User talk:Zsinj

I have a reliable source of a family friend who has told me that Ivan Jones has passed away. I have a photo of the funeral service poster. editing blues articles to help anyday (talk) 07:12, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ivan-jones-obituary?id=61527595 editing blues articles to help anyday (talk) 07:16, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, I have restored the info that was erroneously removed by the anonymous editor. Zsinj^Talk 11:37, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

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Thank you very much for deleting the subpage, the consequence, I'm embarrassed to admit, of a failed attempt to create my first subpage, which I've now learnt how to create properly. I have another subpage which I should be extremely grateful if you could delete, for Brecon Ironworks, which I suspect I created a few years ago while trialling my new article submission, which was accepted a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately I also tried to create another subpage, which I tried to include in this post in the hope that you could also delete it. However when I did so a warning notice appeared. I shall visit the subpage again in an attempt to identify the precise nature of the transgression. However, if you are able to delete the subpage, and if you consider that it would be safer for you to delete it, then I should be very grateful. Thank you very much for your prompt response to my decision to delete the subpage. John Desmond (talk) 22:03, 22 August 2026 (UTC)

It is no trouble at all. You can view all of your user subpages here: Special:PrefixIndex/User:John Desmond/. The subpage remaining for Brecon Ironworks is just a redirect. If you would like additional subpages deleted in your user space, just add {{db-u1}} to the top of the page. Zsinj^Talk 22:19, 22 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello, see here. Regards Serols (talk) 15:18, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

Sorted. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:22, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

Beat me to it by a minute. Cheers. Zsinj^Talk 15:23, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

Glad to help. Just happened to catch it on my watchlist right as Serols posted. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:27, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

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