User talk:Martincoyle

Welcome

Welcome!

Hello, Martincoyle, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions, especially what you did for Ireland. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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References

Hi! I reverted your edits to Ireland. You looked like you were trying to add a reference? The way to do this is to add it in the article itself, and then it'll appear automatically in the reference list at the end of the article. So... something like this...

This is within the main article. This claim is cited.<ref>[http://example.com Example.com]</ref>

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

...would produce something like this...

This is within the main article. This claim is cited.

== References ==

Hope that helps! TFOWR 10:50, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

County Mayo

Hi, As a relatively new user myself (about six months ago I knew nothing!) I have put in the peace park reference correctly for you now I think. I have linked it from your entry in 'People' with Michael Feeney MBE and the reference is still listed as No. 36. It is now in perfect position within the References section rather than sitting outside of it as a couple of minutes ago. Referencing is quite easy really. In edit mode just paste the URL. Then highlight it. Then click the 'reference' tab (which is beside the 'link', 'embedded file' etc.... just above the box where you are making the changes. That will apply reference () tabs either side of your URL. When you press SAVE, the reference will appear in the correct place. Also, instead of saving every time you make a change use the 'Show Preview' button instead of the 'Save Page' button and your name will not appear time and time and time again! I used to make the same mistake - still do on occasions! It all comes with practice. I found it easiest to learn all Wikipedia's intricacies by writing new articles totally from scratch. I'm sure there will be plenty of topics concerning your area or something you know about that is not covered. Then you have to do it all yourself and you learn pretty fast! Click on your own user name to add a thing or two about yourself or your interests and then your user name will turn blue instead of being a red-link. Good luck! Comhar (talk) 14:36, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Proposed Article for Deletion

An article that you have been involved in editing, Michael Feeney, MBE, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Feeney, MBE. Thank you.

Exiledone (talk) 22:47, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Recent Edits

Hello, Martincoyle. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Michael Feeney, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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CivisHibernius (talk) 16:21, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

August 2012

Your recent editing history at County Mayo Peace Park and Garden of Remembrance shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.

To avoid being blocked, instead of reverting please consider using the article's talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. See BRD for how this is done. You can post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection. RashersTierney (talk) 22:24, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Logging out to make problematic edits

Please note Wikipedia:Sock puppetry, and don't do it. Nothing will get you indefinitely blocked from the project with more certainty. RashersTierney (talk) 10:22, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

February 2014

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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