User talk:Anton Sweeney

Welcome to my talkpage. If you leave a message here, I will reply here. Similarly, if I post to your talk page, I will have the page on "watch" and will look there for a reply. I just find it handier to keep all of a conversation in one place. Thanks! Anton

Welcome

Tasks: start a new article • add basic, wanted or requested articles • add definitions • add metadata • edit new pages

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--Matt Innis (Talk) 21:34, 23 April 2007 (CDT)

Ireland

Beir Bua agus Beannacht, Anton! Pop in for a wee dram if you ever find yourself near Sauchiehall Street! W. Frank 19:57, 24 April 2007 (CDT)

PS: I believe that `The term Republic of Ireland is "the description of the State"' is no longer accurate due to recent constitutional amendments... W. Frank 20:09, 24 April 2007 (CDT)

May 22 still

Apologies. I have become over-sensitive to criticism (most especially guised as "trivial questions") and by the time I went back to erase my inappropriate reply to your perfectly reasonable and nice question, you had already seen it, and answered. I'm a bit red-faced, I assure you. Let me give it another try: Generally, edit summaries are only filled out as an indication for why a change has been made. Although that's imnportant when working on the wiki, in the approvals notice board today I kept making dumb mistakes in formatting and spacing and the like, and so never put anything in the summary. I'm a little off my game today (can't you tell?:-) - I never noticed that font business. Probably it's there because that's the title of the section- May 22, and the other stuff just makes it look red to make the section stand out. Like here- if I don't put anything in edit summary when I save the page it will probably come out "May 22 still". I think Citzendium is great, too- and unfortunately, I've become a great big crank. Need a break, and sorry to take it out on you. Nancy Sculerati 12:21, 22 May 2007 (CDT)

Dublin

No problem :) While doing some work for CZ:Statistics I see some pages that need a minor cleanup. BTW, much more complicated cases exist ;-) --Aleksander Stos 06:45, 11 June 2007 (CDT)

Alcohol

Thanks, I didn't know about the suggestion place at that time :-). I can't legally drink either. Yi Zhe Wu 15:49, 15 June 2007 (CDT)

Hi

Thanks! Enjoyed the Ireland article by the way. Former Trinnerhead I see? Nice stuff. Denis Cavanagh 09:05, 24 July 2007 (CDT)

Your drinks are served

Hi Anton, I thought your suggestion seemed a fair challenge. Beer is served. Cheers! --Ian Johnson 12:22, 1 August 2007 (CDT)

You're most welcome. And of course, we all know A is for ABBA. Top of the evening to you! --Ian Johnson 14:21, 1 August 2007 (CDT)

August 29

Have a look at your user page, the date of becoming constable  ;-) Aleksander Stos 11:40, 2 August 2007 (CDT)

Oops! No time-travelling for me... Anton Sweeney 11:59, 2 August 2007 (CDT)

Irish related articles

Oh, very good. To be honest I put no work towards Kingdom of Oriel and liked the wikipedia version, so I left it as it was. If I come across anything relevant such as that I will add it to the 'see also' section. :) Denis Cavanagh 09:33, 8 August 2007 (CDT)

Oh, thanks! I'll move towards it soon, sometime before the end of the week anyway. I'm looky enough to have had a grandfather obsessed with this kind of stuff and so have a lot of obscure sources locking in our attic somewhere. It'll be kinda fun to add on to it! Denis Cavanagh 09:56, 8 August 2007 (CDT)

Four Courts Image

It seems kind of dark on my LCD so I'm going to see what I can do to enhance it, if you don't mind. --Robert W King 11:39, 9 August 2007 (CDT)

Let me know what you think. I think I got the licensing correct.--Robert W King 12:01, 9 August 2007 (CDT)

The new version looks much better - replaced the image on Dublin with the new one. Thanks again. Anton Sweeney 05:47, 10 August 2007 (CDT)

Easter Rising

He Anton, was wondering if you could anything to the Easter Rising article? I was going to write something about De Valera but I'm afraid it will be horribly biased against him if I do. Turns out that I'm a committed Collins-ite! Denis Cavanagh 05:21, 10 August 2007 (CDT)

I can certainly have a look at it over the weekend, though I'd be in the same camp as yourself :P Ideally, I think, we'd have a short paragraph on all the main leaders (with full articles to follow). Just one thing - you might want to cast your eye over CZ:Article Mechanics, which is the Citizendium style guide. Good work, though, its a nicely balanced article. Anton Sweeney 05:52, 10 August 2007 (CDT)

