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:No prob. It was immediately clear what the situation was. Though now I feel like someone should make a lolcat of it: "Nationalistic Nationalists are Nationalistic" ;-) - <font face="comic sans ms"><b>[[User:Kathryn NicDhàna|<span style="color:#009">Kathryn NicDhàna</span>]]</b> [[User_talk:Kathryn NicDhàna|♫]]<font color="navy">♦</font>[[Special:Contributions/Kathryn_NicDhàna|♫]]</font> 18:59, 16 August 2009 (UTC) |
:No prob. It was immediately clear what the situation was. Though now I feel like someone should make a lolcat of it: "Nationalistic Nationalists are Nationalistic" ;-) - <font face="comic sans ms"><b>[[User:Kathryn NicDhàna|<span style="color:#009">Kathryn NicDhàna</span>]]</b> [[User_talk:Kathryn NicDhàna|♫]]<font color="navy">♦</font>[[Special:Contributions/Kathryn_NicDhàna|♫]]</font> 18:59, 16 August 2009 (UTC) |
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::Heh heh. Incidentally, if you want a laugh (or a head-desk moment), you should have a look at the book Romandrumanagh linked to, [http://books.google.com/books?id=QnDtohOe8-QC&dq=Roman+Cashel&source=gbs_navlinks_s ''The British Chronicle'' by David Hughes]. Fascinating the things people will write with a straight face, and find publishers for. --[[User:Nicknack009|Nicknack009]] ([[User talk:Nicknack009|talk]]) 20:13, 16 August 2009 (UTC) |
::Heh heh. Incidentally, if you want a laugh (or a head-desk moment), you should have a look at the book Romandrumanagh linked to, [http://books.google.com/books?id=QnDtohOe8-QC&dq=Roman+Cashel&source=gbs_navlinks_s ''The British Chronicle'' by David Hughes]. Fascinating the things people will write with a straight face, and find publishers for. --[[User:Nicknack009|Nicknack009]] ([[User talk:Nicknack009|talk]]) 20:13, 16 August 2009 (UTC) |
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in the article on the us natives i reverted an edit of another user, trying to restore an image, yet I accidently changed the infobox religions. |
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this was not my intention. i had copied the infobox of an earlier version, and, in a hurry, i took a wrong one. now it seems to be in order, all of it. |
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in any case, if i did anything wrong (and i believe you told me i did), then, for that i am sorry, |
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won't happen again, i can assure you |
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i am not a regular editor anyway, only occasionally when i feel i have to correct something, |
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greetings, |
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Wiki Surprize
You have won the Irish Wikipedians surprise draw!! Just leave a message on my talk page to receive the prize of USD 1,000,000 or EUR 638,442.37 or GBP 505,871.414 Markreidyhp 07:05, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
- Go raibh maith agat! Damn, I knew this lucrative business of writing articles on obscure Irish subjects would pay off, if I just hung in there. (heeeeeeee) - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 01:07, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Russian Irish Towns project
Hey Kathryn: The following message was left for me and I think it's a little more in your bailiwick. I'll see about posting it to appropriate WikiProjects. Cheers, Pigman☿ 19:10, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
- Hi Pigman! We've created Project Ireland in the russian section of Wikipedia. We plan to create (supported by a bot) articles about all irish towns and villages on the base of the english Wikipedia. Now we are thinking about the names of the articles. It would be political correctly to transliterate the irish (gaelic) names. On the other hand, english language is common used in Ireland and it's much more easier for us to take the english pronouncation. Most of us understand english, but only some linguists can read irish words. What would you propose us to do? --Obersachse (talk) 18:36, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
Archaeoastronomy problems
Kathryn,
I was as pleased by your recent edit and comments on Archaeoastronomy and its Talk Page as I was displeased by Breadh2o's instant revert. AlunSalt and I have been trying to resolve the problems with Breadh2o for some time, having gone through an informal RfC initiated by AlunSalt, a formal "subject matter" RfC initiated by Breadh2o, and an Original Research claim on the No Original Research Noticeboard initiated by AlunSalt
I feel it's time to raise the issue of Breadh2o's Disruptive Editing, Original Research, etc., but really don't know where to go at this phase. We have gone through two RfCs, but neither focused on the issue of disruptive editing. I don't want to get you involved on the merits of the case but given your knowledge of the dispute resolution process, would you consider the formally appropriate next step to be an RfC on Disruptive Editing, etc., or a move directly to the AN/I?
