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			Some people just want to spoil it for everyone else. They are succeeding.
	==Harv and Sfn ref errors, or, why Harvard references are evil==
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	==Some of my small triumphs==

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	==Some quotations==

	The attempt to make heaven on earth invariably produces hell. It leads to intolerance. It leads to religious wars, and to the saving of souls through the inquisition. And it is, I believe, based on a complete misunderstanding of our moral duties. It is our duty to help those who need our help; but it cannot be our duty to make others happy, since this does not depend on us, and since it would only too often mean intruding on the privacy of those towards whom we have such amiable intentions.


	The problem with assuming good faith is that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.


	There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen.


	A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.


	As it will be in the future, it was at the birth of Man<br>
	There are only four things certain since Social Progress began.<br>
	That the Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire,<br>
	And the burnt Fool's bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the Fire;<br>

	And that after this is accomplished, and the brave new world begins<br>
	When all men are paid for existing and no man must pay for his sins,<br>
	As surely as Water will wet us, as surely as Fire will burn,<br>
	The Gods of the Copybook Headings with terror and slaughter return!


	This is shaping up to be the worst Arbcom in my over 13 years on Misplaced Pages, and the competition is stiff.


	It is wrong to put temptation in the path of any nation,<br>
	For fear they should succumb and go astray;<br>
	So when you are requested to pay up or be molested,<br>
	You will find it better policy to say: --

	"We never pay any-one Dane-geld,<br>
	No matter how trifling the cost;<br>
	For the end of that game is oppression and shame,<br>
	And the nation that plays it is lost!"

	"Pointing out that someone is cherrypicking sources is assuming bad faith" - one of the stupidest things I have ever read on Misplaced Pages, and a green-light to POV pushers.

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	==Politeness==

	In April 1942 - 3 months after Nazi plans for the "Final Solution" - Joseph Goebbels started a new campaign

	It was for "more politeness in public life".

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			==Lloyd George resources==
			I am gradually compiling a list of resources relating to ], including my own library. It can be found ].

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Latest revision as of 04:15, 30 December 2024

SEMI-RETIRED This user is no longer very active on Misplaced Pages.

Some people just want to spoil it for everyone else. They are succeeding.

Pages I've created

Any help in expanding these would be very much appreciated!

Odds & sods

Category:Cornwall stubs

Category:Cornwall building and structure stubs

Caradon navigation box

Category:Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

Category:Combined Universities in Cornwall

Category:Cornish folklore

Category:Geology of Cornwall

Template:Policing in Cornwall

Category:Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)

Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Penryn and Falmouth

Category:Politicians from Falmouth, Cornwall

Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Camborne

Category:Penaeidae

Category:Clergy from Somerset

Category:Dorset Regiment

Category:People from Delaware County, Iowa

Category:Welsh academic biography stubs

Category:Wollaston Medal winners

Category:Fellows of the Royal Television Society

Category:WikiProject Sussex participants

Template:Noble

Template:2009 Davis Cup

Category:1866 disestablishments in England

Category:1871 disestablishments in England

Template:David Lloyd George

Notes and Queries

The Generosity of Others

		The Original Barnstar
		for all your recent hard work Reedgunner 14:52, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

The Working Man's Barnstar

I, Dweller, award you the working man's barnstar for your tireless contributions to the project since you joined. Misplaced Pages is stronger for the contributions of people like you. We're glad to have you on board. --Dweller 14:06, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		You truly showed the spirit of Misplaced Pages in helping our friend the sitting duck. Your kindness is not unnoticed! Love,Neranei (talk) 01:35, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For making a difference. Sluzzelin talk 00:54, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

		The Minor Barnstar
		For the fine photo of Poldice. It may be a small thing, but it made my day. Bretonbanquet (talk) 21:14, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

		The Categorisation Barnstar
		For all the nice categorization work on James Ranald Martin and several other pages. Keep going! Prashanthns (talk) 14:29, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

		The da Vinci Barnstar
		For an awesome level of work in resolving the AN/I Derailment! LaughingVulcan 15:22, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For diligent work on WP:Cornwall over the years Andy F (talk) 19:56, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		Thanks for your ongoing contributions - much appreciated. Stalwart111 (talk) 00:09, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

		The WikiProject Barnstar
		To DuncanHill for diligently and constructively contributing to WP:Cornwall over many years. Andy F (talk) 21:13, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

		The WikiProject Cornwall Barnstar
		For all your excellent work maintaining and contributing to WikiProject Cornwall over the years. The deserved first recipient of this award! Zangar (talk) 16:34, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

		The Disambiguator's Barnstar
		Thanks for all your hard work on disambiguation pages, it's appreciated. Best wishes, Boleyn (talk) 20:31, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

historic English persons

Thank you for quality articles such as Jonathan Couch, Henry Augustus Smyth, William Oliver (physician) and Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, for adding categories, - Duncan, repeating (10 April 2009 and 1 February 2010): you are an awesome Wikipedian!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks for coming back quickly with a helpful reply at the Reference desk! Thanks, Thatone~~weird~~wikier Say hi 14:22, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

	The Copyeditor's Barnstar
	For intelligent, helpful, and in-depth copyediting of many articles, including several of mine. Your work does not go unnoticed. Thank you! Eddie891 _Work 01:38, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for making clarifications on Queens of Industry. Lajmmoore (talk) 09:08, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	For fixing Signal (software)! I'm happy to take over for you if you're tired of removing hyphens! AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 00:19, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		I hereby award this barnstar to editor DuncanHill for diligent efforts to improve the quality of references in our articles. FeydHuxtable (talk) 10:01, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	For your tireless work tracking and identifying User:DuncanHill/LTA - your commitment is appreciated! ~TNT (she/they • talk) 11:56, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

		The Guidance Barnstar
		Dear colleague, Thank you for finding the time to offer advice and guidance to your fellow editors, especially about the existence of useful tools, as you did for my benefit, here. With kind regards; Patrick. ツ Pdebee. 16:00, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

		The Cleanup Barnstar
		Awarded for your unending efforts in tidying up citations in articles. Awarded by Cdjp1 (talk) 28 February 2023

I don't do barnstars, but here's a picture of a barn near where I used to live. MinorProphet (talk) 06:01, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

	The Working Man's Barnstar
	For suggestions made during the spinoffs from Black market in wartime France Elinruby (talk) 21:43, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		Thank you for your contributions to Misplaced Pages (u t c m l ) 🔒 ALL IN 🧿 18:46, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	I feel very embarrassed about the Harv and Sfn error I had in my recent edit. You are extremely kind to pick it up and quietly correct it. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 01:50, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

DuncanHill's Awesome Wikipedian day is 10th April.

I'm an awesome Wikipedian!

This user has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian and was awarded his own day.

DYK

On 27 November, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Mawe, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 18 December, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Rogers (divine), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 20 December, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jonathan Couch, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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