User talk:Comhar

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By the way, I retitled your article as Glinsc. The article could use more references though. Rlendog (talk) 01:38, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Erris

Hi, I removed your series of edits on Erris as it contained spam. Thanks GainLine ♠ _♥ 11:49, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Hi, OK, I tried to make the Erris entry more interesting. And, five minutes later, you deleted it. You said it was spam??? It certainly wasn't spam. You may see things differently than me but I was trying to be impartial - maybe not very well as I am not very practised at writing these sort of things but hardly spam. I wouldn't know how to 'spam' anybody. What exactly did you object to?

Unfortunately as it is gone now and I did'nt have the experience to keep a copy of what I had written, I can't see it to think how it might have been regarded as 'spam' by you.

Maybe you could return the sections of it that you regarded as OK? I presume you obviously object to my opinion on the Corrib Gas Project but as this is North Mayo, that's the way it is here. Where are you based and do you understand living in North Mayo?

I will try to get better at making new information available on Wikipedia and keep bias out of it but I think you may be showing a bias which reflects more on your opinions than on me? Of course I don't like Corrib Gas but as I live within a spitting distance of its proposed lethal pipeline, you might like to put yourself in my shoes for just a minute and reflect on how life might be for me?

I partially undid my rollback. The problem was that it read more like a tourist guide than an encyclopedic article. Also you can't add things such as emails and phone numbers and where to find books written by locals, that is spammming. I've reintroduced most of it without this. The corrib gas section I've pared down, its covered in enough detail elsewhere. While I know your anxious to promote your locality and highlight problems with the corrib gas project, its important that anything you add here is done with adhering to a neutral point of view. The bit you've introduced is actually very good and I shouldn't have reverted the whole lot but I got distracted between my edit and when you contacted me. What it now needs is referencing from reliable sources. Hope this is an okay solution for you. GainLine ♠ _♥ 13:26, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

PS. You can reply here, I've watchlisted your page.

OK, I'll try to do better. Only a novice - sorry about that. I wasn't trying to sell any books or anything - just thought it would be useful for anybody reading to know the names of available publications. I know now. Thanks.

No worries, I've done something similar with Kilcommon. Its full of facts, just read a little like a guide. You now need to reference these articles. If you put up your sources. I'll try help. Also you can sign your posts with 4 tildes, like this:- ~~~~. Cheers GainLine ♠ _♥ 14:37, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Want to add pictures too but will work on it over the next weeks and months if I can figure out how. Just doing a little more on Erris - hope it meets with your approval? I will try and add some references in the next while as well. Thanks for your help.

I don't know if anyone will read this but if you do and you know how to download images I'd be very grateful for some help as I really havn't got the faintest idea how to get an image onto a page. I've tried to read all your stuff on it but although it says loads and loads (of God knows what - seems all legal stuff or ethics or something??) it doesn't actually give any simple instructions on HOW to actually do it. Is there somewhere you can browse and download it like on ebay or something? I would like to use some of the images from Flickr as I understand that these are fine with you.

But, no matter how hard I try I can't get past all the bumph and find out HOW TO DO IT simply and easily explained. Some of Wikipedia is easy and some is definitely not.

How do I get a picture or two or three from Flickr and get them on here?

You're right, it can be hard, here's some tips:-

• Click Here to get info on using images from Flickr. Read the stuff on licensing, when you're searching on flickr, note the symbols on what files you can and can't use.
• Download images from flickr, give them sensible easy file names when saving.
• Here is the upload form. Fill out as much as you can, licence details, URL, author etc.
• Edit the page to add the file, heres an example of one I did earlier. [[File:Osprey Bowe.jpg|thumb|right|[[James Hook]], [[Gavin Henson]] and Tommy Bowe playing for Ospreys]]

Hope this helps? GainLine ♠ _♥ 22:24, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Referencing

Hi, I think this may be of use to you:- WP:REF GainLine ♠ _♥ 22:16, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm struggling but will get there eventually....possibly!