SteveMcCluskey (talk) 02:35, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
- Responding at your talk page. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 02:41, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the advice. --SteveMcCluskey (talk) 03:10, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
- After looking at his contribs and user page, I've decided to put something on AN/I. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 04:10, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for looking over the Archaeoastronomy page. Alun Salt (talk) 08:58, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
- No prob. I've got it on my watchlist now, but if something else odd happens, or if Breadh2o gets pushy again, feel free to let me know and/or post a followup on AN/I. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 21:44, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
- We seem to be back to the same sources again, this time with added Orwell. Apparently adding an Orwell quote to the head of his user page where he discusses his fringe theory is 'open to interpretation'. Can I ask you what your interpretation is? I don't want to cause a fuss if it's just me being over-sensitive. On the other hand I've no real desire to go round this topic yet again if it's going to end up in another conspiracy theory. Thanks. Alun Salt (talk) 20:43, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
- I'm afraid I must respectfully disagree with Alun. I have refrained from any edits since my undo of your reversion and that was done while I was ignorant of your commentary on my user page. I complied with your suggestions to remove the article segments, though I have retained ref links to help me keep the history logs handy. I have neither added any new material to the article nor interfered in the additions by others since the unfortunate event Saturday. However, I cannot in good conscience simply stand by idly as my motives are maligned. I believe almost all of my cited references comply with WP policies and guidelines for reliable sources, verifiable and that the twin issues in history and balancing the fringe section qualify as notable. The last inline edits I attempted before Saturday's Politics of Archaeoastronomy debacle: my April 10 new lead paragraph to History and my March 30 balance append to Fringe met standards for relevancy and proper sourcing. The fact is, Alun and Steve have prevailed in their intended and absolute reversions. Anticipating this, I contacted editor assistant AGK on April 4 citing perceived WP:OWN issues. Then, I took it to request for mediation rather than edit war some more. As Alun and Steve have had issues with me, I have had issues with them, as well, particularly WP:IDHT but I don't know what's being done about these transgressions. It just seems a pretty selective and arbitrary system to ignore my points. It's not POV pushing by me, it's trying to neutralize an imbalance in the POV, as I have tried to so carefully explain in the the past 24 hours -- Breadh2o (talk) 21:14, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
Breadh2o, It is very common on WP for POV-pushers to claim they are just trying to NPOV an article. So experienced editors look at the history. Admittedly I am only looking this situation over recently, so I haven't seen every edit and exchange that has taken place. However, as I said on your talk page, you seem to me to be the one who is being disruptive and having WP:OWN issues. While there is more latitude in what is discussed on the talk pages of an article than in the article itself, the talk page should not be used as a soapbox; nor a place to post whatever has been rejected from the article; nor should it be an endurance contest. Posting long screeds at other editors is not helpful to the development of articles, and will tend to alienate the very people you need to learn how to work with.
