User talk:Icairns 2

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Speedy deletion nomination of Leo van de Pas


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September 2018
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Welcome back!
I know you've been editing for a while now, but I thought you deserved a formal welcoming back to Wikipedia! Sro23 (talk) 17:20, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

I just noticed your comeback at Box and Cox. It's good to see you back again. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:45, 23 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Many thanks for your kind welcome. Icairns 2 (talk) 11:33, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

Thank you
Hello,. Thank you for tidying up the nonsense about Audrey Hepburn's names. I had meant to get rid of the Dutch pseudonym, but forgot about it. Over a number of years I have been one of those reverting nonsense about her nationality, which reappears time and time again, despite my referring the originators of it to the articles on Belgian and Dutch nationality. These make it clear that she was never entitled to either. Her birth name is clear from her birth certificate, which has been in the public domain for years. I have studied it in great detail, including an amendment concerning her father's birthplace, the name of which is wrongly spelt.

I think you are an Old Pal, given that you have edited Upton Court Grammar School. I am an even older one than you, but I don't get to reunions these days, or anywhere else, come to that, and so you can imagine that Covid-19 has made little difference to me!

Best wishes, LynwoodF (talk) 15:21, 18 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Hello Lynwood, Yes I was webmaster for many years and created the scans of all the long photos available on the website. I was involved in organising the reunions from the 1990s up to this year's cancelled event. I was 1964-71. BW, Icairns 2 (talk) 20:46, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

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Deletion discussion about Lisa Roberts (acdemic)
Hello, Icairns 2

Welcome to Wikipedia! I edit here too, under the username Lithopsian and it's nice to meet you :-)

I wanted to let you know that I've asked for a discussion about the redirect Lisa Roberts (acdemic), created by you. Your comments are welcome at Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 February 11.

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Exeter honorary graduates
Hi, I've taken the liberty of finishing the list of honorary graduates from the University of Exeter – hopefully that's not a problem. It needs linking though. Cheers, —Noswall59 (talk) 14:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC).


 * Thank you so much for your kind assistance. I was using the linking to populate the related category. I'm happy to complete this, but need to wait to see whether anyone is intending to propose deletion of this category. Hopefully, it has been created / populated properly, and is good enough to survive. Thanks again, Icairns 2 (talk) 01:41, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Category:Honorary graduates of the University of Exeter has been nominated for deletion
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Spamming template
Templates such as template:University of Leeds belong on the pages linked from them, not on every article that has a link to that university. Your additions to Robin Gandy aren't just overkill, its incorrect. I have removed them. Please only added them to appropriate pages. (If this sounds harsh, there have been instances recently of editor(s) mass spamming articles with such templates). Gaia Octavia Agrippa Talk 23:05, 20 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Your comment uses pejorative words like "spam", "overkill" and "incorrect". I think it would have been more appropriate to assume goodwill editing, simply name the Wiki rule that was transgressed and adjust. Icairns 2 (talk) 01:07, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

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John Dee
The list of children will be removed if you don't provide a citation for it. Skyerise (talk) 12:26, 5 September 2021 (UTC)

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