You will get there but you have to walk before you can run! Can I give you a bit of friendly advice? Start by making smaller edits and get good at editing. Then get good at other stuff, like referencing and become familiar with policies etc. Then start creating articles and work on improving others. GainLine ♠ _♥ 22:36, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Oh by the way, I integrated your article that you started on Glinsk into Erris, its just not notable enough to warrant its own article. I redirected your article to the relevant section. GainLine ♠ _♥ 22:39, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

OK. Glinsk is uninhabited now but there is a lot of current activity there with a proposed hydroelectric/wind farm scheme planned for it (no controversy planned!) and also that people here want Corrib Gas to re-site themselves to it. I may move it to Kilcommon rather than Erris maybe if that's OK.

Please help! What am I doing wrong? This is one of my own pictures - it now appears to be on its own Wikipedia page called Mick kitesurfing on Claggan beach.jpg. This is not my intention at all. I want it to be on the Erris page under where its name is but there is no picture there. What have I done wrong? Can somebody fix this please and tell me what I have or havn't done - please!!

Pictures!! Why is it so impossible to download any pictures to Wikipedia? Am I really too stupid? I can find loads of suitable pictures on Flickr but despite how many times I try, I have failed over and over and over and over to get anywhere near to being able to download them onto the relevant Wikipedia article. There's hundreds of pictures there but how to get them from Flickr to Wikipedia Commons to Wikipedia where I have written on Erris/Kilcommon/Broadhaven Bay for instance? This just defeats me straight out!! How frustrating! I think you would need to be some kind of computer nerd to work this picture thing out. Flickr:- Ballyglass from Graughill, Peaceful Protest, Poor Grazing in North West Mayo, A Frosty Morning in Erris, Action in the Channel, Rossport, Co. Mayo, carrowteigh Mar09_22, carrowteigh Mar09 32, etc... Again, I have to give up............................ How is somebody supposed to get more practiced when the simplest thing like loading pictures appears to be too difficult for a pretty normal person (admittedly without a computer degree) to get a handle on?? Someone else put one on one of my pages apparently but I'd really like to be able to do it myself.

Brian Rua U'Cearbhain

Hi, Comhar. I noticed that on the article Brian Rua U'Cearbhain, the article was mostly about his alleged prophetic abilities. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and the focus of a biographic article should mainly be about the verifiable aspects of a person's life. Also, the tone of the article seemed more appropriate for an essay, and articles on Wikipedia should be presented from a neutral point of view, without opinion. Only facts should be included in a Wikipedia article. I think that reading the Manual of Style may help you write better, more approriate articles on Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions, and no hard feelings! --Brandon5485 19:04, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Yes, I know. It was difficult obviously to write about this person as he is not known outside of Erris therefore nobody else has written much about him. BUT.... I was requested to write this for that very reason. The belief in Brian Rua in Erris is very strong and everybody knows who he is there. I know that he was not a king or other high ranking person (except in the most rural of ways) but does that make him any less important that Grace O'Malley - the only difference between them is that Grace O'Malley had some books written about her and lived in a far more populated area of Co. Mayo.

Can I please ask that you reconsider on Brian Rua? Please? I will try over the next few weeks to make it as like the Grace O'Malley page as I can in order to comply with Wikipedia rules. Word of mouth is difficult but I do believe that this is a special case. I will not be writing about other folklore type people but I do believe, because if you mention this name, that he is much more memorable than just a fairytale type person. It is still known where his cottage was and what land he owned etc.... I'll try to get some pics - just because he's not as widely known as Grace O'Malley doesn't mean he should disappear into obscurity and I see Wikipedia as a modern way to keep his memory alive - and I was asked to write about him here by others. Thanks.

Hello administrators - will somebody please tell me if the article I have put on under Pat O'Donnell is coming any way near acceptable for Wikipedia? I have written it as suggested by Wikipedia under Special/My Page/Pat O'Donnell as a temporary measure. I know that one (not written by me) seems to have been deleted in June last. I assume it is the same Pat O'Donnell from Porturlin in North Mayo? I took text from AFRI document. I think its important that Pat can have a page on wikipedia - he deserves it after all this innocent man has been through but I don't want to risk my ability to post to Wikipedia if my article is unacceptable to anybody there. Maybe if you won't allow it you'll tell me how it can be put on acceptably. Thanks. Look forward to hearing from you on this.