Yeah, I was thinking along the same lines. I think seven of them have their own little article - I'm hoping to do a Pearse main article at some stage. Denis Cavanagh 05:55, 10 August 2007 (CDT)

Workgroups

I adfd a few comments here,User talk:Anton Sweeney/Sandbox/Workgroups. Not much but a start. Chris Day (talk) 09:51, 10 August 2007 (CDT)

fada

How do you do those fada's on Eamon? Denis Cavanagh 11:25, 15 August 2007 (CDT)

On Windows XP, hold the 'Alt Gr' key (the one to the immediate right of the spacebar) down while typing the vowel you want the fada to appear over. Capitals with a fada are a pain: Shift + AltGr + vowel :P Anton Sweeney 11:36, 15 August 2007 (CDT)

Thanks. This will make me feel like an Pátriot (definately not an irish word :P)

Valera picture

Regarding to the Eamon de Valera picture, I just discovered that the label on the library picture was "E. de Valera" instead of "Eamon de Valera", if you have any knowledge on Ireland, can you verify whether it is the photo of the Irish president or another E. de Velera? Thanks! Yi Zhe Wu 14:21, 16 August 2007 (CDT)

Thanks for the clarification, so are we ready to replace the picture with King's modified one yet? Best. Yi Zhe Wu 22:50, 16 August 2007 (CDT)

Ferrari Checklist

Done. --Charles Sandberg 12:57, 17 August 2007 (CDT)

Butler

Butler is ready for approval. As I have been involved as an author, would you do the honors? See CZ:Approval_Process#Sysops_make_it_official_with_the_.7B.7BApproved.7D.7D_template for the how-to.  —Stephen Ewen (Talk) 23:52, 17 August 2007 (CDT)

Edward I

Edward I is ready, too. Also see Talk:Edward_I#ToApprove :-)  —Stephen Ewen (Talk) 22:23, 18 August 2007 (CDT)

Oops sorry for treading on your feet there, I had not noticed you were in the process of approval. Note the metadata page can control the placement or removal of all appropriate templates Chris Day (talk) 04:48, 19 August 2007 (CDT)

No worries :-) Was it you or me who caused two 'Approved' templates to appear at one stage? The first was correct, the second was empty (no editor listed). Anton Sweeney 04:51, 19 August 2007 (CDT)

Weekly Wiki

I'm going to be on for the next two hours today... I'm at work and practically no-one else is in the office. We should collaborate on something Irish, not sure what exactly. I made a start at my home county of Monaghan, but I am looking for something else to do, something relative recent? Denis Cavanagh 10:03, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Just started Counties of Ireland, but then work interfered :P. Oh - still need to checklist that... Collaboration welcome! Alternatively, if you wanted to tackle something bigger, Irish War of Independence could be something to look at? Or if you want something more recent - we've no bios on any of the modern Irish politicians - Bertie Ahern or Mary McAleese could be goos starting points, and then move down? Anton Sweeney 10:11, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

The Irish War of Independance would be a bit rusty, but I'll make a start on Bertie :) Denis Cavanagh 10:25, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Heh. :-) I would like to see that covered sooner rather than later, though. Following on from the Easter Rising, it leads naturally into an Irish Civil War article - then onto Troubles in Ireland (or something with a better title!) and Peace process in Northern Ireland - thus covering the major events in the history of the island in the 20th and early 21st centuries nicely. But yeah - small steps, and pick topics you have the energy/enthusiasm for. That'd be a lot of work. Might get to have a quick look at Bertie this evening but I'm not sure if I'll be let (its actually sunny out!) Anton Sweeney 10:33, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

lol, Don't worry, I understand that alright! I thought since I'm stuck at work I should do something productive, you know? I'm getting out at six though so you won't see me for love or money. I've a little bit down for Bertie, but don't worry about it, you have a chance to be in the sun, so take it! Denis Cavanagh 10:40, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Sea Scallion

I fixed the Sea Scallion image issue. --Robert W King 11:47, 24 August 2007 (CDT)

