User talk:Bastun/2005 - 2006

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Adoption
Although we may have some disagreements over the Adoption article, I've since reviewed your edits and have come to appreciate your work. Your writing is very clean - a quality I admire disproportionately! Thank you for your good work. Danlovejoy 03:01, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Your vote on the beer and breweries categories
I agree with you on the continent categories, but voting oppose here won't remove them, and will just help to preserve all the existing inconsistencies. If you support the main thrust of the proposal, which is to standardise the thrust of the categories, (and you haven't said you don't) could you please consider amending your vote to support and then coming back with nominations for any specific categories you have issues with? If everyone who has problems with a few specifics votes to "oppose all" - including the good parts - none of this mess will get fixed. Osomec 23:39, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

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Dublin Port Tunnel
Thanks for your comments. Much appreciated. Nelson50 20:06, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Translation
Hi, you have recently added Irish on my languges page, Can you put my full name on it please plus the translation, Thanks!!

Abdullah Geelah 19:38, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Gaelic/Irish Republic
The reason why the terms seem so odd is because certainly the vast majority of Irish people would call the language Irish. It is very rarely referred to in Ireland as gaelic, though I suppose it depends on the school. As to Irish Republic, that is normally a major no-no. It is the name of the Republic in existence between 1919 and 1922. Britain until recent times controversially called the Irish state the Irish Republic because they interpreted Republic of Ireland as suggesting there was no other Ireland and so a denial of Northern Ireland's existence. It is a weird interpretation on its part but such a touchy topic that for example, while the Irish state will accept Letters of Credence accrediting ambassadors using Republic of Ireland, Ireland or the President's name (e.g., President McAleese) it refuses point blank to accept anything with the words "Irish Republic" on it and is liable to send them back with a demand for an apology. Irish Republic and Éire are the two no-nos which cause offence (though people understand that people using those formats may not intend offence, so usually they are politely told not to use either format). Usually Irish Republic or Éire is used by some of the more right wing mid-market British papers like the Express.

But, as I said, it depends on your background and experience. Your school may not have called the language by its normal name ("gaelic" hasn't been used in most schools since the 1920s). Don't worry about it. FearÉIREANN \(caint)|undefined 23:59, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

You just seem so out of touch, like being on a different planet. Sorry about it, you did puzzle me, honest! MelForbes 00:16, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

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Hey,

You might want to look at talk:Prime minister. The page was moved to the illiterate form Prime minister by a vote of 3 people. A new RM is taking place but the illiterates seem to be queuing to endorse such a crazy move. Feel free to contribute to the debate. FearÉIREANN \(caint)|undefined 03:08, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * BTW,if you study my talk page you will see that there is only one request for an apology from guess who TharkunColl and not 5 as you state on the BI talk,page. Actually, you were quite offensive to me about 3 weeks ago. You indirectly referred to me as British hating Irish nationalist, which is quite untrue. I was actually born in Scotland, educated in England and now live in Ireland. And my parentage is English-Scottish and Irish.  If I did push the point a little hard at times, well it was to make up the lack of Irish editors willing to put their heads above the parapet.MelForbes 20:52, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Servant of God
Regarding you comment to User:Abdullah Geelah/In many languages..., the translation of "servant of God" in Irish is Giolla Dhé, which actually exists as a surname and is anglicised as Gildea, Gilday, or Kilday.--Damac 18:57, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Personal Attacks on British Isles
The way to deal with users who you feel are being difficult is not to make personal attacks (e.g. 'remove that chip from your shoulder'). Please be more careful in future. --Robdurbar 11:29, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Fingal
Please read my comments at talk:Fingal before reverting again, by all means provide a citation that "It's an administrative area, not a true county. There are 32 in Ireland, not 35.". Djegan 21:25, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

British Isles
Well, if you say that you are from a British Isle, then you are British, and if you are from Ireland you are Irish. For example, a person from Scotland can identify themselves as British, they can also identify themselves as Scottish. Cheers. MelForbes 20:15, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * How about saying you are from one of the British Isles? Arcturus 20:41, 21 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I see Bastun, you are trolling again. And Arcturus, why should one have to be watching how the term is to be expressed? MelForbes 20:53, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Mel needs to brush up on his English. Bastun is from one of the islands in the British Isles. He can't be from "a British Isle" because that's not how the word "isle" is used. -- Evertype·✆ 22:15, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Bastun, here I am doing my currencies as usual, and there you are changing the ROI page again. Why should I not revert you. I think that you are politically muddled. Where do yo live? MelForbes 11:30, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I know where one lives is not relevant, you claim that you are an Irish editor. Why are all your inputs into Irish pages mearly "typo edits"? MelForbes 11:40, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay Bastun, you said once that you lived on the north side of Dublin. Here is a little test for you. Can you tell me quickly the name of a famous pub whose name begins with the letter "Y", and it's on the coast road near Dollymount. MelForbes 11:51, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, it did take you 10 minutes, so I reserve my judgement. Well,I live in posh Foxrock and i still know of that wateringhole.  Don't think they get that fussed in Neilstown. MelForbes 12:09, 11 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Bastun, you have me totally wrong on the BI issue. You say that I do not like the term; well that is wrong for starters.  The whole purpose for my edit was to get some NPOV into the first paragraph.  There is no legal defination held for the British Isles, and that should be somewhat reflected in the article.  Otherwise the article will continue to be debated ad nauseum. My changes were very minor, and there is always scope for betterment.  But the point is valid. MelForbes 14:59, 30 December 2006 (UTC)