I had a look at this expiring WP:PROD. If you objected, you could have removed this notice at any time (unlike a Speedy candidate). On the grounds that the existing artcile may well provide the basis of something worth keeping, and that you appear to be trying to address the issues I have removed the "Prod" notice. However, there is a third deletion stream - see WP:AFD. I realise that this is probably rather complex and confusing, but the bottom line is that if the article isn't worked on so that it more closely resembles an encyclopedia entry then it is more than likely that it will once again be proposed for deletion. Try getting it down to about half the existing size. Good luck. Ben MacDui 14:19, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Pat O'Donnell

Hi, I was looking at your contributions and I saw you were starting a page in your own userspace. First of all well done, thats the best way of creating new pages and if you want to work on major changes to other pages, this is also a good way to do it. However before you go to far you should look at this. Its a deletion discussion on this page which was deleted previously. From reading your current version I would also point out that its very much in violation of WP:SOAP and more importantly WP:NPOV. Otherwise, keep up the good work GainLine ♠ _♥ 20:07, 12 April 2010 (UTC) Thanks for your help. Neutral point of view is difficult when the victim is your neighbour and the media has been abominably dishonest. I'll have to think about how this can be done - it's a difficult one. Finally worked out how to get my own photos on to Commons but how to get them from Flickr is still a mystery unless I were to lie and say they were mine(but I'm far too honest to do that). I'm just going to have to take my camera out as I need appropriate pics.

If this is someone you know then there may be a conflict of interest. I'm hesitant to say "Don't write about him" but if you do, you have to be really really mindful of NPOV. If you read the deletion discussion you will see the original article was deleted because of multiple issues with the main one being notability.

Saw you're starting to get the hang of pics heres a file I uploaded from flickr if its of any use. GainLine ♠ _♥ 21:01, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks.

Adoption

Hello, I see you asking questions here that are unlikely to be answered. Unfortunately admins don't patrol user talk pages so you're really unlikely to get an answer. Also they don't have anymore say as to what the content of an article should be apart from advising on policies etc. They are users the same as you or I, only with some more functions on their account. There is a programme that may be of assistance to you, its called adopt-a-user and can be accessed by clicking on this link: WP:ADOPT. The idea is that an experienced editor mentors you and assists you with things like policies etc. Hope this is helpful GainLine ♠ _♥ 09:31, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi. I was checking your contributions and I see you requested adoption from user: Blackadam2. From looking at his contributions, It looks like he hasn't been active on Wikipedia since May 2009. Mightn't be a bad idea to ask another editor. GainLine ♠ _♥ 21:49, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

OK thanks. I wonder can you explain the term "embedded file"? I don't understand it and feel it must be something quite simple to do with pictures?

In What context do you mean? An embedded file is normally a file thats integrated (for want of a better word) into another. GainLine ♠ _♥ 09:44, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi, thanks. There is a link when creating pages to 'embedded file' and I just have never been able to find out what it does?

SOrry, I'm afraid I don't know the answer to that one myself GainLine ♠ _♥

Thanks for your help. I think I'm getting there slowly. I have now basically completed what I set out to do in the first place - which was to put Kilcommon and Erris on the Wikipedia 'map' and get some info out there about this area, relatively unknown to outsiders. With what I've learned so far I'll try to improve other pages I came across along the way, many of which are just 'stubs' and, of course, keep working to improve the ones I started. No doubt, if I step out of line along the way, I'll be pulled again! Hopefully not as bad as when you pulled my first attempt ever on Wikipedia with 'Erris' and then put it back on again - thanks for the help along the way though.

