User talk:Windyjarhead

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[edit] Welcome and have a look

United States Marine Corps Portal

Caught some of you edits and think you may be interested in the USMC portal. Have a look and help us out if you have the time. If you have any questions let me know and I'll be glad to help you with anything.--Looper5920 19:24, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

• Looks like you came out of the box swinging. Love the 2/24 page. I made some edits to it to remove some of the fluff and to bring it in line with the other USMC articles. Make sure you remember the opening paragraph. Imagine someone knows nothing about the Marine Corps and start from there. You just can't rock into the heavy stuff. It would be great if you could help us fill out the rest of the USMC material that needs to be created. Again, if you ever need help with anything let me know.--Looper5920 10:01, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Medal of Honor image

Hi there. I noticed that you have just changed out a number of the USMC Medal of Honor pages — replacing the Medal of Honor image in the infobox. Would you please tell me why you made the changes? (I'm curious as I spent a long time finding just the right image with the shade of blue that was worked well with the infobox blue color.) — ERcheck (talk) 02:55, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm not taking issue. Just curious ... as I created over 100 of the USMC Medal of Honor pages. (BTW. Pretty short discussion period.) — ERcheck (talk) 03:00, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

BTW. It would be much easier to convert such an image from gif to jpg and then just upload it over the old one. — ERcheck (talk) 03:04, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

No offense at editing "my articles" as I don't take ownership. After all, it is a community effort and we are all interested in making the best articles possible. However, I think such a change of all the articles did deserve more than a couple of hours sitting on the portal discussion page. I would have appreciated an opportunity to give my two cents. — ERcheck (talk) 03:09, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

I think that that particular image was used only in USMC MOH recipient articles, as I uploaded it specifically for that reason. (Though it might be on a few Navy pages ... I didn't check.) Possibley the reason it wouldn't upload over the older image was that the first is a jpg format and the newer one is a gif format. Did you convert the gif to jpg? It is a quick conversion if you have the software. I believe jpg is the preferred format for this type of image; at least over gif. — ERcheck (talk) 03:13, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

I looked at the image history and viewed the version from November 14 that you uploaded. It seemed to work fine. I saw the same image that you have a gif of. Perhaps it was a server lag that made it seem like the upload didn't work? — ERcheck (talk) 03:21, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hagee

Sorry about the Hagee edit. A lot of times there's a couple months between when an officer steps down and when he actually retires. In fact, Hagee is still listed on the Marine Corps website[1] as an active duty general "awaiting retirement". But you're right, your reference does say the retirement ceremony was held before the change of command. My bad. Morinao 20:03, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alphabetizing ACW biography categories

I noted that you alphabetized the categories for Mahlon Manson recently. We have been debating whether or not all Civil War bios should have their cats in chronological order (preferred so far) or alphabetical. I would assume you prefer the latter. Any thoughts? WP:ACW Scott Mingus 23:46, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] General Michael Hagee, USMC - retirement

Hi. I noticed that you reverted an edit to Michael Hagee which indicated he was not yet retired. See my comment on the talk page. The Marine Corps reference shows that he is not yet retired, thus the "ceremony" was ceremonial only. He is still "active", though has no command assignment. I've change the article and provided a footnote reference. — ERcheck (talk) 04:02, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] British Isles

I know the reasoning used by those who choose to find the term offensive but this reasoning is rooted in subjective political POV. British Isles is a politically and ethnically (unless you consider the ancient Britons/Welsh for whom they were nameD) neutral term which is far, far older than any of the political entities located within these isles. The fact that some people choose to find the term offensive has no bearing on its validity anymore than the fact that a sizable portion of the northern Irish population find being classed as British ( despite the fact that they are undeniably so ) offensive has any bearing on the reality. Ireland is,always has been and always will be an island of the British isles. This is not a political issue. siarach 19:22, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your comment on my user page. Although I couldn't disagree with you more, I appreciate the civility in your answer. However, I will, of course, continue to debate the use of the term wherever it appears.

I notice on your user page that you take issue with those who mistakenly refer to Britain or the UK as "England." I find the the parallel between this and our discussion of "British Isles" striking.

I am firmly convinced that neither you nor I shall be able to change the other's opinion on this matter, so I instead wish you good luck and a happy Christmas. Windyjarhead 21:30, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

The difference is however that the UK/Britain is neither England or a part of England whereas Ireland is a part of the British Isles. Merry Christmas to you too. siarach 12:46, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Irish History

You seem like you have a lot a knowledge with respect Irish history so maybe you would like to comment on the historic basis of this term here Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-12-02 IRA 'Volunteer' usage —The preceding unsigned comment was added by DownDaRoad (talk • contribs) 23:52, 7 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Thanks for my welcome!

