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GiollaUidir is taking a short wikibreak to get ready for exams and will be back on Wikipedia once the exams are over on 25 May.


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Sorry about Siobhan O'Hanlon; I guess thats 4 for 4. Now she's reunited with her comrades in hell -- you should be happy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.101.79.171 (talk • contribs)

  • Hello, Robert! - Ali-oops✍ 06:20, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Your "Ghetto" Photograph

I saw Royston.jpg [1] and was intrigued by all the nice new(er) cars parked on the street.

Is there something in the the area that attacts "outsiders"?

I'm curious. :) ----~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Angrykeyboarder (talk • contribs) 04:25, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Childishness

What is childish is for you to delete things without reading them b/c others tell you to, whoever they may be (I have some suspicions). I know that as an Irish Catholic censorship and apologetics are in your DNA, but on Wikipedia, you are supposed to move beyond that, and if you can't or won't, then you don't deserve to be on it. Spread the word.

AnnaliviaPlurabelle 20:02, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Hello Robert! I'd love to say it's good to hear from you again but, sadly, I'm a man of integrity who is above lying and distorting the truth (unlike a fellow wikipedian i could mention...). I did actually read your edit of the Irish-Scots page-it was the usual sectarian drivel that you spout with one or two new members on your hate list/"Irish-Scots".GiollaUidir 20:09, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations, Robert. You've annoyed yet another editor *and* you've called them Catholic. Quelle surprise! - Ali-oops✍ 20:20, 24 April 2006 (UTC) (PS - you also vandalised this editor's userpage. Naughty, naughty!)

[edit] Bobby Sands

You describe my edits as misleading and POV could you explain how they are misleading as I disagree. --Karatekid7 12:48, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

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Hi, Thanks for your message, sorry if I accused one of your edits as being vandalism, I was not trying to be confrontational. The important thing to realise with someone like Bobby Sands is that he is very open to POV edits as different people will have different POV on him. My main area of edit on the article was the area relating to the singing of songs by Rangers fans about Sands. Originally the article had mentioned the well known song about "chicken suppers", this song is rarely sang. I also thought that it would be better to put in the POV that Rangers fans would see Bobby Sands as both a terrorist and as an antihero. Highlighting what one sides POV is in a debate does not make a section of an article POV even if you disagree with it. Thanks --Karatekid7 23:10, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Glasgow

Wow, that is quite amusing... I've been away from Glasgow for the past year, but I can't wait to get back in September. I never thought I'd miss that place. Peter Z.Talk 23:41, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Heh, well I started out on a work placement at a research site in England owned by Merck, a big pharma. Half way into my placement year Merck closed the site (heard of the Vioxx scandal? it definitely didn't help) and relocated me to another site in Italy. I am sort of working there now. Sort of, because I am actually stuck in Russia, the country I have citizenship in, waiting for a visa to enter Italy :) You can reply here if you want btw Peter Z.Talk 23:50, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Ah, not good. At least you get to do nothing for a few months and blame it on them. :P GiollaUidir 23:56, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cappagh

I edited Cappagh to match pretty much every other "Villages in Nothern Ireland" node to actually match the geographical and political reality that it's in Northern Ireland, not the mythical, very POV Ulster construct you popped it in. Unfortunately the NI Town info box doesn't support villages very well, as it demands a population figure, and the census doesn't go down to village level, only to ward, hence the clippage. You might want to consider proposing a new info box, as well as looking at how the current ones work (you don't have to do them as manual tables!). So please, keep the geography NPOV, after all your definition of "active service" makes me seeth, but I'm not about to jump all over it because it's *almost* neutral --Blowdart 21:36, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Aye, twas James McDade that raised the hackles, but I don't think there will ever be language both sides agree on. At least not for a couple of hundred years after the mess is sorted. --Blowdart 09:58, 14 July 2006 (UTC)


[edit] A plea

Please stop supporting terrorist organisations like you did here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Irish_National_Liberation_Army#INLA_.2F_IRSP.