You are getting there, you've done a great job on those articles. They still need a little work on referencing and Manual of Style but are really starting to look good. I was a little heavyhanded on that revert, I didn't mean to roll it all back and I meant to put it back up quicker than I did. By the way, if you wanted to put in links to websites of local services in the area, you could potentially do so in sections such as External Links. Don't hesitate to ask if you need assistance with anything GainLine ♠ _♥ 15:41, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Another question for someone if they can help please. Sometimes if I go to edit an article, I find a 'toolbar' with eleven facilities, other times the toolbar has twice that number of buttons. This has caused me to have problems in referencing as I now realise that to reference paragraphs using ref ref (see edit page) is different than using the external references link on the short toolbar. I'm trying to fix my references to make them all the same now but I would like to know how, if the site presents me with a short form toolbar how I can make it the extended one without trying over and over? There must be a simple way - I just can't find it!! I'm sorry about the mix up on referencing styles on some of the articles I created - this muddled me and looked uncoordinated. Sorry.

Sruwaddacon Bay

Much better. The article is, however, written like a fansite. I will be attempting to reword bits and bobs. A note that signatures go at the end of talkpage posts, not the beginning, and you should create a new header. Your post on my talkpage here, for example, got mixed in with another one. Regards, Ironholds (talk) 11:38, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Other notes:

1. Use single spacing, not double spacing.
2. Don't put a space between a full stop/coma and the reference.
3. Try to avoid unencyclopedic language.
4. You need to write a lead section.

I've added a set of "citation needed" tags to more accurately show you what still needs to be referenced. Still, much improved :) Thanks, Ironholds (talk) 11:42, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

WP:NOTTRAVEL

Hi. Other editors above have raised similar concerns, but to ensure clarity around the edits I just made to Erris, I felt it worthwhile pointing out that:

1. Wikipedia isn't a travel guide. Opinions like "Erris is characterised by spectacular scenery and unspoilt natural beauty, [...]" and other commentary isn't appropriate for this project. If you want to write travel reviews and opinion pieces, you're better off looking at other websites.
2. Citations should really be put "in-line" so they are clear and can be reviewed/verified. I've tagged sections of the article for review in this area.
3. Images should be used sparingly and support the text. Wikipedia is not intended to be an image gallery. That's what Commons is for. If you find yourself having to reduce image sizes just to squeeze everything in, then chances are some selective culling of images is in order.

Best of luck. Guliolopez (talk) 14:43, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I notice that you removed the {{fact}} tags I'd added, and replaced with some "references". Unfortunately most (all?) of the refs provided don't support the assertions made. The "eagle" reference provided states clearly that "a single Golden Eagle was seen in south Mayo up to 1931". Erris could surely not be confused with South Mayo? Similarly, how does this link (essentially a bunch of photos) support the assertion that the area is "a favoured spot for birdwatchers"? In support of the "Erris bogs are important" text, you added generic links about bogs. Again, these don't relate directly to the text, and amount to original research/synthesis. My intent here is not to discourage you, but to reinforce the need to cite verifiable, RELATED and reputable sources.Guliolopez (talk) 17:05, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Boytown

Hello, I looked into that, it appears to be a real place from a quick look on google maps. If you think it isn't notable, then you should take it to WP:AFD GainLine ♠ _♥ 10:36, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

It crossed my mind that it might be something that somebody could flag themselves but I didn't have the time to follow it up. I fully agree that is no room for nonsense and spoofs here. I would suggest that you follow these links as an admin (which I'm not, thankfully) can't just abritarily delete Articles.

• You can try to get it speedily deleted if you think it meets criteria, (it may very well do if you can show its an out and out hoax), This is at WP:CSD. As the article has existed for nearly 4 years, its unlikely that this is the correct path to take.
• Next up you can PROD it, where you flag it for deletion. Again, I think this would be difficult to assert.
• Finally you can nominate it at articles for deletion, triggering a deletion debate. I believe this is the correct process to follow.

PS. Could you leave please messages on my talk page rather than userpage? Click on the heart on my signature to bring you there and don't forget to sign with 4 tildes (~~~~) Thanks GainLine ♠ _♥ 12:01, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Sorry. I thought it was strange they came up under your nice pics. Really sorry.

