A user with 118 edits. Account created on 17 June 2009.
23 March 2020
- 16:05 16:05, 23 March 2020 diff hist +543 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 28 →Redaction: new section
- 14:0114:01, 23 March 2020 diff hist +8,482 Talk:Daniel Cassidy →Reversing Thjarkur's edits: new section
9 August 2016
- 16:47 16:47, 9 August 2016 diff hist +223 Daniel Cassidy Most of Cassidy's 'Irish' derivations are not individual words but concocted phrases.
22 July 2016
- 17:02 17:02, 22 July 2016 diff hist −4 Cronyism Used plural form before. Replaced with singular. I am no expert on phonetics so this may be wrong but it's certainly better than Cassidy's version.
- 16:59 16:59, 22 July 2016 diff hist +55 Cronyism added genuine phonetic transcription
21 July 2016
- 19:22 19:22, 21 July 2016 diff hist −22 Cronyism Removed fake phonetics taken from Cassidy's book. This isn't an authentic IPA transcription. I will try to find an authentic one.
- 19:20 19:20, 21 July 2016 diff hist −369 Cronyism Crony is apparently Cambridge slang. Pepys (who used it) went to Cambridge. The reference to Grose is trying to pretend that this was a cant, working-class word in origin.
18 July 2016
- 18:46 18:46, 18 July 2016 diff hist 0 Cronyism No edit summary
16 July 2016
- 16:27 16:27, 16 July 2016 diff hist +14 Daniel Cassidy Cassidy's activities as film-maker, musician and academic would not justify a Wiki article. The only reason why he has a Wikipedia article is because of his book and his theories.
- 16:22 16:22, 16 July 2016 diff hist +746 Talk:Daniel Cassidy No edit summary
- 16:17 16:17, 16 July 2016 diff hist −37 Daniel Cassidy Removed claim of Emmy nomination. This is claimed in lots of places but without any evidence. It is not mentioned on Emmy website.
- 15:50 15:50, 16 July 2016 diff hist +479 Daniel Cassidy Added further critical review by Grant Barrett of American Dialect Society
11 July 2016
- 17:17 17:17, 11 July 2016 diff hist +3 Cronyism No edit summary
- 17:16 17:16, 11 July 2016 diff hist +16 Cronyism It was used in Pepys's Diary (1665) so it isn't 18th century.
9 July 2016
- 13:51 13:51, 9 July 2016 diff hist +641 Daniel Cassidy Adding two quotes, one from an Irish-medium news site, the other from Language Log
- 13:28 13:28, 9 July 2016 diff hist +319 Cronyism The definition of comhrogha as friend or pal was invented by Daniel Cassidy. The Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language gives the true definition.
- 13:15 13:15, 9 July 2016 diff hist +187 Daniel Cassidy Undid revision 726988282 by 86.45.113.248 ( talk)
- 13:13 13:13, 9 July 2016 diff hist −20 Daniel Cassidy There is no evidence that his work appeared in the NYT. He was interviewed about his work in the NYT. Not the same thing.
- 13:10 13:10, 9 July 2016 diff hist +1,472 Daniel Cassidy Undid revision 726988882 by 86.45.113.248 ( talk) The blog in question is better researched and more objective than C's book!
- 13:09 13:09, 9 July 2016 diff hist −1 Daniel Cassidy Undid revision 726989123 by 86.45.113.248 ( talk) Why does this have to correspond to the obit? He was controversial.
- 13:06 13:06, 9 July 2016 diff hist −609 Daniel Cassidy Undid revision 726993058 by 86.45.113.248 ( talk)
9 April 2016
5 April 2016
- 19:1719:17, 5 April 2016 diff hist +44 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
- 19:0919:09, 5 April 2016 diff hist +273 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
- 19:0519:05, 5 April 2016 diff hist +40 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
- 19:0119:01, 5 April 2016 diff hist +1,766 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
4 April 2016
- 18:5618:56, 4 April 2016 diff hist +15 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
- 18:0418:04, 4 April 2016 diff hist +697 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
3 April 2016
- 13:17 13:17, 3 April 2016 diff hist +267 Talk:Daniel Cassidy →Cornell University
- 13:01 13:01, 3 April 2016 diff hist +2 Gibberish →Etymology
- 13:00 13:00, 3 April 2016 diff hist +1,968 Gibberish →Etymology: Reversed the indefensible editing decisions made by Scenography.
- 10:5510:55, 3 April 2016 diff hist +974 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
2 April 2016
- 10:3110:31, 2 April 2016 diff hist +1,754 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
1 April 2016
- 20:4320:43, 1 April 2016 diff hist +879 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
27 March 2016
- 09:5309:53, 27 March 2016 diff hist +87 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
26 March 2016
- 10:33 10:33, 26 March 2016 diff hist +76 Daniel Cassidy Added a comment emphasising the relevance of his lack of qualifications to his lack of credibility as an academic.
