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@TheRealNihilist
What rules were broken in this thread that resulted in the thread being locked?Can you also state if the reason stated above was used prior to this?If this was answered just send me give me the number of the post.
The thread began to become toxic and quite a few posts have been reported. That said, we locked it as a way for members to cool down. I have now unlocked the thread.
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Archive: T-Z
Date: 12/13/2019Moderator: Joint-moderator decisionTheRealNihilist has been banned for 7-days for a pattern of unprovoked insults toward other members.(This is a delayed effect, giving him opportunity to submit arguments in current debates)
Date: 03/26/2020Moderator: Joint-moderator decisionTheRealNihilist has been banned for 3-days for a resumed pattern of unprovoked insults toward other members, disregarding moderation, excessive trolling, and more.
Date: 10/30/2019Moderator: VirtuosoYorkshireGold has been permanently banned for being the alt of previously banned user Type1/Sparrow.Edit (11/16/2019) Add Quantumhead to the list
Date: 02/26/2020Moderator: Ragnar
Date: 03/10/2020Moderator: VirtuosoUpdate: Manuel_Layba, Alpheus, Bespoked, Jaxalton, Tim_Tam, Biz_kit, Iced_Vovo, Monte_Carlo, and T-Rocks have all been identified as alts and likewise banned.
Date: 03/21/2020Moderator: VirtuosoI have deleted all threads started by Salixes' alts. Moving forward, any future threads created in violation of a pre-existing ban will be deleted.
Date: 12/19/2019Moderator: RagnarWylted has been banned by request.
Various (not specific to any one user)
Date: 12/02/2019Moderator: VirtuosoI locked multiple spam threads in the miscellaneous forums. To be clear, spamming is forbidden by the COC and such threads were banned from the last MEEPs. To refresh everyone's memory, the COC defines spam as: "Posting or bumping spam threads, comments, or replies is prohibited. Spam is any content which is nonsensical or excessively repetitive." As a reminder:"For spam" threads are threads which are made for users to spam post in (e.g. "yeet," "record attempt at most posts," "race to 127 posts"). Voting "yes" to this question will cause these threads to be treated as spam themselves, and deleted. It will not result in the deletion of existing "for spam" threads, but will cause them to be locked. A "no" vote would continue to allow these posts to exist and to be posted in (as long as they are in the miscellaneous forum).This measure passed the MEEPs votes and will be enforced.
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@DynamicSquid
Hi, DynamicSquid!
I want to begin by welcoming you to DebateArt.com! The format that I like to do on for online text debates as follows:
Round 1: Opening arguments only
Round 2: Rebuttals to opening arguments
Round 3: Defense of opening arguments
Round 4: Summary/Close
Another possibility:
Round 1: Opening arguments only
Round 2: Rebuttals to opening arguments
Round 3: Defense of opening arguments
Round 4: Rebuttals to Defense
Round 5: Summary/Close
Ragnar made a really good formatting guide that I strongly recommend. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wgEoU2M4k7PvJZzvbwrjw8nOomkYqnBpDaLR4igvMe0/edit#heading=h.4gchlr7uwv2c
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@Castin
Thank you, castin. It’ll take some time getting used to my new role and for the site to get used to my new team. I appreciate the work you did with bsh and myself.
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@Harikrish
Members are either venting out or masking their veiled attraction for bsh1 now that he has left DART. But the man is not here to defend himself. I say move on.
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@ethang5
All of a sudden, we're angry? How is what bsh1 did different from the character he showed all along? Because the kid was 16? Did any of you think bsh1 was not attracted to 16 year olds? The fact that he was 16 is what attracted him in the first place.
This is a very strong accusation and one that is not based in fact. I don't think bsh realized he was a minor. I think it was a joke in very poor taste. I don't believe bsh is an evil child predator.
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@Buddamoose
The answer to this question is a resounding no -- especially coming from the chief moderator. A similar case happened on another site which resulted in the de-staffing of the member in question.Do you think sexual advances from an adult to a teenger, a minor, are appropriate and should be allowed?
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@RationalMadman
Please, for the love of God, next time just DM me about this and avoid making call-out threads. That being said, given that no reasonable person would conclude this is actually Jeff Goldblum, there is no issue with this name and would be considered an acceptable name.
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I'll cast my ballot now.
