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Wikipedia & Education User Group Annual Report
by LiAnna Davis 27 Jan '21

27 Jan '21

On behalf of the Wikipedia & Education User Group, I'm pleased to announce we've published our 2020 Annual Report on Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_%26_Education_User_Group/2020_Ann… Thank you to everyone who participated in our activities!

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Wikimedistas de Ecuador User Group activity reports.
by Edgar José Rosero Villacís 27 Jan '21

27 Jan '21

Greetings! After a different year which made us learn new ways of reaching our goals and re-discovering what being a Wikimedian is, Wikimedistas de Ecuador is proud to share our activity report for 2020. Wikimedistas de Ecuador's 2020 Annual Report <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedistas_de_Ecuador/Reportes> Even when it went different to planning, we were able to reach most of our goals this year, and we learned new ways and best practices to accomplish those that we couldn't reach now in 2021. Also, this past year was a time for us to cool down for a bit, take a deep breath and take care of ourselves. With everything going around and most of us living in one of the cities that were hit the hardest during the initial phase of the pandemic, we needed to take a step back to reflect and prioritize our mental health and well being. Hope this e-mail finds you well, and we're also glad we can share this with you all for feedback and hopefully it also helps you being inspired somehow. Best regards, *Edgar J. Rosero Villacís* Móvil: (+593) 96 934 4829

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Bylaws amendments and upcoming call for feedback
by María Sefidari 26 Jan '21

26 Jan '21

Hi everyone, The Board has discussed and approved some governance improvements in two recent meetings, on December 9 and January 8. As the governing body for the Wikimedia Foundation, we want to improve our capacity, performance, and representation of the movement’s diversity. We have amended the Bylaws in support of that goal. Please check the details in the announcement published on Meta and on the Diff blog: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Janu… https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/01/21/approval-of-bylaws-amendments-and-upc… Kind regards, María -- María Sefidari Huici Chair of the Board Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Announcing the 2021 Ombuds Commission
by Karen Brown 25 Jan '21