Thank you.

Ice Cold 14:38, 20 July 2006 (UTC)


Hahaha,lets just stop now,ok? We both know that those kind of informations would have been impossible to find out without being close to them.Even if you are their member,you still shouldnt support it publicly and making them look good.It will be nice if you revert that edit,and as Ia sign of good will I wont report you to admins,but please revert it.Thanks Ice Cold 15:25, 27 July 2006 (UTC)


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[edit] Mairead Farrell

Hi, the article seems fine to me, although I don't have any additional information about her. The only thing I'd question is whether the IRA luanched "massive offensive" in 1976, in response to the revocation of special category status. Firstly, the IRA ended a year long ceasefire early in that year, so an offensive bombing campaign might just as easily have been a response to that. Secondly, the normal version of IRA organisation at this time is that they "downsized" to have smaller, cellular structures rather than recruiting many more young operatives as they did in the early 70s (for internal security etc). Either way, quoting a source might clear things up a bit.

Regards, Jdorney 12:13, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dominic McGlinchey

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Regards, Lessthanthree 16:52, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

As you can see the information you kept deleting has been readded with refs. Anyone with even a basic knowledge of the past 30 yrs in Ireland would have known that. Please refrain from vandalising articles and posting rubbish on my (i.e. here!) talk page. Ta! GiollaUidir 13:27, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User page image...

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I very much doubt they would. Thanks for your concern, nonetheless.GiollaUidir 16:18, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Volunteer

I thought you would be interested to see the following discussion where we are debating the use of the term volunteer as a member of the IRA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_%28Ireland-related_articles%29#IRA_articles:_usage_of_the_word_.22volunteer.22 Vintagekits 16:27, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Death of Bobby Sands

On what basis do you think the lack of acknowledgement, or whatever you want to call it, in the House of Commons for the death of Sands was notable? Logica 01:31, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

PMJI but I think (as the person who added this to the article first) that it should be debated on Talk:Bobby Sands. Fys. “Ta fys aym”. 21:29, 29 November 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) 20:30, 7 December 2006 (UTC). Hello to you, it seems like this issue is coming to a close so if you wish to go and state that you agree with the solution provided by Jnestorius then you are more than welcome DownDaRoad 16:47, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Caption photo

Its in real bad taste, a mac. Fergananim 10:57, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] James McDade

Astrotrain should have contacted you as the creator of the article on James McDade to inform you that he has nominated the page for deletion. As he "forgotten" to do so I thought I would tell you. You can go here to see the nomination regards--Vintagekits 15:54, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Looks like its going to be kept. Just try and keep an eye on him as he has been trying to delete a number of articles without any prior discusion.--Vintagekits 17:27, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hi mate!

what you been up to lately?--Vintagekits 15:50, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Worms!!!! sounds lovely. I have a couple of pictures of the Guilford pub missions - not sure if I should use them in the article. If you go to my user page you will be able to send me an email, if you email me I will reply and attached the photos and get your opinion.--Vintagekits 17:14, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Talk:Sinn Féin-IRA

Please don't make unsubstantiated negative comments about living people per WP:BLP. Tyrenius 20:24, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Accusation of slander. That sounds pretty negative to me, and there was nothing to substantiate it. I don't understand the timings you've given. That has no relevance to a warning. Tyrenius 21:06, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Loughall Martyrs

Technically they could be brought back as standalone articles, but I'm not in favour of it. There's just not enough information about the rest of them in my opinion, whereas with Commander Kelly there is. One Night In Hackney303 12:29, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree, I would probably bring back, Seamus Donnelly or Declan Arthurs but might think about Tony Gormely at some stage in the future.--Vintagekits 12:37, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
If we can get more information I've no objections, but at the moment it's pretty thin on the ground you must admit? One Night In Hackney303 13:00, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
I agree, they should not be resorected in the near future and should problem be rebuilt through the WP:IR process.--Vintagekits 13:03, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
We've got permission from the deleting admin to resurrect any of the articles anyway, as they don't need admin help for the others. However he said we'd need to take it straight back to AfD if we did, so if an article can be created with enough information to pass an AfD then I'm all in favour. One Night In Hackney303 15:47, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Alistair McConnachie

hi. please explain why you added notability tag to Alistair McConnachie article. There are articles on the leaders of other very small scottish political parties. Please explain why he is significantly less notable than them. thanks. Willy turner 23:26, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

