User talk:JJ549m
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June 2025
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Hi JJ549m! I noticed that you recently made an edit at Crossroads, County Donegal and marked it as "minor", but it may not have been. "Minor edit" has a specific definition on Wikipedia: it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. fifteen thousand two hundred twenty four (talk) 11:40, 14 June 2025 (UTC)
Removal of templates highlighting an active merge proposal/discussion
[edit] Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! It might not have been your intention, but you recently removed maintenance templates from Wikipedia. When removing a maintenance template, please either ensure that the problem that the template refers to has been resolved, or give a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, as this change has been reverted. Take a look at getting started to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Thank you. Guliolopez (talk) 12:18, 14 June 2025 (UTC)
How to do a merge
[edit]Hi. For future reference, please see Wikipedia:Merging#How_to_merge. Merges do not require moving mainspace article titles to/from draft. As it stands now, when the Draft:Liscooly title is deleted (which, if left as it is, is what will happen), the history/credit/attribution of your contributions to that title will be "lost"). And all that will remain is this redirect. Maybe next time consider having a quick look at the help/guidance on how to do something before "inventing" a new or novel way of doing it. All the best. Guliolopez (talk) 12:07, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
"Hamlet"
[edit]When referring to settlements and townlands as "hamlets", what sources are you relying upon? I can find no sources, for example, which refer to the Carnowen as a "hamlet". All the sources in the Carnowen article (Placenames Commission, townlands.ie, etc) refer to the subject as a "townland". The term "hamlet" is not used in any planning/administrative/formal sense in Ireland (or, for that matter and to my understanding, any informal/common use either). In the "settlement hierarchy" used by Donegal County Council for planning/development purposes, for example, the "tiers" are:
- Tier 1: "Gateway [towns]" (Like Letterkenny)
- Tier 2: "Strategic Support Towns" (Like Buncrana, Ballybofey-Stranorlar, Ballyshannon, Bundoran, Killybegs, etc)
- Tier 3: "Strong towns and villages" (Lifford, Moville, Ramelton, Raphoe, Glenties, etc)
- Tier 4: "Small Villages" (Castlefinn, Greencastle, Rathmullan, Burnfoot, Carrick, Laghy, Gortahork, Portsalon, etc)
- Tier 5: "Rural area[s]" (Naran-Portnoo, Maghery, Liscooley, Drumfries, Rosnakill, etc)
Even historical sources (like Lewis's 1837 Topographical Dictionary or Joyce's 1898 Irish Names of Places) don't use the term "hamlet". If none of the sources (and in particular the statutory/authoritative ones) use the term "hamlet", then why are you using it?
The convention, for all other Irish geo/place/settlement articles is to use "village" (for places that are villages) and "townland" (for places that are townlands). There is no convention (especially where the sources don't support it) for describing a townland (which happens to contain a shop or a group of houses and is "village-esque" but isn't classified as one) as a "hamlet". As to do so is original research. Thanks. Guliolopez (talk) 14:43, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
- Hello again,
- I'd like to appologize for the mix-up, that was completly my fault. However I understand there is no source stating that Liscooley is hamlet, but the county council does state that it is a form of hamlet to my understanding as I do live near the liscooley area myself, but I understand that the guidlines state about sourcing so I'll just leave it the way it is. However I will point out that 'Liscooly' is the name of the townland and not the accual whole settlement, "Liscooley" refers to the hamlet/village that have multiple townlands and are also apart of the Liscooley area. Thanks ver much.
- Regards, JJ549m JJ549m (talk) 09:29, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
- Hi. Thanks for the quick response. Much appreciated. In terms of:
- "Liscooly (no 'e') is the townland and Liscooley (with 'e') is the hamlet/village". While I appreciate that you've been editing based on this understanding, I can't find any sources which support this position. If you have sources to support this, then please do add them. Thanks.
- "no source stating that Liscooley is hamlet / so I'll just leave it the way it is". OK. Grand job. Thanks.
- All the best. Guliolopez (talk) 11:04, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
- Hi. You keep removing the "Liscooly" spelling from the infobox in the Liscooley. Often with no explanation at all or an incomplete edit summary. You have previously stated that you believe this information to be "Not nessesary information". Seemingly on the basis that the scope of the article is the "hamlet" and not the "townland". And a stated personal belief (not based on any sources) that one is spelled differently from the other.
- This is problematic for multiple reasons. Not least:
- There are no sources to support the assertion that the townland has one spelling, while the "hamlet" has another. None.
- Even if there were, the scope of the article (per the merge proposal which you yourself stated that you completed) now includes both the townland and "hamlet".
- Almost all of the sources (including "official" ones) use the "Liscooly" spelling. Like the Irish Placenames Commission (logainm.ie) entry, Central Statistics Office (2011 census) return, the Donegal Daily (donegaldaily.com) article, the Townlands.ie (townland) entry, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie), etc. Even, per your own recent change, the local shop used the "Liscooly" spelling.
- These repeated edits, a form of edit warring, seem to be based entirely on some form of personal preference or dogma. And do not appear to reflect what the sources state or can support.
- I'm going to put this simply: If you continue to remove content from infoboxes (where that content is supported by reliable references and reflective of the body), and continue to do so (without explanation or discourse in a way that has all the hallmarks edit warring), then I'll have no recourse but to take things further. Thanks. Guliolopez (talk) 21:30, 10 July 2025 (UTC)
- Hi. Thanks for the quick response. Much appreciated. In terms of:
Multiple accounts
[edit]Hi. Have you previously edited from another account? Perhaps you lost the password to a prior account? If so, you should follow the steps noted at WP:COMPSOCK. Thanks. Guliolopez (talk) 18:34, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
- I'm wondering what make's you say that, please tell me why, apologies for the late reply.
- Regards, JJ549m. JJ549m (talk) 19:56, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
- Because of similarities in scope, name, formatting and writing style (including grammar errors - like writing "apart" instead of "a part") between this profile and Justin799. If two profiles are connected, that would normally be noted. Guliolopez (talk) 10:58, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
- No I am not connented to that account. JJ549m (talk) 13:41, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
- OK. If you say so. Guliolopez (talk) 16:14, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
- Please do not speak to me in that manner "Okay, if you say so" comes across as rude to me. JJ549m (talk) 18:03, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
- OK. If you say so. Guliolopez (talk) 16:14, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
- No I am not connented to that account. JJ549m (talk) 13:41, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
- Because of similarities in scope, name, formatting and writing style (including grammar errors - like writing "apart" instead of "a part") between this profile and Justin799. If two profiles are connected, that would normally be noted. Guliolopez (talk) 10:58, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
Hi. Me again. You should note that the suggestion made here is not consistent with Wikipedia norms. Per MOS:EUPHEMISM, which covers Wikipedia's manual of style for such terms, the convention is to prioritise precise/clear/plain terms over euphemistic/softened phrases. In short, "died" is favoured over "passed away" or "lost their life" or similar. Likewise, "suicide" (for example "died by suicide" or "committed suicide") is favoured over "took their life" or similar. See also the related naming convention norms. Which confirms that "suicide" is the term favoured by policy. Thanks. Guliolopez (talk) 21:52, 10 July 2025 (UTC)