25 Jan '21

Hello, everyone. I'm writing with information about the Ombuds Commission (OC), the small group of volunteers who investigate complaints about violations of the privacy policy, and in particular concerning the use of CheckUser and Oversight tools, on any Wikimedia project for the Board of Trustees. I apologize for the length of the announcement. :) The application period for new commissioners for 2021 recently closed. The Wikimedia Foundation is extremely grateful to the many experienced and insightful volunteers who offered to assist with this work. Because the OC may be asked to provide insights into community governance issues tied into UCoC[1] phase two this year, we are experimenting with expanding the Commission. This year’s OC will consist of ten members rather than eight, with a two-member advisory team who will guide the new commission and also, if necessary, fill in in the event that the OC is unable to act due to incapacity or recusal. [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct I am pleased to announce the composition of the 2021 OC: Acagastya <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Acagastya> Agastya has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2014, and is primarily active on English Wikinews serving as an administrator and has been accredited reporter since 2017. Agastya is also active on Commons, and speaks English, Hindi and Gujarati. AGK <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AGK> AGK has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2008. He is primarily active on English Wikipedia, where he is an administrator, Checkuser, and Oversighter and has served as an Arbitrator. AGK has been a member of the Ombuds Commission since 2020. Ameisenigel <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ameisenigel> Ameisenigel has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2015. He is primarily active on German Wikipedia, where he serves as an Arbitrator. He is also active as an translation admin on Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons and on Meta. Ameisenigel speaks German and English. Emufarmers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Emufarmers> Emufarmers has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2005. He is a Metapedian who primarily edits the English Wikipedia; he is also a bureaucrat and sysop on MediaWiki.org, and has provided software support to many third-party, non-Wikimedia wikis over the years. He has served as an OTRS administrator since 2015. He has served on the Ombuds Commission since 2019. Faendalimas <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Faendalimas> Scott Thomson, user:Faendalimas, has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2006. Based in Brazil, he is a taxonomist and evolutionary biologist and his main editing interest is reptiles and amphibians. He is most active on WikiSpecies, where he is a bureaucrat, Checkuser, and administrator. JJMC89 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JJMC89> JJMC89 has been contributing to Wikimedia projects since 2015. He is primarily active on the English Wikipedia, where he has more than 300,000 edits and is an administrator and bot operator, and Commons. He also serves as a tool administrator on UTRS. Moheen <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Moheen> Moheen Reeyad, user:Moheen, has been contributing to Wikimedia projects since 2010. He is active on Commons, Bengali Wikipedia, Wikidata, and English Wikipedia and is an administrator on Commons and Bengali Wikipedia. He is currently a Board member of Wikimedia Bangladesh and lives in Chattogram. Moheen speaks Bengali and English. MrJaroslavik <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MrJaroslavik> MrJaroslavik has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2017. He is primarily active on Czech Wikipedia and Meta. MrJaroslavik speaks Czech and English. ProtoplasmaKid <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ProtoplasmaKid> Ivan has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2006. He is primarily active on Spanish Wikipedia and Spanish Wikinews and as an administrator on both of those projects. He helped found Wikimedia Mexico in 2011 and was the Wikimania 2015 Chief Coordinator. He has participated in a number of movement committees, including Grant Advisory Committee. He speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Superpes15 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Superpes15> Superpes15 has been contributing to Wikimedia projects since 2010. He is primarily active on Italian Wikipedia and are a member of the Small Wiki Monitoring Team. He is an administrator on Italian Wikipedia and serves as a global renamer. He speaks Italian and English. The 2021 OC advisors are: Ajraddatz <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ajraddatz> Ajraddatz has been an active user on Wikimedia since 2010, and has served in various roles of community trust in that time, including as a Wikidata Oversighter since 2013, a steward between 2014 and 2020, and a Meta CheckUser since 2015. Galahad <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Galahad> Carlos, currently editing as user:Galahad, has been contributing to Wikimedia Projects since 2009. He is a member of Wikimedia Venezuela and a founding member of Wikimedia Small Projects User Group. He primarily contributes to Spanish-language projects including Spanish Wikipedia and Spanish Wikivoyage. He has been an administrator and bureaucrat of Spanish Wikivoyage since 2013. He has served on the Ombuds Commission since 2019. Their willingness to remain, to bring their familiarity with processes and their experience to the new arrivals, is greatly appreciated! Please join me in thanking the following volunteers who are leaving OC, who have given substantially of their time to serve the commission: DeltaQuad <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:DeltaQuad> Amanda has been editing Wikipedia since 2009, when she made her first edits to English Wikipedia. She has served many roles in the past including being a sysop, holding advanced permissions and serving on an Arbitration Committee for 4 years. She will continue to support the English Wikipedia and reach out to global communities through her service and tools she develops. Elmacenderesi <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Elmacenderesi> Elmacenderesi has been working on Wikimedia projects since 2007, primarily on the Turkish Wikipedia. There, he has been a CheckUser and a Bureaucrat since 2008 and an Oversighter since 2011. He is also a member of Wikimedia OTRS and serves as a global outreach coordinator, working with academic institutions and GLAMs, for The Wikipedia Library. He has served on the Ombuds Commission since 2018. Taketa <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Taketa> Taketa has been a Wikimedian since 2008 and has held a number of positions in his time here, including Administrator and Bureaucrat on the Dutch Wikipedia, Arbitrator on Dutch Wikipedia, Administrator on Wikidata, Steward, and member of the Ombuds Commission. He has created about 7000 new articles in several language Wikipedias. He currently serves on the board of Wikimedia Belgium. Teles <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Teles> Lucas became a Wikipedian in 2007 and started to engage with CheckUser rights in 2009, when he became a local CU on the Portuguese Wikipedia. He held both Oversight and Checkuser rights on Ptwiki between 2015 and 2017, when his term with the rights expired. He is currently an administrator on Commons and Ptwiki. His traditional main focus has been on anti-vandalism work. In 2012, the global community elected him as a steward, a position he held until 2020. He served on the Ombuds Commission for 2018. Uzoma Ozurumba <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Uzoma_Ozurumba> Uzoma Ozurumba has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2017. She contributes primarily to Meta, Commons, and the Igbo Wiktionary, of which she is a founder. She is a co-founder of the Igbo Wikimedians User Group and serves as a Strategy Liaison for that group. She served on the OC in 2020. Wikilover90 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Wikilover90>Rupika has been editing Wikimedia projects since 2014. A free knowledge advocate, she edits primarily on Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata and is administrator on Punjabi Wikisource. She organizes events such as Wiki Loves Folklore <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore> and Wiki Loves Women <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Women_South_Asia_2020>. She has been supporting in activating the Open Movement in North India via various Open GLAM initiatives such as Heritage GLAM <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Heritage_GLAM>. She has served on the Ombuds Commission since 2019. ------------------------ Thanks again to everyone who 's serving, is serving, or volunteered to serve. And thanks to all of you for reading this wall of text! -Karen -- Karen Brown Trust & Safety Specialist Wikimedia Foundation kbrown(a)wikimedia.org

