User talk:Mabuska/Archive 42011/October

Well, if you need to know...

	British/Irish Collegial Banner
	Because if you want something, you gotta ask ... and for your patience, willingness and openness at co-operating on difficult things to do with "these islands", the "six counties", "countries, provinces, regions", and a whole lot more despite (or because of?) your own perspective. RA (talk) 18:12, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

I like the design. Maybe that should be the flag of Northern Ireland... Everyone wins! JonC^Talk 19:05, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

I don't think it'd be a very successful one considering how many people loathe at least one of the flags in it. Mabuska ^(talk) 19:15, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm only kidding. I'm quite partial to this one, m'self. No crown, no six pointed star, a symbol (the red hand) both communities claim as their own... perfect. JonC^Talk 19:21, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Congrats on the star, by the way. You deserve it much more than I do! JonC^Talk 19:22, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Funnily enough i've always envisaged such a flag for Northern Ireland. It is based upon the flag of St. Patrick (possibly a flag that represented Ireland itself before that), and the symbol of Ulster on it, along with a six-sided emboss (six counties). Would be a good flag imho. Mabuska ^(talk) 19:43, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

I've no aversion to the six-pointed star myself, but when you've got loyalists flying Israeli flags to counteract the republicans' Palestinian ones it's probably not a good symbol for any future flag. The hexagon deals with that nicely, I thought. JonC^Talk 19:46, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

The six-pointed star in the Ulster Banner allegedly represents the Star of David so the connection is not lost there, however it's ironic the loyalist/republican situation in regards to Israel/Palestine. As far as i'm aware Israeli terrorists (before the creation of Israel) killed more British soliders than Palestinian terrorists ever did (if any)... Mabuska ^(talk) 19:56, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

I'd never heard that – I always thought the resemblance to the Star of David was purely coincidental? I know there are/were Ulsterman that consider(ed) themselves to be some kind of lost tribe, but they've always been on the fringes. You're right about irony there though; this lot were notorious. JonC^Talk 20:06, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

There are some Christian's here that believe the Ulster Banner and even the Red Hand of Ulster are directly inspired by the connection to ancient Israel/Judah and to a son or descendant of Moses. Mabuska ^(talk) 20:32, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Whatever floats their boat. King George VI and his grandma believed they were descended from the ancient Israelites, so they're in good company, at least. JonC^Talk 20:37, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Howth gun-running / rifle comparison

There is no source, the facts are there in all the linked articles. Just nerdy scientific reality.86.42.192.6 (talk) 21:01, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Howth gun-running / rifle comparison

There is no source, the well-known facts are there in all the linked articles. Just boring nerdy scientific reality to enhance that page.86.42.192.6 (talk) 21:04, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Whether its well-known facts or 100% factual, it could still violate synthesis and original research unless the actual claims in regards to the Howth gun-running are citable. Mabuska ^(talk) 14:47, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Kingsmill massacre

Hi there, regarding Kingsmill_massacre , how do I contact an Admin? Thanks. --Flexdream (talk) 16:19, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Actually Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution should help you on what to do next. Mabuska ^(talk) 17:49, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

GOCE drive newsletter

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