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⚫ {{quotebox|The Divine Comedy: "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here"; don't expect a fair hearing, or justice if or when you err. Just give what you can, while you can. If you get shafted, go fishing, because your efforts will not be appreciated, whereas if you catch a fish, you can always eat it, and that's a result.}}
{{cquote|That ideas should freely spread from one to another over the globe for the moral and mutual instruction of man and improvement of his condition, seems to have been peculiarly and benevolently designed by nature when she made them like fire, expansible over all space, without lessening their density in any point, and like the air in which we breathe, move, and have our physical being, incapable of confinement or exclusive appropriation. (], 1813)}} {{cquote|That ideas should freely spread from one to another over the globe for the moral and mutual instruction of man and improvement of his condition, seems to have been peculiarly and benevolently designed by nature when she made them like fire, expansible over all space, without lessening their density in any point, and like the air in which we breathe, move, and have our physical being, incapable of confinement or exclusive appropriation. (], 1813)}}
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⚫ {{quotebox|The Divine Comedy: "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here"; don't expect a fair hearing, or justice if or when you err. Just give what you can, while you can. If you get shafted, go fishing, because your efforts will not be appreciated, whereas if you catch a fish, you can always eat it, and that's a result, even if it's only for today.}}


== "In popular culture" == == "In popular culture" ==

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“ That ideas should freely spread from one to another over the globe for the moral and mutual instruction of man and improvement of his condition, seems to have been peculiarly and benevolently designed by nature when she made them like fire, expansible over all space, without lessening their density in any point, and like the air in which we breathe, move, and have our physical being, incapable of confinement or exclusive appropriation. (Thomas Jefferson, 1813) ”

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The Divine Comedy: "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here"; don't expect a fair hearing, or justice if or when you err. Just give what you can, while you can. If you get shafted, go fishing, because your efforts will not be appreciated, whereas if you catch a fish, you can always eat it, and that's a result, even if it's only for today.

"In popular culture"

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About

Hi, I'm a graduate of Manchester Polytechnic & University of York who is interested in lots of things, which makes me useful for pub quizzes but not very employable. I've been editing here since 8th August 2007.

Things I have done, and do here

File:MeSmokies.jpg
In the Smoky Mountains, Tennessee, and no, I am not auditioning for Quentin Tarantino
Things I do
I'm an awesome Wikipedian!
I'm an awesome Wikipedian!
This user has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian and was awarded his own day.
WikiProject United States Public PolicyThis user is a Misplaced Pages Online Ambassador.
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120,500+This user has made more than 120,500 contributions to Misplaced Pages.
STOLEN STOLEN
File:JFDI.jpgThis user gets on with it
This user is prepared to Ignore All Rules - except this one
This user has helped promote 6 good articles on Misplaced Pages.
This user has written or expanded 23 articles featured in the Did You Know section on the Main Page.
This user is a Retired Lawyer.
This user is a participant in WikiProject Law.
BScThis user has a Bachelor of Science degree.
MAThis user has a Master of Arts degree.
This user helped promote A Hard Day's Night (film) to good article status.
This user helped promote Criminal Damage in English law to good article status.
This user helped promote Unhalfbricking to good article status.
This user helped promote Walter Potter to good article status.
This user helped promote Sheldon Manor to good article status.
This user helped promote Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet to good article status.
This user believes that Misplaced Pages is not a crazy den of pigs.
This user believes that we should do no harm on any biographical article.