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Open Call for Project Grants starts today Jan 21 - Feb 20, 2020
by Rupika Sharma 25 Jan '21

25 Jan '21

Hello everyone, Hope this email finds you well. Wishing you all a happy new year. This is a gentle reminder about the Project Grants Program open call that starts from today, January 11, with the submission deadline of February 10, 2021. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project>. This first open call will be focussed on Community Organizing proposals. A second open call focused on research and software proposals is scheduled from February 15 with a submission deadline of March 16, 2021. For the Round 1 open call, we invite you to propose grant applications that fall under community development and organizing (offline and online) categories. Project Grant funds are available to support individuals, groups, and organizations to implement new experiments and proven ideas, from organizing a better process on your wiki, coordinating a campaign or editathon series to providing other support for community building. We offer the following resources to help you plan your project and complete a grant proposal: Weekly proposals clinics via Hangouts during the Open Call Join us for real-time discussions with Program Officers and select thematic experts and get live feedback about your Project Grants proposal. We’ll answer questions and help you make your proposal better. We will update the dates, times and themes on this page by 15th January 2021 < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project#Upcoming_events> We also offer these support pages to help you build your proposal: * Video tutorials for writing a strong application: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Tutorial> * General planning page for Project Grants: < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Plan> * Program guidelines and criteria: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Learn> Program officers are also available to offer individualized proposal support upon request. Contact us at projectgrants(a)wikimedia.org if you would like feedback or more information. We are excited to see your grant ideas that will support our community and make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Put your idea into motion, and submit your proposal by February 10, 2021! < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Apply> Please feel free to get in touch with questions about getting started with your grant application, or about serving on the Project Grants Committee. Contact us at projectgrants(a)wikimedia.org. Please check more about the changes introduced in the Project Grants program in the forwarded email below. Best regards, Rupika *Rupika Sharma* Junior Program Officer Wikimedia Foundation Grants Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project#Upcoming_events [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Tutorial [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Plan [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Learn On Wed, 23 Dec 2020 at 09:54, Marti Johnson <mjohnson(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > > Hello Wikimedians, > > I’m writing to announce the next opportunity for funding through the > Project Grants program, and to share changes in how review will happen in > the coming year and beyond. > > Background context: > > Over the past few months, the Wikimedia Foundation has begun work on a new > strategy for how we will structure our grants programs in the future, with > the goal of aligning more closely with the Wikimedia Movement’s 2030 > Strategic Direction [1]. We’ve been having conversations with many > stakeholders in the Wikimedia community and we’re in the process of > brainstorming about possible frameworks to improve how we make grants. This > coming year, 2021, will be an experimental year in which we will pilot some > smaller changes as we move toward a larger redesign process later in the > year and beyond. > > How do I learn more about applying for project funding through Project > Grants? > > - > > You can learn more about the guidelines for the Project Grants program > here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Learn > - > > You can learn more about how to plan for a project proposal here: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Plan > - > > You can learn about how to apply here: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Apply > > > What will change in the grant review process for Project Grants in 2021? > > - > > In previous rounds, all Project Grant proposals have been reviewed in > one round, inclusive of proposals related to four themes: research, > software, and online and offline community organizing. In 2021, we will > experiment with offering two separate and dedicated rounds. One will be > focused on online and offline community organizing. A second round will > focus on review of research and software grant proposals. > - > > By offering separate, dedicated rounds, we hope to offer more tailored > support for applicants, with better integration with staff in the Wikimedia > Foundation who have relevant expertise, and with more focused Committee > recruitment to improve the quality of proposal review. We also hope it will > reduce the burden on volunteer committee reviewers in any given round. > > > When will community organizing grant proposals be accepted? > > - > > The open call will launch January 11, and the submission deadline is > February 10, 2021. > - > > The full schedule is posted here: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project > > > When will software and research grant proposals be accepted in 2021? > > - > > The open call will launch February 15, and the submission deadline is > March 16, 2021. > - > > The full schedule is posted here: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project > > > How will this affect currently funded Project Grants? > > - > > Our intention is to make sure that current projects will not be > interrupted by this change, both with regard to current or planned work. > > > Will there be other changes coming in the future? > > - > > After these rounds, we expect bigger changes for Project Grants. > - > > We are currently in a strategic design process and have been actively > engaging many stakeholders from around the world to help us think about > what these changes should look like. > - > > Once we have draft frameworks ready, there will be opportunities for > feedback from Wikimedia community members before any decisions are > finalized. We will keep you updated! > > > Please let us know if you have any questions about these changes or if you > would like to learn more about how to get involved in the strategic > redesign process for Project Grants. > > Warm regards, > > Marti > > [1] <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_2030> > > *Marti Johnson* > > *Pronouns: she/her/hersProgram Officer* > *Individual Grants* > *Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>* > *1 Montgomery, Ste. 1600* > *San Francisco, CA 94104* > +1 415-839-6885 > Skype: Mjohnson_WMF > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the > sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > Support Wikimedia > <https://donate.wikimedia.org/> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >

