. Besides, I'm a bit protean. You may have chatted with Bishzilla, Darwinbish, or other, uh, [[socks|family members]]. They don't tell me all their business. [[User:Bishonen|Bishonen]] | [[User talk:Bishonen|talk]] 15:44, 30 April 2011 (UTC).
:::::I've seen you on Giacomo's page, and you have surely seen me there. Besides, I'm a bit protean. You may have chatted with Bishzilla, Darwinbish, or other, uh, [[socks|family members]]. They don't tell me all their business. [[User:Bishonen|Bishonen]] | [[User talk:Bishonen|talk]] 15:44, 30 April 2011 (UTC).

What's rollback? [[User:GoodDay|GoodDay]] ([[User talk:GoodDay|talk]]) 22:53, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


== [[Miami Showband killings]] ==
== [[Miami Showband killings]] ==

Revision as of 22:53, 30 April 2011

Hello Jeanne boleyn, and Welcome to Wikipedia!

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Happy editing! The Ogre (talk) 14:04, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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This talk page is also known as the WikiBlitz Club, as I am hoping to attract all the hip, gear editors and malchicks to come and post amusing comments here. While I shall act as hostess and resident DJ, my colleague GoodDay will be responsible for providing the dancing boys and girls in the cages suspended from the Art-Deco ceiling. The music is eclectic- anything from Gregorian chants, Richard Wagner, Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Mozart, The Big Bopper, Small Faces, Yolanda Be Cool, Van McCoy, Kyu Sakamoto, Andrea True Connection, Johnny Cash, Motown, The Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, Cockney Rebel, Haysi Fantayzee, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Lady Gaga, Stiff Little Fingers, Visage, The Doors, Bay City Rollers, TSOP, Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, Slade, The Sweet, Undertones, Santana, Jerry Reed, Van Morrison, Les Dudek, Deep Purple, Lene Lovich, Joy Division, Los Lobos, Communards, Pet Shop Boys, and Kate Bush will be played. The dress code is fluid; any type of fashion ranging from Roman togas, medieval halberks and cote-hardies to farthingales and ruffs; the Regency dandy, Mod, hippie, punk, goth, grunge; 1960s minis, glam rock-style lamé flared trousers and platforms, New Romantic pirate shirts and quiffs, expensive haute-couture is permissible. The club's official mascot is Anne Boleyn, which should serve as a reminder to patrons not to lose one's head whilst drinking our delightful concoctions prepared by our chief bartender Jack Forbes, as a host of dire consequences are likely to follow as a result, such as mind-blowing hangovers, morning-after guilt, amnesia, crabs, and the Nine-Months Screw. One last thing, music and passion are always the fashion at WikiBlitz.

Rude IPs who post on this page are wasting their time as I shall not read nor reply to their posts. Only registered users and polite IPs will be acknowledged. As for trolls, the bouncers will toss them out of my club. We also have a Roman Catholic priest on the premises to bless the drinks as well as provide moral security. Template:Archive box collapsable



Physical violence is the first and only response for the hopelessly inarticulate, verbal violence is the first response of the true coward- Jeanne Boleyn, May 2009

Rest in peace, Titch. Your acts of kindness will never be forgotten True friendship never dies, it merely succors and comforts the spirit as we inexorably proceed towards the blue light of our own eternity. The second anniversary of your sad departure has not been overlooked.

Zodiac sign: Taurus (Money, Money, Money)

30 April birthdays: Queen Mary II of England in 1662 (Julian), King Philip III of France in 1245 (Julian), Queen Juliana of Holland in 1909, Anne of Gloucester in 1383 (Julian), Barbara of Austria in 1539 (Julian), Louise of Lorraine, Queen of France in 1553 (Julian); Joachim Von Ribbentrop in 1893, US First Lady Mary Harrison in 1858; Cecily Lefort in 1900; Jacques-Louis David in 1748; Eve Arden in 1912, Cloris Leachman in 1926, Jill Clayburgh in 1944, Kirsten Dunst in 1982, Leslie Grantham in 1947; Amanda Palmer in 1976

song of the day for 30 April: Coin Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls

1 May birthdays: Calamity Jane in 1852, Toussaint Charbonneau in 1781 (husband of Sacajawea); Joanna Lumley in 1946, Glenn Ford in 1916, Danielle Darrieux in 1917, Cecilia Peck in 1958; Wilhelmina in 1940, Tanja Potocnik in 1977; Rita Coolidge in 1945, Judy Collins in 1939

song of the day for 1 May: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes by Crosby, Stills and Nash