Yeh, tildes sign your message along with a date. Nope, not an admin, Don't think I ever would want to be one either, too much hassle! Good luck taking it to AFD, if you do, bang the link up to the deletion discussion on my talk page GainLine ♠ _♥ 12:17, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

I have placed a prod on the boytown page to give people more of a chance to prove it is not a hoax. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 22:41, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

OK, thanks Graeme - I think its gone now. I was going to drive out there but its a long way from north west Mayo to the alleged location of this Boytown (alleged location was in north EAST Mayo anyway) and I'm 99.99% sure I would find nothing there except bog or maybe a bit of a green field or a ditch, so I have never got round to it. Anyway, it would have wasted my precious petrol which should be put to more useful purpose. There was so much rubbish in the couple of lines of this spoof article that there was no way it could be proved to be true. I see its gone now and when you click on the link above it is now directed to some group or something in Australia. Right place for it. Thanks. Comhar (talk) 20:12, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Your recent edits

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Speedy deletion nomination of Comhar Dún Chaocháin Teo

A tag has been placed on Comhar Dún Chaocháin Teo requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for organizations and companies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. JamesBWatson (talk) 15:13, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Táin Bó Flidhais

Hello Comhar. Anything you have written should be fine for wiki so long as you follow its guidelines. My time is limited (can't get half of what I want added to wiki), so I think your article would be better served by the wiki process. If an article gets notices or deleted, there's usually a good reason (I should know, its happened to enough of mine). When you join a club, play by the rules, or leave. Really liked your article on Brian Rua U'Cearbhain. Can you try for a few more, small, Mayo bios? Thanks to some surriptitious (but perfectly legal) work by yours truely, County Mayo is in the top five of irish country bios, numericaly. Yahoo! Fergananim (talk) 02:16, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

All that early Celtic genealogy does my head in trying to work out who's who. GAELIC genealogy .... Never use the much-abused term Celtic in relation to Irish people, except occasionly in terms of culture. The Celts live on the continent. We're Irish. Fergananim (talk) 20:40, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I know. Sorry! Most of us are probably the descendants of those dastardly Cromwellian planters!! Am I getting in more trouble now??? Oh well, can't win!

Just had a quick look over it. Remarkable, very well put together. Don't be so shy of your talents! The only thing you might add are captions to the photos, saying who's who, etc. More please! Fergananim (talk) 20:43, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. The thing is that because it all happened so long ago I had to find pics that represented the events described so the lady with the head on the plate is purely representational (and it was already in the public domain on Wiki commons) and, of course, its not a picture of Flidhais with Oilill's severed head, so I'm not sure what caption to attach in the context. The only one with caption is the photo I took across Carrowmore Lake where Rathmorgan happens to be in the background. Will think about it over the next day or two.

I'm not saying your should'nt have added captions, just that you should add text to them, so people can understand why they are included. The first one is of Mebh (by an artist who's name I forget) painted in the 1890's. Fergananim (talk) 03:32, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Opinion/OR

Hi Comhar. Me again. Can you maybe have another look at the "books" text you recently added to the Erris article? Adjectives/commentary like "more interesting" really should be avoided. You need to consider finding a way to make these types of statements without editorialising/embellishing. Guliolopez (talk) 13:15, 15 June 2010 (UTC) Hi. OK. Yes, I suppose - more interesting than what? I'll try and reword it. Thanks. Comhar (talk) 20:18, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Help:Edit conflict

The above link may be of help. Best. RashersTierney (talk) 12:04, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

hahaha, I think I'll just have to start again and maybe save a bit more frequently. I learn something new every day. Thanks. Comhar (talk) 12:51, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Stick with it. Its a constant learning experience. Just for your information, if you start your replies with an extra 'colon' on Talk Pages, called indenting, it makes discussions easier to follow. Keep up the good efforts. RashersTierney (talk) 23:17, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Pin Coords

Hi. I noticed you revised 'pin coords' for Carra, County Mayo, so I presume you are familiar with how to source them. I'm not, and despite the best efforts of another ed. to explain to me am still in the dark. Can I pick your brains and ask where you get them? I'd like to apply them to the infobox at Marlfield, Clonmel. Best. RashersTierney (talk) 13:48, 3 July 2010 (UTC) Hi, I answered this question in your 'talk'. I'd put them on for you but I never heard of Marlfield, Clonmel, so I wouldn't know where you want them. Hope you can understand my instructions - I'm a Wikipedia novice and even more of a HTML novice (if that is what this editing is!). If not, ask me again - my method is pretty simple really but it works.