Unnecessary self-aggrandisement

Articles I've started or improved
Music Criminal Law People Other
Evensong (Amazing Blondel) R v Steane Graeme Moodie Catch My Soul (film)
The Sun, Moon & Herbs R v Collins Tony Haygarth Banana production in Iceland
Annie Haslam (album) Criminal Damage in English law J C Wilsher Between the Lines Episode Guide
Elegy (The Nice album) Burglary Robert John Godfrey Breidbart Index
Harvest Records discography Duress in English law Margaret Simey Cunt
Live at the Palladium (Carpenters album) Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (still a stub) Mike Bloomfield River Biss
Annie in Wonderland Theft George Haden Wiltshire College
The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper DPP v Armstrong Ozzie Yue A Hard Day's Night (film)
Rendezvous R v Hancock Sandy Denny Bradenstoke Priory
Folkjokeopus R v Bailey Rex Makin Sheldon Manor
The Cropredy Box R v Davis Jane Couch Bolehyde Manor
Flat Baroque and Berserk Murder conviction without a body Sharon Tandy The Magnet
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (compilation) Walter Potter Work Is a Four-Letter Word
Unhalfbricking Gabriel Goldney, 1st Baronet Goldney Baronets
How Sweet To Be An Idiot Banister Fletcher BBC Sound Archive
Nevada (UK band) Joseph Neeld
Tipplers Tales John Neeld, 1st Baronet
Gottle O'Geer Gladys Henson
Deram Records singles discography Henry Jenkins (supercentenarian)
Bruce Rowland Sir John Tankerville Goldney
Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet
Marie Slocombe
Sir Henry Firebrace
Harold Greenwood
Sir Basil Firebrace, 1st Baronet
</noinclude> Barnstars
The Original Barnstar
For taking an article that could have been deleted and yet working hard to improve it instead, whilst also demonstrating good faith and civility I humbly award you this barnstar. Thank you! Pedro :  Chat  19:12, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar
I award Rodhullandemu this barnstar, for not only giving detailed explanations to other editors, but for being a all round great guy! Phgao 11:13, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Someone vandalized my Userspace! But a little angel came along and fixed it! Thank you! You can thank others by using {{subst:Vangel}}! Tiptoety 21:02, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
The Outlaw Halo Award
Keep ignoring all the rules, wikipedia would not be the same with only stiff necks. Tiptoety 04:45, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

(about the award)

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
I gladly give this Barnstar to Realist2, Kodster, and Rodhullandemu, for working with each other in a very positive way. This does not happen very often on Misplaced Pages, and it is to be congratulated, and praised; hence, the Barnstar. Enjoy.--andreasegde (talk) 21:18, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
The Resilient Barnstar
For diligence and wikipediance on Mark Speight, and grace under pressure on Talk:Mark Speight Jdcooper (talk) 21:49, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
The Working Man's Barnstar
For your prompt and tireless work as AWB gatekeeper - thanks. Colonel Warden (talk) 15:41, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
The Admin's Barnstar
Awarded for tirelessly taking care of many of the administrative parts of fighting vandalism. Thank you for your contributions! (and your logs ;-) J.delanoyadds 03:17, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
The Admin's Barnstar
For your tireless work keeping things moving at the AWB check page, outstripping the 2nd ranked user by a ratio of 3 to 1, I award you The Admin's Barnstar. Keep up your diligent efforts. =) –xeno (talk) 20:42, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
A big thank you for dealing with all those vandals and deleting pages during the time non-admins couldn't edit! :) Versus22 talk 20:46, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
The Admin's Barnstar
Awarded to Rodhullandemu for his tireless and dedicated work as an administrator in many different fields. Bencherlite 22:50, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
The Working Man's Barnstar
This is for your tireless contributions and work on the Ozzy Osbourne‎ article. .
  • Keep up the good work!- --Michael (Talk) 00:49, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Hammer time! A square, no-nonsense working man award Rod Hull
& Emu A no-nonsense award
for vigilance
on Cunt
 pablohablo. 19:22, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
For reverting that attack on my talk page :-). Jeffrey Mall (talk • contribs) - 14:26, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
I just have to give you this for all of the time and effort you put into reverting the (sadly far too frequently occuring) cases of vandalism on Bono. You seem to beat me to it all the time, and it's fantastic that it vanishes almost straight after it appears. Good job, and keep it going! MelicansMatkin (talk, contributions) 02:05, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
For filling up my watchlist adding coords to articles :) Keep up the good work. Jeni 23:14, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For your tireless contribution, enthusiasm, guidance and encouragement of others, myself included. Jakeb (talk) 21:09, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
The Lemmy Kilmister Public Service Award. For serious rock'n'roll duty