25 March 2016
- 18:0218:02, 25 March 2016 diff hist +912 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 No edit summary
25 February 2016
- 17:43 17:43, 25 February 2016 diff hist −974 Gibberish No edit summary
15 November 2014
- 16:05 16:05, 15 November 2014 diff hist −246 Slum →Etymology and nomenclature: Removed reference to Daniel Cassidy's claim that this noun derives from an improbable phrase in Irish. Cassidy's work is regarded as untrustworthy. He spoke no Irish and was unqualified in linguistics.
19 September 2014
- 19:50 19:50, 19 September 2014 diff hist +150 False etymology Reinstated comment about Daniel Cassidy with citations from Language Log, which is an acceptable source according to Wikipedia guidelines.
- 19:42 19:42, 19 September 2014 diff hist +1,058 User talk:Saineolai →Cassidy at false etymology
16 September 2014
- 18:17 18:17, 16 September 2014 diff hist −26 False etymology Corrected a mistake in referencing
- 18:15 18:15, 16 September 2014 diff hist +1,026 User talk:Saineolai →Cassidy at false etymology
- 17:57 17:57, 16 September 2014 diff hist +531 False etymology I have softened my language and added further references.
15 September 2014
- 19:10 19:10, 15 September 2014 diff hist +23 False etymology Cassidy claimed hundreds of words in his book. He also claimed once in a forum that they were in the thousands, but the hundreds claim is more appropriate.
13 September 2014
- 16:38 16:38, 13 September 2014 diff hist +1 Daniel Cassidy No edit summary
- 15:46 15:46, 13 September 2014 diff hist +289 m False etymology Added reference to Daniel Cassidy's false Irish etymologies
26 January 2014
- 14:09 14:09, 26 January 2014 diff hist +4 Slum No edit summary
- 14:08 14:08, 26 January 2014 diff hist −250 Slum Removed the absurd claim that slum comes from an Irish phrase meaning 'it's bleak'. This is not true and was suggested by Daniel Cassidy, whose work is unreliable (or reliably wrong).
26 August 2013
- 15:59 15:59, 26 August 2013 diff hist −405 Faro (banking game) →Etymology: There were comments about the possible Irish origin of the name. I removed these because: they derive from Daniel Cassidy's work, which is unreliable; the word fairadh doesn't exist (it is fiaradh); fiaradh doesn't mean to turn over
A user with 118 edits. Account created on 17 June 2009.
23 March 2020
- 16:05 16:05, 23 March 2020 diff hist +543 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 28 →Redaction: new section
- 14:0114:01, 23 March 2020 diff hist +8,482 Talk:Daniel Cassidy →Reversing Thjarkur's edits: new section
9 August 2016
- 16:47 16:47, 9 August 2016 diff hist +223 Daniel Cassidy Most of Cassidy's 'Irish' derivations are not individual words but concocted phrases.
22 July 2016
- 17:02 17:02, 22 July 2016 diff hist −4 Cronyism Used plural form before. Replaced with singular. I am no expert on phonetics so this may be wrong but it's certainly better than Cassidy's version.
- 16:59 16:59, 22 July 2016 diff hist +55 Cronyism added genuine phonetic transcription
21 July 2016
- 19:22 19:22, 21 July 2016 diff hist −22 Cronyism Removed fake phonetics taken from Cassidy's book. This isn't an authentic IPA transcription. I will try to find an authentic one.
- 19:20 19:20, 21 July 2016 diff hist −369 Cronyism Crony is apparently Cambridge slang. Pepys (who used it) went to Cambridge. The reference to Grose is trying to pretend that this was a cant, working-class word in origin.
18 July 2016
- 18:46 18:46, 18 July 2016 diff hist 0 Cronyism No edit summary
16 July 2016
- 16:27 16:27, 16 July 2016 diff hist +14 Daniel Cassidy Cassidy's activities as film-maker, musician and academic would not justify a Wiki article. The only reason why he has a Wikipedia article is because of his book and his theories.
- 16:22 16:22, 16 July 2016 diff hist +746 Talk:Daniel Cassidy No edit summary
- 16:17 16:17, 16 July 2016 diff hist −37 Daniel Cassidy Removed claim of Emmy nomination. This is claimed in lots of places but without any evidence. It is not mentioned on Emmy website.
- 15:50 15:50, 16 July 2016 diff hist +479 Daniel Cassidy Added further critical review by Grant Barrett of American Dialect Society
11 July 2016
- 17:17 17:17, 11 July 2016 diff hist +3 Cronyism No edit summary
- 17:16 17:16, 11 July 2016 diff hist +16 Cronyism It was used in Pepys's Diary (1665) so it isn't 18th century.
