User talk:Dmccabe

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re:eumetazoa[edit]

Hmmm. So sponges are animals but not eumetazoa. Good, then I was correct to stop eumetazoa from redirecting to animal, since they are in fact slightly different definitions. Thank you and welcome to wikipedia. --TheLimbicOne(talk) 10:02, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Revert[edit]

I noticed you removed the link I added to science page that linked to Steve Spangler Science. The reason I added it was not for the stuff you could buy but for the experiments listed on his website here: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments/all. Do you mind if I re-add the link but linking straight to the experiments for kids? Nzgabriel 22:01, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

River Shannon[edit]

I thank you for your comment on my talk page. I do indeed contest the use of the term, British Isles as a blanket term for Great Britain and Ireland. I am also aware that there is plenty of controversy about this usage on several wikipedia articles, as in fact I have participated in some of those discussions.

Whether or not the term is used by Bord Failte or in the National schools is not at issue. The term reminds me (and many others) of 800 years as a British realm, a period that approaches 900 years for six counties.

So, I will continue in my efforts to contest this usage wherever I encounter it. Regards. Windyjarhead 05:10, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You visited Crustaceanguy's page recently[edit]

Dmccabe, thank you for your comment about the crayfish. Just remember to put your comments on talk pages instead of user pages. You are new here, aren't you? If you want to discuss an article, for example, Crayfish, type "Talk:Crayfish" in the search box. If you are posting a comment on my user page, type in "User Talk:Crustaceanguy". I am copying your comment to my talk page. Don't worry about it, and thanks again.--Crustaceanguy 13:41, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Image:SmallAthloneAbbey.jpg[edit]

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Delete or not; whatever improves the resource.Dmccabe (talk) 18:51, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Image:SmallStPetersAthlone.jpg[edit]

A tag has been placed on Image:SmallStPetersAthlone.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an image licensed as "for non-commercial use only," "non-derivative use" or "used with permission," it has not been shown to comply with the limited standards for the use of non-free content. [2], and it was either uploaded on or after 2005-05-19, or is not used in any articles. If you agree with the deletion, there is no need to do anything. If, however, you believe that this image may be retained on Wikipedia under one of the permitted conditions then:

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Seastars

"I requested a move back to seastars and then realized that that fight has been fought and lost. It's rather like using 'data' as a singular for me. We loose credibility as an encyclopedia when we stoop to the level of a popularity contest. I suppose that's the disadvantage of consensus; sometimes the popular is also simply wrong. O well, thanks for fighting your piece of it Dmccabe (talk) 01:00, 31 March 2008 (UTC)"

Worse than that, in this case there was no consensus, the issue had been debated and decided the other way previously, and all editors that had actually contributed to the article voted to keep it as was.

This was an admin on a mission, and killed my interest in editing wikipedia.--Shoka (talk) 17:21, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

December 2009[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added such as to the page Athlone do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection of links; nor should it be used as a platform for advertising or promotion, and doing so is contrary to the goals of this project. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.CIreland (talk) 17:19, 22 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit that you made to the page Ireland has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Please use the sandbox for testing any edits; if you believe the edit was constructive, please ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing for further information. Thank you. $Thatguyflint$ ^{Talk to me!} 22:16, 22 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of File:SmallAthloneAbbey.jpg[edit]

A tag has been placed on File:SmallAthloneAbbey.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a file licensed as "for non-commercial use only", "no derivative use", "for Wikipedia use only", or "used with permission"; and it has not been shown to comply with the limited standards for the use of non-free content. If you agree with the deletion, there is no need to do anything. If, however, you believe that this image may be retained on Wikipedia under one of the permitted conditions then:

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