Removal of link

Just cutting and pasting my response on my talk page here.

I didn't remove it, i placed it in the relevant place for external links. Fourth link down here: County_Mayo#External_links - "History of Mayo". Though yes i did shorten the title down to its simplest, but people can find out the rest by going into the article, but you can expand the title if you want. Mabuska ^(talk) 21:35, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

In fact i'll edit the title for you to state what the webpage is titled as :-) Mabuska ^(talk) 21:36, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

OK, thanks. I'll work on doing a reasonably brief history section from O'Hara and O'Muraile's piece. Comhar (talk) 21:52, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Barony articles

Hi i just looked at some of your barony articles and have to say that they need a quick clean up as they don't meet some of Wikis core guidelines. All articles need a lede (or introduction) before sections, and the image can be condensed down in size.

A useful link for a very very (and i mean very) brief history of Irish baronies is this webpage: Ireland's History in Maps - Baronies. Slight rewording to make it acceptable usage and that might do for a lede. You can copy the style of the barony articles i'm currently doing for Northern Ireland if you want; examples: Magheratephana, Loughinsholin, Tirkennedy etc.

I did a quick wee tidy up at Clanmorris, where i added in a wee lede you can expand upon and condensed the map into a thumbnail link.

Hope you don't think i'm being a pest :-) Mabuska ^(talk) 22:01, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Oh yeah i think it might be better to create new barony articles with the name starting as "Barony of ", as most often there are parishes and townlands that might have the same name and it'd make it easier to keep them all seperate. A perfect example of this problem is Murrisk. You could create a seperate article called Barony of Murrisk. Mabuska ^(talk) 22:05, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

I understand all right. It was difficult. Burrishoole is a particularly difficult one as its heading is Burrishoole Friary. I don't know how the change the name of a heading. I've done so much linking of them to other articles that I am now loathe to change them as I could muck up the links. There are only nine baronies so I thought it would not be too difficult. How wrong can you be? I am busy currently, trying to condense that history for County Mayo. I should be in my bed but can't go till its done. Comhar (talk) 23:57, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Also just came across a couple of these articles, and have to say they need a lot of work. A couple of things:

• On the point about "I don't know how to change the heading". The heading shouldn't be changed. We shouldn't "repurpose" articles. The Burrishoole Friary is about the Friary - and should deal with the Friary. The detail on the Barony should not be dealt with in this article. There is already an article/page for Burrishoole - here. Currently it's a redirect, but you can change this so that it deals with the Barony if you must.
• It's best not to drop links into the "see also" section en mass. Per my note here, if these Barony articles are to be "bundled together", then create a List of Baronies of County Mayo article, and reference that in the relevant "see also" sections instead.
• Mabuska has already made the point on MOS and the lede section. However I'd like to reinforce by suggesting that you try and emulate other articles in format. Both in terms of the lead section and the use of style for images and section headings. (EG: The large baronies image totally overawes the content on several articles. Use a thumbnail instead per MOS:IMAGES. Section heads shouldn't have links in them. Categories are automatically given a heading - you don't need to add one. Etc).

Cheers. Guliolopez (talk) 19:14, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Second the above. You're getting good advice from experienced editors because they see your potential. Keep on the 'learning curve'. Best. RashersTierney (talk) 19:25, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Guliolopez, Rashers Tierney and Mabuska, I'm sorry for not correcting this before esp. the Burrishoole Friary one. I meant to but got tied up with other things off of Wikipedia. I will be doing further work on the Baronies of Mayo in the weeks ahead and will take all the help above on board. Thanks for help. Comhar (talk) 21:31, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Pipe down

This is more correct formatting for the link:

• Pipe Down, prize winning documentary from Ireland (Vimeo, Flash 10).

• *[http://www.vimeo.com/8668733 Pipe Down], prize winning documentary from Ireland (Vimeo, Flash 10).