9 July 2016
- 13:51 13:51, 9 July 2016 diff hist +641 Daniel Cassidy Adding two quotes, one from an Irish-medium news site, the other from Language Log
- 13:28 13:28, 9 July 2016 diff hist +319 Cronyism The definition of comhrogha as friend or pal was invented by Daniel Cassidy. The Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language gives the true definition.
- 13:15 13:15, 9 July 2016 diff hist +187 Daniel Cassidy Undid revision 726988282 by 86.45.113.248 ( talk)
- 13:13 13:13, 9 July 2016 diff hist −20 Daniel Cassidy There is no evidence that his work appeared in the NYT. He was interviewed about his work in the NYT. Not the same thing.
- 13:10 13:10, 9 July 2016 diff hist +1,472 Daniel Cassidy Undid revision 726988882 by 86.45.113.248 ( talk) The blog in question is better researched and more objective than C's book!
- 13:09 13:09, 9 July 2016 diff hist −1 Daniel Cassidy Undid revision 726989123 by 86.45.113.248 ( talk) Why does this have to correspond to the obit? He was controversial.
- 13:06 13:06, 9 July 2016 diff hist −609 Daniel Cassidy Undid revision 726993058 by 86.45.113.248 ( talk)
9 April 2016
5 April 2016
- 19:1719:17, 5 April 2016 diff hist +44 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
- 19:0919:09, 5 April 2016 diff hist +273 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
- 19:0519:05, 5 April 2016 diff hist +40 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
- 19:0119:01, 5 April 2016 diff hist +1,766 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
4 April 2016
- 18:5618:56, 4 April 2016 diff hist +15 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
- 18:0418:04, 4 April 2016 diff hist +697 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
3 April 2016
- 13:17 13:17, 3 April 2016 diff hist +267 Talk:Daniel Cassidy →Cornell University
- 13:01 13:01, 3 April 2016 diff hist +2 Gibberish →Etymology
- 13:00 13:00, 3 April 2016 diff hist +1,968 Gibberish →Etymology: Reversed the indefensible editing decisions made by Scenography.
- 10:5510:55, 3 April 2016 diff hist +974 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
2 April 2016
- 10:3110:31, 2 April 2016 diff hist +1,754 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
1 April 2016
- 20:4320:43, 1 April 2016 diff hist +879 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
27 March 2016
- 09:5309:53, 27 March 2016 diff hist +87 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 →Daniel Cassidy
26 March 2016
- 10:33 10:33, 26 March 2016 diff hist +76 Daniel Cassidy Added a comment emphasising the relevance of his lack of qualifications to his lack of credibility as an academic.
25 March 2016
- 18:0218:02, 25 March 2016 diff hist +912 User talk:Spinningspark/Archive 21 No edit summary
25 February 2016
- 17:43 17:43, 25 February 2016 diff hist −974 Gibberish No edit summary
15 November 2014
- 16:05 16:05, 15 November 2014 diff hist −246 Slum →Etymology and nomenclature: Removed reference to Daniel Cassidy's claim that this noun derives from an improbable phrase in Irish. Cassidy's work is regarded as untrustworthy. He spoke no Irish and was unqualified in linguistics.
19 September 2014
- 19:50 19:50, 19 September 2014 diff hist +150 False etymology Reinstated comment about Daniel Cassidy with citations from Language Log, which is an acceptable source according to Wikipedia guidelines.
- 19:42 19:42, 19 September 2014 diff hist +1,058 User talk:Saineolai →Cassidy at false etymology
16 September 2014
- 18:17 18:17, 16 September 2014 diff hist −26 False etymology Corrected a mistake in referencing
- 18:15 18:15, 16 September 2014 diff hist +1,026 User talk:Saineolai →Cassidy at false etymology
- 17:57 17:57, 16 September 2014 diff hist +531 False etymology I have softened my language and added further references.
15 September 2014
- 19:10 19:10, 15 September 2014 diff hist +23 False etymology Cassidy claimed hundreds of words in his book. He also claimed once in a forum that they were in the thousands, but the hundreds claim is more appropriate.
13 September 2014
- 16:38 16:38, 13 September 2014 diff hist +1 Daniel Cassidy No edit summary
- 15:46 15:46, 13 September 2014 diff hist +289 m False etymology Added reference to Daniel Cassidy's false Irish etymologies
26 January 2014
- 14:09 14:09, 26 January 2014 diff hist +4 Slum No edit summary
- 14:08 14:08, 26 January 2014 diff hist −250 Slum Removed the absurd claim that slum comes from an Irish phrase meaning 'it's bleak'. This is not true and was suggested by Daniel Cassidy, whose work is unreliable (or reliably wrong).
26 August 2013
- 15:59 15:59, 26 August 2013 diff hist −405 Faro (banking game) →Etymology: There were comments about the possible Irish origin of the name. I removed these because: they derive from Daniel Cassidy's work, which is unreliable; the word fairadh doesn't exist (it is fiaradh); fiaradh doesn't mean to turn over