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Alma Mater

Since when do you list as an Alma Mater, a University you did NOT graduate from? 173.207.225.216 (talk) 02:06, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Mayor of London Boris Johnson

Should be:

Former Mayor of London Boris Johnson or the then Mayor of London Boris Johnson. 2A02:C7C:D589:9A00:80F2:E5AC:458:BE0F (talk) 16:47, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: See Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch. We don't say "former mayor of London" because that causes confusion. It's always in the context of when the event happened. ⸺(Random)staplers 17:31, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]