User pages

Dear Anton, I was a bit surprised by the biography you put on User:Kraig Smith. I feel it's too much of an advertisement. I'd appreciate it if you could have a look with this in mind. If you decide that it's okay, then that's fine with me; it doesn't bother me that much. Best wishes, Jitse Niesen 07:49, 26 August 2007 (CDT)

No, I agree. Bio adjusted. Anton Sweeney 09:21, 26 August 2007 (CDT)

Staary Anto

Always wanted to do that :-)

I've put up the Anglo-Irish War, its a rough draft but I think we can work towards improving it, if only visually for the moment. Its a sunny day though so I don't hold out much hope for me after work this week! Denis Cavanagh 09:00, 27 August 2007 (CDT)

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Good work on the article. As for the section heading above - I'd say something but then I'd have to replace it with a {nocomplaints} template! :P Anton Sweeney 16:32, 27 August 2007 (CDT)

lol, not a northsider I take it! I'm going to be working on expanding a lot of my articles today (slow day in the office alas) so if you want to jump in on any feel free :-) Denis Cavanagh 03:34, 28 August 2007 (CDT)

Roysh, that's the first time I've been accused of being a skanger. And by someone living in the bog, no less! OMG! If my Dubes wouldn't get wrecked, I'd jump in the Beemer and head down there so fast... ;-) (Yep, should be about a bit today...) Anton Sweeney

No point in me making a new title for this message, but take a look at my userpage and see the 'course of Modern Irish History'. If there is anything you think should be added in there feel free! (I'm sure I'm leaving things out of the troubles for example)

I'm also thinking of adding in a section of films, popular novels etc. set during famous epochs of Irish History. Things like The Wind That Shakes the Barley is such a good film it deserves its own article Denis Cavanagh 06:44, 2 September 2007 (CDT)

Ambitious list, but you've a good start there already. The only obvious omission from the southern side of the border I can spot is the 1914 Lockout. Maybe something on Ireland during WWII aswell - though that's covered somewhat in another article. Films - yep, there's no reason whatsoever they can't have their own articles - just where necessary, as with Michael Collins, pointing out "Eh... may not have happened like this really..." Anton Sweeney 10:33, 2 September 2007 (CDT)

lol, I think an article for Poetic License needs to be created though! Denis Cavanagh 10:35, 2 September 2007 (CDT)

The article can read: Poetic license: See Braveheart." Anton Sweeney 10:38, 2 September 2007 (CDT)

Thanks, Anton! --Larry Sanger 12:30, 6 September 2007 (CDT)

Naming conventions

Hi Anton. I was never comfortable with the insularity of the WP cricket project around naming and this is turning over a new leaf. There's no doubt that, whatever the media or Google counts might indicate, there is a huge percentage of people everywhere who think cricket is a thing that goes Neek! Neek! all night long.......

Best regards. --John Leach 00:48, 19 September 2007 (CDT)

Thanks for volunteering for wikiconverting

Anton, thanks for joining in. And for commenting re Word tables.

Your comment to me

Dear Anton Thanks for the welcoming remarks. Now to the substance of your message to me. I am and have always been a great believer in division and delegation of labor. There are those who are best at creating substative text and there are those who excel in copy-editing and formatting it. There is no way I could have supplied the close to twenty articles in less than a week if I had to learn and follow all your rules and regulations on format and worry about crossing "t"s and dotting "i"s. Besides I'm an old man, retired, without the help of a secretary, and not too prone to learn new tricks. Having said that I will try learning by experience and in fact have modified my style of summission already. Please bare with me and help me do what I am best at and not good at doing myself. Much obliged. Arnold

Martial arts

Anton...wondering if this article should be under Martial arts (General), then we'd have a set of articles - Eastern, Western, and General - with a disambiguation page under Martial arts (disambiguation) pointing to all three. Thoughts? --Michael J. Formica 08:11, 19 November 2007 (CST)

Hi Michael. That's certainly one way of doing it - but it gives us four articles. Looking at CZ:Naming_Conventions#Disambiguation_in_page_titles, I'd be inclined to go with just three, having the Martial arts page be something of a 'general' article in itself, while pointing to the eastern and western articles and the catalog. What do you think? Anton Sweeney 08:37, 19 November 2007 (CST)

Hilda Geirnger

Good job Anton However there are still 9 notes (i-ix) that need to be wikified as endnotes am I wrong? Also there is a photo that needs to be spliced in. Or isthat someone else's domain? Cheers Arnold