2 May birthdays: Catherine II of Russia in 1729, King Louis IX of France in 1215 (Gregorian), King Edward II of England in 1284 (Gregorian), Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March in 1287 (Gregorian), Jeanne II of Artois in 1308 (Julian); Baron Manfred von Richtofen in 1892; Bianca Jagger in 1945; Lesley Gore in 1946, YuYu in 1976, Lily Allen in 1985; David Beckham in 1975

3 May birthdays: Cecily Neville in 1415 (Julian); Tatiana Tolstaya in 1951; Mary Astor in 1906; Mary Hopkin in 1950

4 May birthdays: Francoise Marie de Bourbon in 1677; US First Lady Julia Tyler in 1820

5 May birthdays: Anne Boleyn in 1501 (Julian), Empress Eugenie of France in 1826; Nellie Bly in 1867; Barbara Livi in 1973; Tammy Wynette in 1942, Mary Coughlan in 1956

6 May birthdys: Tony Blair PM in 1953; Anne Parillaud in 1960, Roma Downey in 1960

10 May birthdays: Suzanne de Bourbon in 1491 (Julian); John Wilkes Booth in 1838; Sid Vicious in 1957, Bono in 1960

Kick Over the Statues by The Redskins, Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2

17 May birthdays: Enya in 1961, Andrea Corr in 1974

18 May birthdays: Toyah Willcox in 1958

20 May birthdays: Cher in 1946

Anne Boleyn was born 5 May 1501 (Julian)
Queen Mary II of England was born 30 April 1662 (Julian)
Calamity Jane was born 1 May 1852
File:Empress Catherine The Great circa 1845 (George Christoph Grooth).JPG
Empress Catherine the Great was born 2 May 1729
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York was born 3 May 1415 (Julian)
Francoise Marie de Bourbon was born 4 May 1677
15 August 1998, date of the tragic Omagh Bombing
Kitsch or class?
Jeanne Boleyn, the WikiBlitz hostess
Time is on my side
Yes it is
File:Jeanneboleyn.jpg
Time waits for no one
Dublin 1986

Is this a private party or can anybody come?

Agnes Keith, Countess of Moray was the most powerful woman in Scotland in the 1560s. They say power is the strongest aphrodisiac

Talkback

Hello, Jeanne boleyn. You have new messages at Talk:Johnny Adair.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Keith Richards doppelganger

Doesn't this guy
File:Jranne and friend.JPG
look like Keith Richards?

Well presented

Congratulations on writing an interesting, informative and well presented article. The referencing would need improving to pass WP:GA. e.g. refs 6 & 7 are probably from here. It needs formating. The Taylor refs should be in the bibliography and referenced to that. As many as possible of the other references should be linked to their web source, so that readers can check for themselves. Biography of The Miami Showband and info on the killings (in External links) is a deadlink. Other than that it would probably pass, depending on the reviewer. Nevertheless, I have some suggestions to improve it. You are welcome to make the changes, or not. I won't be offended should you not take my advice, which is, after all, only an opinion. I would be happy to clarify or discuss any of the points made. You may want to move this somewhere, rather than clutter up your Talk page (also, I find editing your Talkpage really difficult). There's more to come. Not sure how urgent it is, but I'll do it when I can. btw. with all his experience, why didn't you ask GoodDay? "Giggle, giggle"

Intro

  • In general, I favour no in-line citations in the Lead section. This is because the Lead is/should be a summary of information contained in the rest of the article, which should (of course) be sufficiently referenced.
  • “which occurred” is unnecessary in the sentence “was a bombing and shooting attack which occurred on … “ and can be deleted.
  • The site of the killings should be defined. If Buskhill has no article with which to link, narrow it down to something like “Buskhill near foo, County Down” or “Buskill, a village about six miles (10 km) north of Newry, County Down”.
  • In the sentence “Three serving UDR soldiers later received life sentences after having been found guilty of perpetrating the killings.” - change “... perpetrating the killings.” to whatever the offence was of which they were found guilty (murder?).