Site MVP(the person who made the most impact(minus mod)
oromagi
Member of Honor(honorary DART member of choice)
Speedrace
Top Forum Post(forum that made an impact)
When Utopia Crumbles LIVE THREAD
Best Mafia Game(mafia game that had an eventual spillover into forums & debates)
Marvel Cinematic Universe Heroes Mafia
Most Liked Member(member who is liked the most)
blamonkey
Trending Topic(something that caused a firestorm)
bsh1 resignation
Funniest Members(who just made you lmfao or rofl)
PressF
Rookie Of The Year(someone who joined in 2019 that made a tangable impact)
semperfortis
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12/09/2019Moderator: VirtuosoWhattyourname has been banned as an alt of previously banned user, Nd24007.Edit (12/10) add Nailbiter to this listOther alts include: Alts: Superfly, Tax900, Sorrymilliontimes, High, 6000yyyt, whatthef, Toystory77, Shock555, Savethree, Tou88, Tjfour00, Fireball, Lion1950, Tyjlille, Bgyihf, Gggyyyy, Tellg, Sos33, Fog1000, Ggg666, Wrongagain, Wrongagain5005, Whybitch, Howdygut, Taguit, Bbby, Gyourbite, Heyu, Gotu, Tobad, Knowledgekim, 2499s, Thering, Exotic666, Mr.Wonderful, Toughasnailsg, Youarewrong, Meandyou, Joyous, Yeahuknow, Topfuck, Hmmuuu, Itcoming, Yeppers, MRTi, Imhere, Superhero, mynameiswhat, Fkyou1, Hyuytrdc, What99, Meone, Lllggg, Slug, Thefff
Date: 11/12/2019Moderator: Joint-modertor decisionPaulVerliane has been permanently banned for making a string of personal attacks and refusal to comply with moderation coaching and intervention. This ban was initially going to be a 7-day ban, but he made it clear that he has no intention to follow the rules in the future.Let me make this clear, you absolutely may not call people pussy transgender homos, you cannot call people cowardly bitches, and you cannot threaten people. The moderation team does its best to do a "coaching-first" approach, but if you prove you don't want to improve, I'm sorry, but you're gonna have to be shipped out.Alts: billsands, shockthemonkey, billsands, Graccus. ODIN, JacquesBonhomme, wildbill, AntonZenz123, Walrus, johanpeter and more to come...
Date: 11/13/2019Moderator: RagnarSeveral debates initiated by PaulVerliane and his various other alts, which lacked any posted arguments, and seemingly were only accepted after he was banned, have now been deleted.Regarding any arguments already prepared: nothing prevents anyone from instigating the same topics to make use of them.Update (11/18/2019): Another debate he was engaged in was deleted at the request of the instigator. Generally debates may be deleted at the request of both participants, for this both sides must state so in the comment section, then alert the moderation team. If both sides are not able to give input, it can still be reviewed on a case by case basis.
Date: 04/15/2020Moderator: Ragnarramdatt has been banned for 3-days, due to continuous personal attacks against most likely every member to which interacts.As a note due to his choice to make it public: He has previously been restricted from creating new debates, until such time as he expresses desire to give at least minimal participation in debates he has joined or initiated (20 debates, almost exclusively forfeited).
Date: 04/19/2020 - 5/21/2020Moderator: VirtuosoRationalMadman has been banned by request.
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@ResurgetExFavilla
The CoC is dangerously ambiguous on many points, allowing moderation significant leeway in interpreting it and potentially banning statements on an ideological basis. Why should conservative or traditionalist members trust a forum mod team composed entirely of progressives to be ideologically neutral?
The moderation team will not ban someone for posting a conservative opinion. With that said, we are looking to clarify the COC and standardize the banning procedure.
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Date: 11/18/2019Moderator: Joint-modertor decision855h01E has been indefinitely banned with potential for review in 90-days after threatening to dox another user. After being warned by the moderation team against such action, he proceeded to make a thread doxxing myself and another user. The information provided in that thread was fake, but still shook up the other user in question. Let me be very clear: I do not tolerate doxxing. I take member's privacy very seriously.If the appeal is approved by the moderation team, he will be required to start a new account with a new username.
Date: 11/18/2019Moderator: Joint-moderator decisionEdit (11/20) N1663R has been banned as another alt.Edit (11/20) add Chocalateboi69 to this listEdit (12/03), added Coollsquidward54Edit (12/05), added Creeperofmines to this listEdit (12/09), added brandon1011 to this list
Date: 12/14/2019Moderator: VirtuosoAvoidDeath has been banned by request
Date: 11/31/2019Moderator: Joint-modertor decisionBrotherDThomas has been given a 1-day temp ban for repeated violations of the code of conduct, including personal attacks, cross-thread contamination, and excessive trolling despite moderator warnings.
Date: 02/04/2020Moderator: Joint-moderator decisionBrotherDThomas has been banned for 1 week for a continuous pattern of behavior that includes cross-thread contamination, harassment, and ignoring moderation warning despite his most recent 1 day ban.