• The general components are: single bracket , web address, space, clickable text, single bracket, comma, non-clickable text, (site information, technology required)

Re: your comment. I am very sympathetic to your situation--it's always different when it's one's own; I am ambivalent to the geopolitics--I don't know how we'll get by without oil just yet; I am supportive of your edit--polite civil disobedience has its place in any battle (even on Wikipedia); and, I would take it down again if I saw it--Wikipedia is about more than just one fight: the bigger war is for universal freedom of access to good information, and in the long run, it may be the most important.

For the record, deleted content is not really deleted. It's still in your history, as with any page. If you need something truly blanked, an administrator has to do it. Good luck with your endeavor... 20:35, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

p.p.s. There are probably better sites than Wikipedia for your link. Daily Kos, Think Progress, TreeHugger, Grist.org are all very active liberal/environmentalist websites, at least in the US. There are also the comment sections of major new articles from CNN.com, Time.com, BBC, NPR. And finally, aggregation sites like Digg and Reddit. As much as Wikipedia gets eyeballs, you'll need people with better connections to the environmental activist community. Also, as you've probably already figured, you're not the first to think of using Wikipedia as a billboard for their cause. That has the unintended effect of people thinking your content is just another nut, even if it's worthwhile. Ok, last post. 09:54, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

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I didn't sign my post since you deleted my name previously; I usually do though.

When people cite alphabets (NOR, NPV...) they are trying to tell you, albeit unsuccessfully, that you're doing something the Wikipedia community has decided is a bad idea. They're usually right, although some people are better at explaining themselves than others.

In a nutshell, you have to read The Five Pillars and No Original Research. Also, The Simplified Ruleset is a good single page summary of what makes editing work in a community this diverse. You should really read them yourself when you have more time; I'll just briefly give you the low-down:

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and nothing else. It has no point of view and no agenda. Anything included here is already found in some other reliable source, and no individual's opinion or perspective matters unless they can find good sources which already said what they think.

I know it sounds harsh, especially to people who actually know something others might not, but it's just the nature of the beast. Lots of people say they know something, or think they do. The only way Wikipedia functions is by forcing people to prove it, and the only feasible way to do that is to come up with a published source which already has (imagine what it would mean if people had to travel to County Mayo to verify you're not making stuff up). This is initially a burden, because you know a lot more than you probably have cited sources about. On the other hand, if you can find a source which says what you know, there's nothing to debate except how to rephrase its content.

As for media attention, I would try making youtube videos that could be circulated: short, first-person clips of people standing in nature briefly describing the situation and what they don't want to happen. Maybe CNN or BBC would pick it up. Politicians respond to two things: money, and press. If you can make it seem like the Politicians are ignoring thier own people, destroying the environment, kowtowing to foreign corporations, perpetuating dependency on oil, inviting natural disasters, or decimating pristine natural and historical habitats, you might have a chance.16:03, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest

Hello there. Just thought I'd make you aware of Wikipedia's conflict of interest policy with regards to your edits relating to the Corrib gas controversy. I may be off base, but there have been problems with the articles in the past, and based on the language on your talk page (and your addition of links to the "Pipe Down" documentary), I just thought I'd let you know. Thanks! Fin©™ 16:14, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Hello again. I've no knowledge of the recent events in the controversy, so the message you left doesn't mean anything to me - my issue isn't with what is in the article, it's the way it's phrased. The main concern I had with was with this edit, when you used the words "claiming", "enigma" and "inexplicable", which are inflammatory, weasely and your pov. As Gainline notes below, there have been issues with neutrality and conflicts of interest on these articles before, so I was just making sure you were aware of the policies. I don't quite understand your comment about hell, but please be careful. Thanks! Fin©™ 19:42, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I obviously put it on my userpage myself, but there's quite a difference between a tongue-in-cheek userbox, and you saying "maybe you will be going to hell". I didn't think it was intended to be a personal attack, which is why I said I didn't understand it, and warned you to please be careful. Also, please leave messages on my talk, do not edit my user page. Thanks! Fin©™ 20:53, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Falcon9x5

