Talk:Dowd

Failed GA

I failed this article as a GA because of the short lead and the fact that there are only three references. For everything else, just look at the FA nomination. Some P. Erson 20:37, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Outside Link to a Website For Sale

I think the O'Dowd website link should be deleted as it has no data about O'Dowd. It is currently for sale and its content is travel in Malaysia.truthordare (talk) 14:33, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed

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