Date: 03/05/2020Moderator: Joint decisionBrotherDThomas has been banned for one month, for the same reasons as cited in his previous bans.Since being notified of this decision, he has started a goodbye thread. If engaging within it, please be respectful.
Date: 10/29/2019Moderator: VirtuosoBsh1 has been banned by request. I am deeply thankful for his service to this community. I will truly miss him.
Date: 12/17/2019Moderator: Virtuosobsh1 has been banned by request.
Date: 12/14/2019Moderator: Joint-moderator decisiondisgusted has been banned for 14-days for a series of violations of the personal attacks section of the COC, with a previous hard warning a week prior and no sign of improvement.
Date: 01/15/2020Moderator: Joint-moderator decisiondisgusted has been banned indefinitely (with potential for review in 90-days), for a continuous pattern of incivility to include the following clear offenses:
- Hate speech
- Violating an RO
- Excessive trolling
- Disregarding moderation
All while showing no positive contribution to the site and community therein and ignoring numerous warnings; not to mention, daring the moderation team to ban him.
Date: 03/10/2020Moderator: Joint DecisionSeth has been banned for being a multi-account of disgusted, created before eligible for review.
Date: 02/18/2020Moderator: RagnarDynamicSquid has been banned by request.
Date: 04/07/2020Moderator: Joint-moderator decisionethang5 has been banned for 30 days due to an unending stream of personal attacks, cross thread contamination, excessive trolling, disregarding moderation intervention...Two additional weeks have been added for an restraining order violation.
Date: 10/30/2019Moderator: Virtuoso/RagnarHarikrish's 90-day temp ban has been lifted following an appeal and a review.
Date: 11/02/2019Moderator: Joint-modertor decisionHarikrish has been indefinitely banned for making racial attacks against other users and sexually explicative posts just days after being allowed a second chance. The moderation team believes that Harikish should be indefinitely banned. Additionally, Harikish promised us in his appeal email that he will learn from this and not repeat these violations. In light of these posts, he is hereby permanently banned.
Date: 03/23/2020Moderator: VirtuosoLordLuke has been banned by request.
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@RationalMadman
That being said, I have been working with Ragnar and Speedrace for the past few days. They have put in a ton of effort and work and have been a huge help to me overall. I don't think I could have picked a better person for the forums than Speedrace.
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@RationalMadman
I ask to you, why did you promote Ragnar? Do not ban me for calling him a cyberbully, I will factually prove it is not an opinion but fact. I have links to his posts here. I just want to know why.I also would support you demoting Ramshutu from voting moderation and replacing him with Ragnar, keeping Blamonkey. This will be a satisfactory albeit not entirely brilliant move.
As I mentioned in the welcome thread, I chose Ragnar because he is one of the deepest thinking members of the site and on DDO. He won more than 100 debates and lost none. Moreover, he is consistently one of the most in-depth voters on the site. Additionally, Ragnar has made significant contribution to DART/DDO. For example, he created a styling guide, a guide to voting, and debate templates, and fixed the unvoted debate backlog.
I don't believe that Ragnar is a cyber bully.
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Greetings, everyone!
I would first like to thank everyone for their patience as we reorganize the moderation team and work to make DART a better place. I feel that now is a good time to throw up an AMA.
The goal of this thread is for us, as a team, to sit down with the community and come to better understand each other. We want to make our process more transparent and get feedback from you guys on what you would like to see us do.
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@RationalMadman
I will once I give it some more thought. I’m out on a date right now.
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@RationalMadman
Correct. I am no longer “orthodox” as I once was.
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@LordLuke
I am Jewish and have debated both sides of the argument numerous times. I’m more of an agnostic/deist with a Jewish flavor of that makes sense.
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@RationalMadman
Though to answer the question, it’s a tongue -in-cheek parodying the “dart/DDO elite”
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@RationalMadman
RM, why do you feel the need to make public posts like this rather than asking me in private?
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@Wylted
He will be around during the holidays, hopefully. That being said, I have absolutely no control over the presidential elections as they are unofficial.
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The next three posts serve as an archive for older public moderation action.
Not all actions will ever be publicized (such as private warnings).
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This is the new moderation log that will be replacing the old one. This thread is a log on ongoing bans, bother permanent and temporarily, which were effectuated on or after October 29, 2019. Not included in this log are bans impacting accounts which were created exclusively for commercial advertising or spam-related purposes. The information given for each kind of log is clearly stated below:
- Entries of permanent bans will state the date the ban was effectuated and provide a brief (not more than 500 characters) summary of why the user was permanently banned
- Entries of temporary bans will state the length of the ban and the date the ban was effectuated
- Entries of bans by request (i.e. bans a user requested be applied to their own account) will state the date the ban was effectuated.