I'd be more than happy to answer any questions about Welsh, although I'm not yet fluent in the language. Any help with my Spanish would be great, I've just done the subjunctive which was a little tricky, so if I have any questions I shall ask. Thanks, Eagle Owl

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[edit] MoH image and your todo list

I had uploaded a new Army medal of honor image about a month ago. It is at cmoh_army.jpg. I think it is a clearer picture and wanted to see if you object to replacing the one you uploaded. Separately, I know I saw a better Air Force moh image that was uploaded, but I can't find it right now. Also, just by coincidence, I had edited the page of Bruce McCandless today and after I did it I noticed that he was on your todo list. I hope I didn't screw up what you were planning to do. MikeMullins 14:51, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chicago Bears helmet rightface.png removed from your user page

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[edit] River Shannon

I am curious about your perception of controversy about the Shannon being the longest in the British Isles. It is a true and supported fact; it is the language used by the Irish Tourist Board; and also learned by every Irish kid in school in Ireland. I know that there has been controversy about including Ireland in "The British Isles" elsewhere in Wikipedia, but I see no reason to spread that to yet another page. I won't engage in serial reversions with you (there are plenty of others who will waste their time on that), but I would encourage you to consider the possibility (if indeed this is the issue) that in fact Ireland is part of the island group called The British Isles, and most folks who were born in, or grew up in Ireland don't give it a second thought. If I missed your point entirely, I apologize and wish you well. Dmccabe 16:04, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

I appreciate your position as expressed on my talk page. Good luck in your quest to modify usage of the term British Isles. I have not taken the time to visit the various sites where the controversy lives. Have any users come up with a good collective term for the isles commonly referred to as British?Dmccabe

[edit] Re: Joseph J. McCarthy

You're welcome.

BTW, the new USMC collaboration is MCB Camp Pendleton. — ERcheck (talk) 01:09, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Michael Corcoran

Thanks for the notice, Windyjarhead. I'll keep a close eye on it alright. --The.Q | Talk 11:52, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for doing such a good job on the Place of Birth reversions here. I'm not in a position to watch this regularly but it's good to see someone is. --The.Q | Talk to me 17:11, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

I like your reasoning process, and your conclusions. Looks good to me. It also appears that the users involved have been quiet for a few days, maybe... --The.Q | Talk to me 16:17, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

I'll see if I can find out anything at Markievicz House tomorrow, but I don't expect that records there go back that far. I'll let you know what, if anything, I find out. --The.Q | Talk to me 21:34, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

I've checked with the Registrar of Births in Sligo, at Markievicz House, but they only hold records dating back to 1864, so they wouldn't have records for Corcoran's birth. I'm going to try and trace some baptismal records for him, although I'm not sure where I'd go for this. I'm assuming, given his background, that he was Protestant (probably Anglican, or Episcopalian if you're from USA) so I'll firstly try the Church of Ireland in Ballymote, and try and work back from there. --The.Q | Talk to me 15:09, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

I've done a little further research. When, in 1860, Corcoran refused to parade the Sixty-Ninth before the Prince of Wales in New York, one of the local Sligo newspapers at the time (the Sligo Independent), which was staunchly Conservative and loyalist to the crown, reported, It turns out that the Colonel is an Irish Roman Catholic, and we regret to add that he is a native of Ballymote, ... I'll still follow-up on aa baptismal certificate, but this time from the Roman Catholic church in Ballymote. However, as it's St. Patrick's day here tomorrow, and our celebrations tend to last for a few days, I probably won't get any further on this until next week. Happy St. Patrick's Day!! --The.Q | Talk to me 10:07, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Michael Corcoran

The sources you site for Gen Michael Corcoran's birth are inaccurate. The statue of Michael Corcoran in County Sligo was not errected because he was born there but because he spent his last years in Ireland there. I am a distant relative of Gen. Michael Corcoran. My family donated a portrait of him to the University of Pennsylvania. Included with the portrait is his birth certificate stating that he was born in County Donegal and departed from Ireland from County Sligo. It also list his ancestors from both England and Ireland. If you want a birth certificate for evidence please go to the Penn's Directory. Type in Corcoran and click enter. My name will appear, the same as Gen. Michael Corcoran but with a different middle name. Send me an email. Best. 63.3.20.129 16:18, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

This anonymous user's hypothesis that the statue at Ballymote, County Sligo was only erected there because Corcoran spent his last years in Ireland at Carrowkeel doesn't really hold water for me. It seems just too much of a coincidence that he was born in a tiny village called Carrowkeel in the very northern tip of Donegal (as this user proposes), and that he just happened to spend his last years in Ireland in a tiny village called Carrowkeel in southern County Sligo, a distance of over 100 miles. --The.Q | Talk to me 16:38, 15 March 2007 (UTC)