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Country codes on dab pages
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UEFA 2012 qualifying attendance figures
editI've noticed that you are regularly updating attendance figures for UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying group matches. I was just wondering what source you're using for these numbers. I can always find attendance figures from match reports at sites like Sky Sports or ESPN, but for some reason I can never find them on UEFA's website. If your source is from UEFA could you point me in the right direction?Music mas 22:31, 8 October 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Music mas (talk • contribs)
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List of best-selling music artists
editI personally don't mind having country flags, but I'd like to notify you that numerous administrators including John do not approve of the flags for music related articles. That said, we once used to have the country flags for only a few artists at the List of best-selling music artists, which were removed by John, see this edit of his.--Harout72 (talk) 00:26, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
Oh ok sorry I didn't know that you weren't allowed place flags but I just thought it would improve the aesthetics of the page as it is very monochrome at the moment. Dont worry though I wont change it again, thanks for telling me though. ShaneMc2010 00:31, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
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County Clare
editFor some reason I get the feeling that you have "something" with County Clare. The Banner talk 16:37, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well you've got that right anyway! I decided to make an article on the Edmond and then I noticed that the Kilkee article wasnt as great as it could be, the same with the Cratloe article, ive been toiling away on them for a few days getting them up to scratch! Ive been a bit obsessed really.. ShaneMc2010 16:54, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
- LOL, the last days you are all over my watchlist. And you did jobs that I knew that had to be done, but were victims of a focus elsewhere. So, keep up the good work! The Banner talk 18:35, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Edmond (1833)
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DYK nomination of Corruption in Ireland
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DYK for Tourism in the Republic of Ireland
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DYK for Corruption in Ireland
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DYK for The Peninsula Beverly Hills
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DYK nomination of Shrewsbury Road
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I've been making some efforts to rejuvenate WikiProject Hotels, and since you're a member of the project, please feel free to contribute there if anything comes to mind. Also, please feel free to discuss matters at the project's talk page. Northamerica1000(talk) 09:03, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Shrewsbury Road
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Maritime disasters
editHi, Shane. Do you have a reference you can add for the addition you made to List of maritime disasters [1]? Most of that page is unreferenced so I think encouraging references for new entries is a worthwhile start. Dricherby (talk) 10:33, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
- I agree totally, the page looks lobbed together without them. I do of course I just didn't because it looked like none of the others had them. Ill add them in right now. ShaneMc2010 13:12, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks — that's brilliant! Dricherby (talk) 09:35, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Fulmar (1868)
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Re:St. Ouen DYK
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DYK for Fulmar (1868)
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DYK for Inishtrahull (1885)
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Expanding the Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel
editHello. I see you created the The Peninsula Beverly Hills. Thank you for doing that. I recently created the Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel, and I was wondering if you would consider expanding it with more referenced info. Are you interested? Feel free to reply on my talkpage. Thank you.Zigzig20s (talk) 10:25, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
Events happening in Dublin
editHi! 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) 23:10, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
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