If you keep up the tone you've been using towards some editors, you may be penalized for violating WP:CIVIL. If you cannot let go of your strong feelings about the topic, I would suggest that you back off and work on something else. I have suggested before that your style of writing and desired subject matter is more apropos to a blog or personal website than WP. I reiterate that suggestion. BTW, Barry Fell is not a reliable source for anything on Ogham. Though he may be worth mentioning if fringe theories of "Ogham in America" are mentioned, his work in the field is not credible, as per the opinion of Ogham scholars as well as Fell's lack of academic background in the relevant fields. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 04:06, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
- Kathryn, could I request a clarification about procedures. Breadh2o says that he contacted an admin (whom I presume is User:AGK) and asked for mediation on the dispute. He had also mentioned to me by e-mail on 8 April that he was turning the problem over to an unnamed admin. As one of the involved parties I have not been contacted by any mediator and as far as I can tell, this dispute is not listed at the formal Requests for mediation or at the less formal mediation cabal. Do you have any insights as to where we are regarding potential mediation? --SteveMcCluskey (talk) 03:55, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
- Looking into it. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 04:06, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
- (ACK! Downed server ate my response!) Anyway... Since it's not in his contribs, anyone he contacted he must have done so privately. Neither a formal nor informal mediation can proceed without your consent. So if there is one proposed, you will be notified. I welcome other admin eyes on this. I think any experienced editor can see pretty quickly what's going on here. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 05:01, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
AN/I Disruptive Editing on Archaeoastronomy
Hello, CorbieVreccan. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding Disruptive Editing on Archaeoastronomy. --SteveMcCluskey (talk) 16:18, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
Rfa thanks
Thanks for supporting my recent request for adminship which was successful with 89 supports, 0 opposes, and 2 neutrals. Unfortunately all I can offer is this lame text thanks rather than some fancy-smancy thank-you spam template thingy. I was very pleased to receive such strong support and to hear so many nice comments from editors whom I respect. I’ll do my best with the tools, and if you ever see me going astray don’t hesitate to drop a note on my talk page. Thanks again for your support!--Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 03:50, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
The Celts as Barbarians?
Your thoughts and/or comments are requested here. Thanks. —Aryaman (Enlist!) 14:11, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
Deletion
Yes, delete it all.--Pecopteris (talk) 11:25, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Six months
Hi Kathryn NicDhàna, I just wanted to say that you've been an administrator for just over six months now. I hope you've had a good time. :) Best wishes. Acalamari 19:15, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Esther Hicks article
Hi Kathryn,
I came across your name in the discussion regarding the Esther Hicks article. I share your concern that as currently written the EH article is not neutral, as it does not mention the controversial nature of many of the Abraham-Hicks teachings. As you say, it does read like an advertising handout.
I tried to reflect this by adding a section "Controversy", which was moved by Carptrash within a couple of hours. We have discussed the move here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Esther_Hicks#moved_this_section_from_the_article
As I wrote in the discussion, the EH article is in sharp contrast to the Wikipedia "Scientology" article.
If this topic remains on your radar, I'm interested in your views as to how to best take this forward. Panchali101 (talk) 07:29, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
A further thought: the Abraham-Hicks teachings discussed in the article seem to enjoy the protection of the device that the ideas are presented as a biography of a living person, which I understand have higher thresholds of sourcing pedigree than other categories. In fact, the content of the article would be better represented as the "Abraham-Hicks teachings" or similar. I was initially surprised that Wikipedia had no specific entry for "Abraham-Hicks", but only "Esther Hicks".Panchali101 (talk) 09:35, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
Kathryn, you're clearly exceptionally busy - can you point me in the direction of another Administrator in this field, please? Panchali101 (talk) 07:22, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Copy edits and the massive backlog
Hey there!
I'm sending you this because I noticed you were active in the former league of copy-editors. I joined the LOCE something like a few days before it became historical, and have been making a somewhat lonely effort to reduce the copy-edit backlog, so I've been curious - why did the LOCE close, are there any efforts going on out there to reduce the copy-edit backlog, and do you think there's a point in establishing (and would you join) a wikiproject purely to maintain the category of articles needing copy edits?
I've been having a hard time getting people on related projects (WP:PR, WP:GAN, etc) to help with the backlog, so I'm trying to gather suggestions or help regarding starting a project simply to maintain the category of articles needing copy edit.
