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If Harveywetdog did Wikipedia - 15 years as an equestrian videographer

In April 2020, and in the interest of legacy, I penned a Wikipedia entry recording the thoughts and notable achievements of myself as Harveywetdog. I admit I was ignorant of the rules concerning self promotion on Wikipedia at the time; consequently my entry was unfortunately, although arguably correctly, deleted and my account expunged from the system. As a result my original words and links were sadly lost but nevertheless here is an attempt at a rewrite. Perhaps when I'm gone someone will be able to enter it onto Wikipedia on my behalf, to serve as a fitting epitaph for the exciting times I spent on the Harveywetdog Project.  
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The Prime Minister Volume II by Anthony Trollope

 We left Volume I of The Prime Minister, Trollope's fifth novel in the Palliser's series of six, with the absolute cad and bounder Ferdinand Lopez still trying to get money out of his canny father in law, Abel Wharton.

Being the chancer that he is Ferdinand changes his line of attack and speculatively writes to Plantagenet Palliser, The Prime Minister, for a cheque for £500 to cover the election expenses he incurred during his abortive campaign at Silverbridge. The basis of Ferdinand's appeal is the suggestion made to him by Lady Glencora that he would be the Palliser's preferred candidate.

You may recall that Plantagenet had made it clear publicly that there would be no preferred candidate at the by-election, an announcement that led to the ultimate failure of Ferdinand's campaign. You may also recall that Abel Wharton had already paid off the bill for Lopez's campaign. But because he is an out and out rogue and because he is angry that the Palliser's deserted him he tries to get the money out of them again even if he believes it is a lost cause.

Plantagenet weighs up Ferdinand's letter and decides to pay off the demand in the belief that this will enable him to keep Glencora's part in Ferdinand's story out of the public eye.

But that's unlikely to be effective, is it?

Plantagenet considers Lopez's request for £500 election expenses
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©Harveywetdog/Author - David Robinson CEng FIET 
David spent approaching 50 years in Her Majesty's Electricity Supply Industry before retiring
He was part of the highly successful design team on the Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station Project before spending 25 years producing safety cases to keep our aging AGR fleet generating for the good of the nation
He is responsible for the Harveywetdog YouTube Channel which he maintains as an outlet for his creative talents
David has twice experienced blood cancer treatment but absolutely refuses to be a victim
All views are of course his own but might be influenced by the medication he's had to take
 

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