Hello Comhar, I see you have been in contact with Fin. Just to explain the background to the message. Last year another editor who was heavily involved with the Shell to Sea Campaign was involved in a dispute with myself, Fin and another editor. They were basically abusing articles on Corrib Gas and tangental topics to represent a certain point of view, edit warring and making some personal attacks. This meant they had a conflict of interest which Fin if concerned that you may have. If you are actively involved with the campaign then this may be so and you should make a declaration on your userpage. It doesn't mean that you can't edit on these articles, just that you exercise great care while doing so. I don't believe that you do have a COI just that you feel passionately about things, just bear it in mind when editing that you can't represent things in a positive or negative manner, just neutral. When someone reads something you write about a topic, they shouldn't be able to tell if you are the worst enemy or biggest friend of that topic. The links to the pipe down documentary were in the wrong place and can be placed in the external links section of relevant. I know it may be difficult but try to not let you passion get the better of you. I moved your message from Fins userpage to his talkpage. I know you may have been upset but try to assume good faith and remain civil. I left a message for him too, explaining that I believed you were trying to work within guidelines. GainLine ♠ _♥ 19:31, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Moore Hall article text

When you created the Moore Hall Wikipedia entry, did you base the article on information at the Abandoned Ireland website, or has that website relied on your Wikipedia writings to create its Moore Hall page?

The structure and wording are very similar, and I wondered which came first, the chicken or the egg? --O'Dea (talk) 05:30, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

I havn't seen that website before, so no, I didn't take it from there. I'm not sure but I'll try and look back and see where I did get it from. Comhar (talk) 09:55, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

OK, I've checked back - I got that info from: http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/Mayo/Towns/Carnacon/MreHall/HisMHall.htm

Moore Hall picture from flickr.com

You have messages about Moore Hall picture at Wikicommons at User talk:Comhar. --O'Dea (talk) 18:03, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Brian Rua U'Cearbhain

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Survey

Hi Comhar!

I have put together a survey for female editors of Wikipedia (and related projects) in order to explore, in greater detail, women's experiences and roles within the Wikimedia movement. It'd be wonderful if you could participate!

It's an independent survey, done by me, as a fellow volunteer Wikimedian. It is not being done on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation. I hope you'll participate!

Just click this link to participate in this survey, via Google!

Any questions or concerns, feel free to email me or stop by my user talk page. Also, feel free to share this any other female Wikimedians you may know. It is in English, but any language Wikimedia participants are encouraged to participate. I appreciate your contributions - to the survey and to Wikipedia! Thank you! SarahStierch (talk) 03:34, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

WikiWomen's Collaborative

WikiWomen Unite!

Hi Comhar! Women around the world who edit and contribute to Wikipedia are coming together to celebrate each other's work, support one another, and engage new women to also join in on the empowering experience of shaping the sum of all the world's knowledge - through the WikiWomen's Collaborative. As a WikiWoman, we'd love to have you involved! You can do this by: Liking the WikiWomen's Collaborative on Facebook and share your tips, projects, and connect with other WikiWomen Join the conversation on our Twitter feed Reading and writing for our blog channel We can't wait to have you involved, and feel free to drop by our meta page (under construction) to see how else you can get involved! Can't wait to have you involved! SarahStierch (talk) 00:59, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

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WikiWomen - We need you!

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Pointer (dog breed)

Hi Comhar, thanks for your recent edits on Pointer (dog breed) - the article certainly needs some TLC! I've removed the refs to dogbreedinfo.com though as it is not a reliable source as it's self published. SagaciousPhil - Chat 09:07, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

Events happening in Dublin

Hi! As you tagged yourself as being in Ireland, I hope you don't mind me reaching out. We know have a recognised Wikimedia Community Ireland User Group and we have been running workshops and other events in Dublin and beyond. In case you are interested our next event will be this Saturday in Collins Barracks, you can find the details here. Smirkybec (talk) 21:46, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:14, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

CCI Notice

Hello, Comhar. This message is being sent to inform you that a request for a contributor copyright investigation has been filed at Contributor copyright investigations concerning your contributions to Wikipedia in relation to Wikipedia's copyrights policy. The listing can be found here. For some suggestions on responding, please see Responding to a CCI case. Thank you. MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 03:27, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

December 2020

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing certain namespaces ((Article) and Draft) for copyright violations.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Moneytrees🏝️^{Talk🌴Help out at CCI!} 19:12, 5 December 2020 (UTC)