After reading your edit history, and particularly for your work at Unhalfbricking, I am very pleased to award you this (ahem) prestigious... umm... award. You rock! Keep up the good work! Best regards, Hamster Sandwich (talk) 00:35, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

The Invisible Barnstar
Awarded to Rodhullandemu for all that he does on Misplaced Pages without seeking recognition or reward for his contributions. Buzzzsherman (talk) 01:50, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

User:Rodhullandemu has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Rodhullandemu's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Rodhullandemu!

Peace,
Rlevse
00:41, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

A record of your Day will always be kept here.

The Main Page Barnstar
for being the only one other than myself to see the immaturity in the comments at the "who created wiki" thread at Misplaced Pages talk:Main Page and speak up about it. PCHS-NJROTC 22:16, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
To User:Rodhullandemu for watching my back Ishtar456 (talk) 22:49, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
The BLP Barnstar
For your constant and thankless (until now!) efforts in keeping crap out of BLPs! HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:27, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
For protecting Murder from vandalism and defamation by anonymous users and single-purpose-account vandals. Bearian (talk) 19:30, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
The Admin's Barnstar
I hereby award this barnstar to Rodhullandemu for his long years of excellent admin contributions to the encylopedia. FeydHuxtable (talk) 12:32, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
For going out and risking life, limb and happiness in the pursuit of people who want to create a mess Panyd 20:41, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
Images on Commons

These are pictures I've taken myself, otherwise created or scanned from free sources and now reside on Commons; they are released under GFDL & CC-BY-3.0 and are in no particular order, but then neither am I.

Places
  • Trowbridge, Wiltshire
  • Lake in the Town Park Lake in the Town Park
  • River Biss flowing under the town bridge River Biss flowing under the town bridge
  • Clark's Mill, home of Trowbridge County Court Clark's Mill, home of Trowbridge County Court
  • Another view of Clark's Mill Another view of Clark's Mill
  • The Handle House adjacent to Clark's Mill The Handle House adjacent to Clark's Mill
  • Changes in Trowbridge's population 1801 - 2001 Changes in Trowbridge's population 1801 - 2001
  • Town centre entrance to The Shires Shopping Centre Town centre entrance to The Shires Shopping Centre
  • Central piazza of The Shires Central piazza of The Shires
  • Shires Gateway on Bythesea Road Shires Gateway on Bythesea Road
  • Main building of Wiltshire College Trowbridge Main building of Wiltshire College Trowbridge
  • Pumpkin Tower (a modern folly) in Bythesea Road Pumpkin Tower (a modern folly) in Bythesea Road
  • The Sensory garden at the end of Trowbridge Park The Sensory garden at the end of Trowbridge Park
  • "Feelie Board" for Braille users of the sensory garden "Feelie Board" for Braille users of the sensory garden
  • Another view of the Sensory garden Another view of the Sensory garden
  • The War Memorial in the park The War Memorial in the park
  • closer view of The War Memorial closer view of The War Memorial
  • Almshouses in Polebarn Road Almshouses in Polebarn Road
  • The "Blind House", overnight lock-up for drunks, in Wicker Hill The "Blind House", overnight lock-up for drunks, in Wicker Hill
  • "Mt Crushmore" "Mt Crushmore"
  • Trowbridge Railway Station Trowbridge Railway Station
  • Thomas Helliker's tomb in St James' churchyard Thomas Helliker's tomb in St James' churchyard
  • Monument to George Crabbe in St James Church Monument to George Crabbe in St James Church
  • The Virgin hot-air balloon flying over Trowbridge on 21 July 2008 The Virgin hot-air balloon flying over Trowbridge on 21 July 2008
  • Tesco One Stop Tesco One Stop
  • Tesco Express, Hilperton Road Tesco Express, Hilperton Road
  • Main Council building in Bythesea Road Main Council building in Bythesea Road
  • Annexe and main reception of Wiltshire County Council building Annexe and main reception of Wiltshire County Council building
  • Mural of the Moonrakers Mural of the Moonrakers
  • Virgin Mobile UK headquarters in White Horse Parka Virgin Mobile UK headquarters in White Horse Park
  • Ashton Mill, once a major employer in the woollen industry Ashton Mill, once a major employer in the woollen industry
  • The Lamb, Trowbridge - birthplace of the Trowbridge Village Pump Festival The Lamb, Trowbridge - birthplace of the Trowbridge Village Pump Festival
  • Village Pump Folk Club behind The Lamb Village Pump Folk Club behind The Lamb
  • Drinking water well, Frome Road Drinking water well, Frome Road

