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**I agree with Floq here and hadn't realized that he had undeleted the article when I posted on your talk page. Take it to MfD. ] ] 20:06, 29 January 2013 (UTC) **I agree with Floq here and hadn't realized that he had undeleted the article when I posted on your talk page. Take it to MfD. ] ] 20:06, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
*** This is probably a misunderstanding; I am sure AGK only meant the speedy deletion of my page as a good-faith hoax. A very meta one, as is appropriate when the Duke of Waltham is concerned. ], <small>]</small> 20:35, 29 January 2013 (UTC) *** This is probably a misunderstanding; I am sure AGK only meant the speedy deletion of my page as a good-faith hoax. A very meta one, as is appropriate when the Duke of Waltham is concerned. ], <small>]</small> 20:35, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
:::* Quite so, AGK is renowned for profoundly subtle wit. --] (]) 02:21, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

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The Duke of Waltham's level of involvement in Wikipedian affairs may vary greatly but is generally low and marked by frequent absences. His Grace therefore regrets that he will often be unable to respond swiftly to queries, and that he cannot guarantee sustained participation in conversations to which he has contributed. If your message has not received a reply within ten days, you are encouraged to e-mail the Duke.


The Duke of Waltham
Key pagesUser page • Contributions (edit count) • His Grace's private office and archives (secretary: H. Cartwright)Coat of arms of His Grace The Duke of Waltham
Writings"Auto-formatting is evil"
WorkshopsPalace of Westminster workshop and watchlist • SBS workshop (inactive) • Peerage Inspection Register
OtherDuncan, the Ducal Duck
His Grace The Duke of Waltham
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This user contributes using a typewriter, and sends all contributions via snail mail.

Archives
  1. 13 March – 26 June 2007
  2. 27 June – 29 August 2007
  3. 1 September – 30 December 2007
  4. 1 January – 24 March 2008
  5. 30 March – 24 June 2008
  6. 25 June – 1 November 2008
  7. 20 February 2009 – 20 August 2012

Greetings, dear Wikipedian. My name is Harold Cartwright, and I am the Duke of Waltham's private secretary. On behalf of the Duke, I should like to welcome you to His Grace's talk page.

Here you may leave notices, announcements, or any other messages that could interest the Duke, and you may flatter him, request his assistance or advice (if you really think he's able to do anything on his own), discuss his actions on Misplaced Pages, or talk about matters of mutual interest. As this is a free-speech venue, your criticism will be welcome as well. To be honest, I personally enjoy seeing negative comments about my employer, as his arrogance would become even more insufferable if left unchecked.

I probably need to clarify that, even though this page exists to accommodate all kinds of "talk", ranging from wiki-professional correspondence to light-hearted conversation, it is not meant for discussion of matters in any way private. Messages of sensitive content ought to be e-mailed to His Grace instead, so that the required level of privacy can be ensured (in relative terms; I still open those letters).

Please leave your posts at the bottom of this page and sign them with four tildes (~~~~), so that we shall know who is posting what and when. You are warned that unsigned posts do not merit a reply here and shall be summarily deleted; this is wholly within the poster's responsibility, I'm afraid.

Please note that His Grace follows a policy of keeping conversations unfragmented; in other words, an exchange that begins in one talk page should continue in that same talk page, in order to keep the discussion whole and intelligible. If a conversation has begun in a venue other than this, you need not answer here; you can rest assured that I shall notify the Duke about any new messages (through use of a designated watchlist).

You are requested not to edit anything in this page except for your own posts; any other changes shall be reverted on sight. It is also suggested that, if you must edit your posts, you should do so sparingly, as it is generally considered impolite to alter the content of posts that have already been answered to, or even read.

Old discussions are archived with extreme care, even though half of them do not deserve such treatment in the least. But who am I but an underpaid secretary, to be judging my boss's gossip. Well, for those interested, the archives are open to the public from 09:00 to 17:00, Mondays to Fridays.