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I've moved the article to User:GiollaUidir/Minor Scottish political parties for you to work on it. When done you can cut-and-past to a new article. Let me know if you any help. --Steve (Stephen) talk 00:05, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Peter McBride

You need a hand with this?--Vintagekits 18:16, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Cats in Irish Republicans

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[edit] Shawlands

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[edit] Arbcom case

I have filed Wikipedia:Request for arbitration#User:Vintagekits and you are a mentioned party, SqueakBox 21:51, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mediation

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Allright, please go to this page check it, and then, on my talk page, confirm that I have the basic gist of what was written. Dreamy \*/!$! 11:57, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Clarification

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[edit] UK Life League

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[edit] Last page

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[edit] Mediation

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[edit] Mediation 4

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[edit] Allan Quartermaine

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[edit] State-sponsored Terrorism

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[edit] List of massacres

Hi. I noticed your reversion on List of massacres. It would be more useful if you could join the discussion at Talk:List of massacres to see where we are going with the article. See you there. --John (talk) 17:59, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Holyrood Secondary Badge.JPG

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:DermO'N.jpg

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[edit] ASUs

It's not so much the existence of an ASU in Birmingham (IIRC Dillon says they were also sent over from Ireland, not recuited locally), it's the meaningless and ultimately misleading sentence that was there. As it was, it was a meaningless factoid that didn't really say anything informative.

What really needs to be in its place is how the IRA's England operations evolved over time. Starting with the 1973 attacks where Kelly, the Price sisters et al were caught at the airport after the "Close England" order. As a result they started using sleepers, which is why the Balcombe Street ASU were so effective as they remained in England. Then after that you've got people like Tuite operating, and in the 80s the setting up of the England Department which aimed to use new recruits with no background that would mean they would be known to the security forces, in order to avoid the ridiculous type stuff where Bobby Storey was sent over to break Keenan out of prison when he a well known IRA man and was supposedly one of the IRA's most recognisable members.

The previous sentence just ignored all that, it was talking about the Brigade structure right before it, and just seemed to add on "oh, and there were a couple of ASUs in England etc" while ignoring the whole new organisational structure. The best source for the England stuff is "Twenty-Five Years of Terror: The IRA's War Against the British" (also published as "The Enemy Within") by Martin Dillon. Doesn't seem to be readily available in mainstream bookshops, but it's easy enough to pick up cheap on Abebooks or Amazon Marketplace. One Night In Hackney303 19:54, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] your input, please

Please see Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2008_March_6#Category:U.S._State_Department_designated_terrorist_organizations - TheMightyQuill (talk) 23:09, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] reverting....

I apologize for reverting you, It seems I got the wrong image. Best, NonvocalScream (talk) 19:15, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Image:Holy Cross.jpg

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[edit] Joe O'Neill (politician)

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[edit] Troublesome use of AWB

You just recently used AWB to remove paragraphing at DNA Microarray that will have to be reverted or fixed by hand. AWB is suppose to save work, not create it for others.
Please stop using AWB to blindly force changes to article spacings and white space. This is too often an artistic judgment or a use that can't be trivially changed by automation.
I have previously used strings of <br>s to generate white space in places where it couldn't be created with returns, and there is nothing wrong with doing so.
Note that AWB guiderules specify that it is not to used for controversial edits. (Please reply here if desired) Milo 18:37, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Image:Sheridan Faslane.jpg

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Bill Kidd.jpg

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