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Subhas Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary Wikimedia celebration
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 24 Jan '21

24 Jan '21

Hello all, 23 January 2022 will mark the 125th birth anniversary of Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subhas_Chandra_Bose West Bengal Wikimedians User Group is planning to conduct a series of events to improve free-content related to Subhas Chandra Bose on different Wikimedia sites. Today, on the 124th birth anniversary of Bose, we have inaugurated the initiative and will continue to work for the next one year. Learn more about the program here- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Subhas_Chandra_Bose%27s_125th_birth_anniver… (under construction and to be expanded gradually). You may also read a blog post on Diff: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/12/24/125th-birth-anniversary-of-subhas-cha… If you like, you can share your thoughts and good wishes here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Subhas_Chandra_Bose%27s_125th_birth_an… Regards, Bodhisattwa On behalf of West Bengal Wikimedians User Group

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Last date for Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 submissions
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 23 Jan '21

23 Jan '21

Hello all, Tomorrow is the *last date to submit* session proposals for Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021, the upcoming online wiki-event which is to be conducted from 19 – 21 February 2021 during the occasion of International Mother Language Day. If you are interested to present, run a workshop or organize a panel discussion, you can check this link and submit a session proposal. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Wikimeet_India_2021/Submissions Regards, Bodhisattwa On behalf of WMWM India 2021

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Bylaws amendments and upcoming call for feedback
by Jackie Koerner 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

Hi SJ and Yair Rand, Thanks for your feedback. I have written down your feedback and will bring this up. You're right, we do want to have Bylaws that are as clear as possible, but language is a difficult thing. At some point, we may have to assume good faith. Best, -- *Jackie Koerner* *she/her* Board Governance Facilitator (English/meta)

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Open Call to Join the Project & Simple APG Grants Programs Committees
by Veronica Thamaini 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