^a You would not believe the security guard I encountered while taking this photo; there are idiots, and then there's him.

Music
Politics
Miscellanea
  • White variant of the Common Bluebell White variant of the Common Bluebell
  • The difference between damage and destruction for Criminal damage in English law The difference between damage and destruction for Criminal damage in English law
  • Me at Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1989 Me at Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1989
  • Studio 2, University Radio York, 1984 Studio 2, University Radio York, 1984
  • The Book The Book
  • Captain Field's Improved parallel rule, ca. 1854 Captain Field's Improved parallel rule, ca. 1854
  • Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb on display in 2009 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb on display in 2009
  • Harry Enfield in 1998 Harry Enfield in 1998
  • Armorial bearings (coat of arms) of the Goldney Baronets Armorial bearings (coat of arms) of the Goldney Baronets
  • North-West English Morris Dancing, which has very little in common with traditional modes. North-West English Morris Dancing, which has very little in common with traditional modes.
  • A student working as a barmaid in the UK. A student working as a barmaid in the UK.
  • Results of a 2003 fracture of the third finger, left hand - the finger can no longer lie flat on a level surface. Results of a 2003 fracture of the third finger, left hand - the finger can no longer lie flat on a level surface.
  • Scar from partial left menisectomy, 1980; more recent surgical techniques leave a smaller footprint Scar from partial left menisectomy, 1980; more recent surgical techniques leave a smaller footprint
  • My grandfather, Lt. Col., OBE My grandfather, Lt. Col., OBE
  • Traction engine at a steam rally in Wiltshire. Further details apart from markings unknown. Traction engine at a steam rally in Wiltshire. Further details apart from markings unknown.
  • "Etten" traction engine, left side, at a steam rally in Wiltshire. Further details unknown "Etten" traction engine, left side, at a steam rally in Wiltshire. Further details unknown
  • Same engine, right side Same engine, right side
  • Fortunately, none of my girlfriends was this ugly, but I'm told she passed the driving test on the second attempt. Fortunately, none of my girlfriends was this ugly, but I'm told she passed the driving test on the second attempt.
Historical scans

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Shortcuts

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Utils

#wikipedia-en · #wikipedia-en-admins · #wikipedia-en-unblock

Misc

Notes

  1. "The Graham Norton Show". 2009-02-04. Dave TV. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
  2. At present, I believe that the article "cunt" is an acid test of what we are trying to achieve here, and if I can take that to Good Article status, I will be happy. I said this some time ago, but I hope I've managed to improve it. Meanwhile, I don't have the time to concentrate on it. There are more important concerns. One day, perhaps.
  3. I may have heard this elsewhere, but only on watching "Heroes of Comedy: The Goons" on TV recently did I realise where it originated; however, I make no apologies for using it, because Spike Milligan almost single-handedly created modern British comedy.
  4. updated 8 January 2011
  5. 28 February 2011
  6. But it keeps me cheerful in the face of adversity
  7. 100 as of 13 April 2009, 48 of which are substantive
  8. 50 @ 29 August 2008
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