Today, we received a note from the Earl of Stirling regarding what I assume is his appearance on Obsidian Portal. (Search for “sterling”)
Please do not use my name in your gaming/whatever. I am the Earl of Stirling (short form Lord Stirling).
Thank you,
Stirling
Unfortuntely, I think we’re going to need a little more proof than a yahoo.com email address to verify the identity of a Scottish noble. 
Update: This guy might be legit…or at least he thinks so. Check out his blog, where you can buy your very own Scottish Title! Impress your friends and get girls! Only US$90,000! Act within the next 30 minutes and we’ll throw in a free set of castle blueprints and a 25% off coupon for your next order at Arms & Armor!
Update 2: As always, the true story is on the Wikipedia article discussion. Long story short, a blowhard from Indiana claims to be Scottish nobility through some arcane legal loophole, friendly Wikipedians keep reverting his edits to the Earl of Stirling page, he repeatedly threatens legal action, he gets banned for threatening legal action. Ain’t Wikipedia great?
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:02 am
There has been no accepted claim to that title since its dormancy in 1739. The title was claimed by an American during the Revolutionary War, but it was ultimately rejected, though he did retain voting rights in parliament.
And they say gamers have no life. Glad I’m not a putative royal! With all due respect.