(Apologies for cross-posting!) The Community Resources team is inviting you to an exciting opportunity to be a committee member as part of the grants programs' participatory grantmaking practice. Participatory grantmaking ensures that resourcing community efforts in the movement is diverse, equal and inclusive. This practice aligns with movement strategy recommendation 4. Ensure Equity in Decision-making: Establishing shared responsibility and accountability for decision-making and distribution of resources. Serving committee members will have the opportunity to inform and advise funding decisions and proactively share recommendations and mentorship to support grantees worldwide in their development, growth, and sustainability strategies; that contribute to a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. You will also strengthen your capacity in participatory decision-making processes while learning about our community's incredible work and the different contexts that influence their work. Here is statement by a current committee member, Thepwnco, on their experience; My experiences with Wikimedia Foundation grant programs have been very rewarding, and I feel fortunate to have served as a volunteer committee member since 2014. Grant programs contribute to equity and sustainability in our movement through funding unmet and under-resourced needs. Under our participatory approach to grantmaking, volunteers play a key role in decision-making. Volunteers also help support and strengthen community-led initiatives by reviewing grant proposals for impact and providing feedback and other support to prospective grantees. But being a volunteer committee member is much more than just a way to share your knowledge and insights, it’s also an incredible opportunity to learn and be inspired by the breadth of amazing and innovative work taking place across the movement and in diverse communities and regions. Here are the committees that are currently soliciting new members: * Project Grants:* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project ** Project Grants Committee reviewing Community Organizing proposals: This committee reviews proposals for projects that inspire and coordinate volunteers, via campaigns, training, contests and other forms of community organizing. You can learn more about Project Grants here: ** Project Grants Committee reviewing Research and Software proposals: This committee reviews proposals for projects that create or maintain software that supports the Wikimedia movement, or that conduct research to answer questions important for Wikimedia communities and projects. *Simple Annual Plan Grants: *https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Simple/About ** Simple APG Committee: This committee reviews proposals to fund a group or organization's programs and operating expenses for 12 months. The groups and organizations need to have experience managing programs and grant funding already. Orientation and training is provided for new members, and you don’t have to have previous experience to sign up. Committee responsibilities include: - Providing review and constructive feedback to help support applicants and strengthen grant proposals - Evaluating and recommending promising proposals for funding - Helping recruit and spread the word about grants - Optional: Becoming a project advisor for proposals that interest you Eligibility requirements for committee members can be found here: * Project Grants: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Committee/Eligibility#commit… * Simple APG: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Simple/Committee You can sign up as a candidate for a committee here: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Committee/Candidates * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Simple/Committee/Candidates Deadlines for submitting committee candidacy: - Project Grants Committee reviewing Community Organizing proposals --February 5, 2020 - Project Grants Committee reviewing Research and Software proposals -- March 5, 2020 - Simple APG Committee -- February 5, 2020 Please reach out to projectgrants(a)wikimedia.org for questions on the Project Grants Committee and simple(a)wikimedia.org for questions on the Simple APG Committee. Warm regards, Veronica Thamaini, Program Officer for Simple APG Marti Johnson, Program Officer for Project Grants -- <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> *Veronica Thamaini *(She/Her) Senior Program Officer, Community Resources Wikim <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>edia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Invitation for Wikimedia Education Office Hours, January 2021
by Sailesh Patnaik 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

Dear Wikimedians, Join us for the January edition of the education office hours on 21st at 12:00 PM UTC <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1611230447>! The office hours are a dedicated time and an online space to have conversations and discussions related to Wikimedia and education activities, listen and learn from each other's projects and experiences. You can find more details and the agenda of the meeting here: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Hours/January_21… . Looking forward to seeing you then, Please let me know if you have any questions. Do you want to reach out to the education team for a 1:1 consultation? Request for a slot for consultation for your education work ( ttps://outreach.wikimedia. org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Space <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Space> ) by filling this google form ( http://bit.ly/EduOfficeSpace ) Dhanyabaad! -- *Sailesh Patnaik* Wikimedia Foundation | Program Associate, Education User:SPatnaik (WMF)

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