Thanks! ;) --Samuel Tan (talk) 13:51, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
I commented about you on WT:RFA
If you're still around, please look at what I wrote about you on WT:RFA#Preemptively watchlisting RFAs. Yechiel (Shalom) 04:10, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
Please respond to an RFC I have filed about my conduct. Please evaluate my responses to false statements about me during my recent RFA. Yechiel (Shalom) 20:55, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
Still Alive, Still Busy
So much so that I cannot decide if I am busy, on wiki-break, or both. I check in now and then when I can, but am in a liminal state as far as WP is concerned right now. Now and then I'll have a day where I feel like helping out a lot, then a long stretch where it really seems rather unimportant in the grand scheme of things. C'est la vie. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 19:21, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
Main Page redesign
The Main Page Redesign proposal is currently conducting a straw poll to select five new designs, before an RFC in which one will be proposed to replace the Main Page. The poll closes on October 31st. Your input would be hugely appreciated! Many thanks, PretzelsTalk! 10:13, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
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A year
Hello Kathryn NicDhàna, just wanted to leave a note to say that you've now been an administrator for an entire year! I think you've been a fine admin, and I hope you've had and will continue to have fun. Best wishes. Acalamari 00:37, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you. It's been fun when it's been fun. When it's not fun I remember we're all volunteers here and Wiki-breaks are fine, too. Life has not allowed me much time to work on the project since the spring, but when I have a chance I try to keep a hand in. And things may well shift so I have the time for more active participation in the future. Not dead ;-) - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 04:00, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Ireland naming dispute compromise proposal
You may be interested in an all-encompassing compromise proposal tabled in respect of the Ireland naming dispute at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_(Ireland-related_articles)/Ireland_disambiguation_task_force#Appeal_for_an_all-encompassing_solution Mooretwin (talk) 12:56, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
2009 time!
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Ireland naming question
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Fancy some clan-related homework?
Hi Kathryn. Apologies for the intrusion, but I've been trying to stir the Clans project into hitting some milestones before the main Homecoming events at the end of July. It looks like we should be able to clear all the stubs by then bar the chiefs. To that end, would you mind giving some Wiki-love to Derbfine, Fosterage and the Statutes of Iona? In fact they're not too stubby, but I thought you were probably the best person to just tidy them up a bit - no need to go mad. It would also be nice to get the "Big 3" to GA status - I'd hope to get Scottish clan WP:GANed by the end of this month, Tartan by mid-June and Kilt by the end of June if I can keep my enthusiasm up. Hopefully I have a bit of a crack at the clan article over the next week, after that it would be nice to have extra pairs of eyeballs to look at it.... Best wishes. Le Deluge (talk) 16:55, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
Wikimedians in Ireland email list
Hi Kathryn:
I'm delighted to announce that we've started a new Ireland Wikimedian email list, that you can join, at mail:WikimediaIE. For Wikimedians in Ireland and Wikimedians interested in events in Ireland and efforts in Ireland. It's there to to discuss meetups, partnerships with Museums and National Archives, and anything else where Wikipedia and real life intersect. Bastique demandez 23:50, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
User block for 67.173.114.161
A Chaitriona choir,
I think this user needs blocking, but I've forgotten the proper procedure and can't find the necessary pages. All of their edits are vandalism, and they havce been warned a number of times.
Special:Contributions/67.173.114.161
Moran taing, --MacRusgail (talk) 13:25, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
Irish goddesses
Hello there. Great work on Áine. Would you look at Clídna too? I've added some things here and there but the main text is still a mess, and I can't find the source (MS?) for the wonderful John O'Donovan quote someone added. Anann needs work too, and Aimend needs her story added. Mongfind I have what I need for and am still adding to. DinDraithou (talk) 19:00, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
- Go raibh maith agat. It could be expanded far more if I pull out all the books and delve in. But I wanted to at least do a bit while I had a chance. I'll take a look at the others and see what I can do :-) Slán, - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 23:05, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
Drumanagh
Kathryn, thanks for weighing in on Drumanagh, I appreciate it. Celtic subjects do seem to attract, well, editors with idiosyncratic points of view. --Nicknack009 (talk) 18:51, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
- No prob. It was immediately clear what the situation was. Though now I feel like someone should make a lolcat of it: "Nationalistic Nationalists are Nationalistic" ;-) - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 18:59, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
- Heh heh. Incidentally, if you want a laugh (or a head-desk moment), you should have a look at the book Romandrumanagh linked to, The British Chronicle by David Hughes. Fascinating the things people will write with a straight face, and find publishers for. --Nicknack009 (talk) 20:13, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
natives
in the article on the us natives i reverted an edit of another user, trying to restore an image, yet I accidently changed the infobox religions. this was not my intention. i had copied the infobox of an earlier version, and, in a hurry, i took a wrong one. now it seems to be in order, all of it. in any case, if i did anything wrong (and i believe you told me i did), then, for that i am sorry,
won't happen again, i can assure you
i am not a regular editor anyway, only occasionally when i feel i have to correct something,
greetings,