The Miami Showband

  • No need for the pipelink in the first sentence. “... from their fans on both sides of the Irish border” is unambiguous.
  • Change “In late 1974, the Miami Showband's song Clap Your Hands and Stomp Your Feet (featuring O'Toole on lead vocals) was a big hit in Ireland, reaching #8 in the charts.” to “In late 1974, the Miami Showband's song Clap Your Hands and Stomp Your Feet (featuring O'Toole on lead vocals) reached number eight in the Irish charts.
  • Re: Dublin's Portmarnock Country Club - The BBC Style Guide (see False possessives) suggests that that phrasology is “to be avoided at all times."
  • “They were prepared to travel anywhere in Northern Ireland to perform live for the benefit and pleasure of their fans.” and, presumaby, for a few bob. Best to re-cast, otherwise they sound like potential saints. Also, they didn't restrict themselves to Northern Ireland, did they?

Political situation in Northern Ireland

  • “In 1968, the conflict known as "The Troubles" had begun in Northern Ireland.” Not sure of the tense implied here, but it should be saying “The conflict in Northern Ireland, known as "The Troubles", began in 1968.”

 Done

Davy Payne

Hi, I've uploaded a small pic. of Payne to Photobucket: http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy6/billsmith60/dpaynethumb.jpg and give permission for it to be used (not exclusive use) if you want to add it into the Wiki article on him. There's also one of David Fogel there, also grand for Wiki.

You can also see a pic. of our friend Billy Hanna here, though I've no proof it is him. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5e/11_UDR_Inspection.JPG/137px-11_UDR_Inspection.JPG regards, Billsmith60 (talk) 14:59, 29 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How bizarre. I had a weird feeling Hanna was in that pic. Which one is he?

Thank you for the photo link to Davy Payne. You're a big help, Bill.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 15:04, 29 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I assume Hanna is the soldier the officer is speaking to - that image came up yesterday when I was googling him. I've re-inserted the link to the Payne image. You're welcome re that article and the Glenanne Gang. Billsmith60 (talk) 13:50, 30 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I presume Hanna is the older guy in the photo seeing as he had been born in 1929; the other guys look much younger. Your suggestion to reword the Glenanne gang lead was an excellent one. Before it had implied that the name Glenanne gang was in use back in the 1970s which it obviously wasn't. As I explained in the article, the gang often claimed their attacks using the UVF's cover names such as Red Hand Commandoes or Protestant Action Force. Looking at the purported picture of Hanna, it's hard to imagine that someone so insignificant-looking was allegedly responsible for the biggest act of mass murder in Ireland's history. Diabolical.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 14:18, 30 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Reverting 'shonen?

Reverting little 'shonen? [Bishzilla is nonplussed. ] Little user Jeanne very brave. Foolhardy, even! [Bishzilla towers menacingly over little user Jeanne. ] bishzilla ROARR!! 15:00, 30 April 2011 (UTC).[reply]

[Bishonen yanks on Zilla's leash. ] Oh shut up Bishzilla! Accidental revert! Don't go round scaring people! Bishonen | talk 15:01, 30 April 2011 (UTC).[reply]
I was the acared party here. That's the problem with Rollback: once you hit it-even accidentally- you've passed the point of no return. I visualised a very lengthy punitive block for moi as a result of my uncontrollable laptop!--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 15:07, 30 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Mmm. You should have tried that laptop in 2008—09, when Bishzilla was admin! Then you would have been in deep shit and no error. (Oh no, I used a bad word! Banninate!) See Zilla's last action in the log, blocking an arbitrator? [1] Crazy old girl. It was admirable in a way, I suppose. (Or "foolhardy", haha.) I kept telling her, devouring him would have made less dramah. Bishonen | talk 15:24, 30 April 2011 (UTC).[reply]
I have owned this laptop since 2007 (it's a venerable antique). I've been at Wikipedia since April 2008, how come we haven't met before now?--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 15:30, 30 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I've seen you on Giacomo's page, and you have surely seen me there. Besides, I'm a bit protean. You may have chatted with Bishzilla, Darwinbish, or other, uh, family members. They don't tell me all their business. Bishonen | talk 15:44, 30 April 2011 (UTC).[reply]

What's rollback? GoodDay (talk) 22:53, 30 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I noticed the f-bomb mini dispute at ANI, which brought me to your talk page, where I noticed this article. I then read every word with rapt fascination and horror. What an excellent job you and your collaborators have done here. A look at your user page confirms what a fantastic contributor to Wikipedia you have been. I look forward to reading more of your articles, and I thank you. Cullen328 (talk) 15:47, 30 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It is I who wishes to thank you for your kind and generous praise. The Miami Showband article would have never achieved GA without the help of my collaborators, especially Daicaregos, who did so much of the copy-editing and reference-formatting. You might be interested in this article which I created a while back and keep adding to: Robin Jackson.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 16:04, 30 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]