Please don't leave any litter while you are here. There is a dustbin in the corner (where the old Signposts end up, and I couldn't care less about recycling).

By the way, thank you for not smoking.

Have a nice day, or something resembling it.

The Signpost: 10 December 2012


did you vote?

hi there, your vote in ArbCom elections triggered a spoof CSRF alarm. Would you be so kind as to please confirm that you actually voted? :) Apologies for the inconvenience. Pundit|utter 07:41, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi, just popping in. Could you confirm you did vote? If we don't hear from you, we'll have to assume your connection was spoofed and strike your vote, so it would be really nice to hear that isn't the case. Thanks. MBisanz 14:48, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
This is most curious... I hope I am not too late in confirming that I did vote, in the last day before the polls closed. It so happens that I've been off-line for a week (an unusually long time for me), so I've only just noticed this. I'm leaving a note on both your talk pages to make sure you see my reply as soon as possible. Waltham, The Duke of 15:52, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
I've seen the note and sent it off the the right people. MBisanz 15:59, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for your prompt response. I see this has happened to several people, but most of them confirmed their vote within a day or two, rather than five; do you know if my vote has been counted? I understand the results have not been announced yet, so I think I might be safe in this regard. Waltham, The Duke of 16:06, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
According to my view of the system's backend, your vote has been counted. I've emailed the people who actually strike the votes, so unless they manage to find your name on-wiki and strike it without checking their own email, you'll be fine. MBisanz 17:25, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
This is excellent news indeed. Thank you for your diligent efforts, Mr Bisanz. Waltham, The Duke of 17:43, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

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Heads-up

Another user had copy/pasted your userpage contents, and it was deleted in part due to WP:FAKEARTICLE, I'm certain that someone has provided you the same warnings in the past - indeed, the "see also" at the top of your userpage specifically calls your userpage an article, which is inappropriate. From what I see, although we have some leniency on userpages, fake articles are not permissible (✉→BWilkins←✎) 15:07, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

The hat is not the only problem :-) My recommendation - move it to a personal essay and mark it humour. I believe it will soon be WP:MFD's as WP:UP#NOT (✉→BWilkins←✎) 18:17, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
What would you think if it was left where it is but tagged with {{User page}} and {{Humor}}? Ryan Vesey 18:21, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Well Ryan, you've probably read my user talkpage in the last 15 minutes ... it's not necessarily how I would feel, more like others in the community apparently (✉→BWilkins←✎) 18:24, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
(edit conflict) Thank you for your polite note, Mr Wilkins. As I see it, WP:FAKEARTICLE seems more concerned with copies of articles or revisions which have been deleted in the mainspace (or ought to be moved thereto) than with what is very clearly a spoof article of purely humorous character and intent (and marked as such at the bottom). It has been in place for over six years, and has drawn negative attention only once before now—and on that occasion I was supported by several disinterested editors. However, I take your point about the hatnote and I have therefore removed it, in the hopes that no further action on this matter will be necessary. Waltham, The Duke of 18:24, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
I have corrected the indentation of my message; I hadn't read any follow-up comments before posting it, and the last thing I wish to come across as is intransigent. That said, I do believe there are all sorts of obvious signs throughout the page that indicate its status as a spoof article, including the title, the icon at the top and the box at the bottom, not to mention the ridiculousness of the text itself. It would take the most cursory of readings and a complete lack of familiarity with Misplaced Pages for one to be fooled. If someone less amused by you were to nominate my user page for deletion, I'd be prepared to defend it at MfD; as it stands, I have no intention of making any further changes—unless they make it funnier, of course. Waltham, The Duke of 18:37, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Your userpage is an obvious hoax that is unsuited to retention in a serious encyclopedia. I have therefore speedily deleted it, per the G3 criterion for speedy deletion. If you wish to recover any of the older revisions to your userpage that do not contain the hoax material, you may ask any administrator to provide you with it. Regards, AGK 20:03, 29 January 2013 (UTC)