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Some of my small triumphs

Removing decade-old vandalism, which has been reproduced widely across the internet.

Removing a "quotation" which was in fact from a satirical work

Correcting a FOURTEEN YEAR OLD error

Another decade-or-more-old error

Another ten year error

Error caused by relying on a "Reliable Source"

Quotation incorrectly sourced for six years

Queen Victoria's Coronation mis-dated for 5 years

Two year-old tosh

Nine year-old error, widely reproduced

One historian copies another historian's howler

Reference says OPPOSITE of what it is being used to support

Complete falsehood, over ten years old

Two years old

Historical impossibility

Twelve year old mis-attribution

Four year old bollocks, sourced to a trade union publication

The posthumous Bishop of Penrith

Nobody reads the references

Two and a half year old vandalism

Wrong son, nearly two years old

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
There are only four things certain since Social Progress began.
That the Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire,
And the burnt Fool's bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the Fire;

And that after this is accomplished, and the brave new world begins
When all men are paid for existing and no man must pay for his sins,
As surely as Water will wet us, as surely as Fire will burn,
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,
For fear they should succumb and go astray;
So when you are requested to pay up or be molested,
You will find it better policy to say: --

"We never pay any-one Dane-geld,
No matter how trifling the cost;
For the end of that game is oppression and shame,
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.

Misplaced Pages doesn't believe foreigners

Talk:Poznań University of Medical Sciences#Requested move 10 July 2021

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".

Pages I've created

People

Places

Things

Any help in expanding these would be very much appreciated!

Odds & sods

Notes and Queries

• User:DuncanHill/For further research
• |Useful things

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, Thatoneweirdwikier 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)

DuncanHill's Awesome Wikipedian day is 10th April.

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.

On 26 December, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Ralfs, 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 12 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dr William Oliver, 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.

Service award

This editor is a Master Editor IV and is entitled to display this Orichalcum Editor Star.

This user has been on Misplaced Pages for 18 years, 6 months, and 6 days.

This user opposes the Wikimedia Foundation's arbitrary, opaque, and dictatorial office-banning of administrators when the community and ArbCom are more than capable of handling the issue themselves.

This user desires open communication and respect from the Wikimedia Foundation for the English Misplaced Pages's dispute resolution processes.

• Rouge editors
• Wikipedians who have read the BIG HUGE FREAKING PURPLE BOX
• Wikipedians confined to the peanut gallery
• Wikipedians who don't like it when you edit their userpage
• Wikipedians who should probably stop screwing around with categories, lest they draw unwanted attention from the Categories Police
• Wikipedians who think people who police user page categories need to find something else to do