- Entries of closed multi-accounts (i.e. old accounts of otherwise active users) will state the date the ban was effectuated.
As the new chief moderator, my goal is to make the moderation team more transparent with our process. Additionally, we believe that debaters expect their opponent to be able to finish their debates and will naturally be curious when someone is banned. I am moving the ban log from the miscellaneous section to the DebateArt.com section to make this thread more transparent and easier to see.
The moderator who made the ban ruling will also be included in all entries. Moderation will not offer public comment on the reasons for temporary bans unless and until either (a) the banned user returns and raises the issue publicly or (b) public interest outweighs the banned user's privacy concerns.
If you have any questions as to why someone was banned, please refer them to this post.
If you are banned and want to appeal your ban, please email us at [email protected].
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@spacetime
As the new moderator, can you PLEASE stop spamming our notifications with administrative updates?
I will be using the announcement feature a lot less. This is probably the last time I will be using it in the foreseeable future. Moving forward, announcements will be made for only super important topics such as this.
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@coal
How long is bsh1 banned for?Month? Two months?
Bsh isn't banned. He requested his account be closed. I have his email and he will be welcomed back anytime he wants. He said he will be back to say hello near the holidays.
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@TheHammer
What happened with Castin?
Castin has stepped down. We believe the moderation team is large enough to make her position obsolete.
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@Discipulus_Didicit
Restraining Orders?
RO's will also be reset
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@coal
Correct. I believe the moderation team is large enough to make her position obsolete.So to clarify, Castin is no longer a moderator? If so, this would obviously be a step in the right direction given her repeated demonstrations of immaturity (among other issues).
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@Discipulus_Didicit
With that said, my first official act as chief moderator is to give everyone a full amnesty with the expectation that you improve your behavior. Everyone will be starting over with a clean slate.Please clarify whether this is only in regards to the drama surrounding bsh's resignation or whether everyone has a clean slate in general.
Sorry for the lack of clarification. Everyone has a clean slate in general except for those who are permanently banned.
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@Wylted
The only good choice there is ragnar, and removing castin. Speed race is just a disgusting choice and he will interpret the COC incorrectly and start banning people just for holding controversial opinions. I can already see it. The first thread ai make arguing that blacks are inferior or that Jews were behind 9 11, is going to be removed and get me banned. The site needs to welcome controversial opinions because we need them to have a functioning debate site. You fucked up virt
Wylted, I am sorry you feel that way. I ask that you give us a chance to moderate. No one will be banned without the full moderation team weighing in.
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Bsh1 has been banned by request. He will be missed by myself and the community.
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@Vader
Thank you, SupaDudz! I'm looking forward to working with you.
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Greetings, everyone!
The past few weeks have seen quite a bit of drama that should have been completely avoided. I am disappointed in seeing how the HOF went down and the resignation of bsh1. With that said, my first official act as chief moderator is to give everyone a full amnesty with the expectation that you improve your behavior. Everyone will be starting over with a clean slate. However, those who are currently banned will remain banned until their ban expires. I think it is best for all of us to forgive each other, love each other, move forward, and put this all behind us. I honestly think it was a bit harsh to not allow campaigning and vote discussions. In next year’s hall of fame, this will be allowed.
In the next few weeks, there will obviously be a period of transition as we all get used to the new leadership. Additionally, I am working on restructuring and refactoring the moderator team to make it more transparent and organized. I’d ask for your patience in moving forward and please keep things civil. This thread will be locked in 72 hours.
The past few weeks have seen quite a bit of drama that should have been completely avoided. I am disappointed in seeing how the HOF went down and the resignation of bsh1. With that said, my first official act as chief moderator is to give everyone a full amnesty with the expectation that you improve your behavior. Everyone will be starting over with a clean slate. However, those who are currently banned will remain banned until their ban expires. I think it is best for all of us to forgive each other, love each other, move forward, and put this all behind us. I honestly think it was a bit harsh to not allow campaigning and vote discussions. In next year’s hall of fame, this will be allowed.
In the next few weeks, there will obviously be a period of transition as we all get used to the new leadership. Additionally, I am working on restructuring and refactoring the moderator team to make it more transparent and organized. I’d ask for your patience in moving forward and please keep things civil. This thread will be locked in 72 hours.
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Greetings, everyone!
I would first like to thank bsh1 for his service to the community. Over the past year, I feel like I have grown significantly as a person, moderator, and a debater under his guidance. He will be missed. I am super excited to serve as the chief moderator. I know I have made mistakes in the past and I know that I will probably make mistakes in the future. I will do the best I can in my new position.
That being said, I would like to welcome two new moderators. First off, blamonkey will be joining the moderation team as an assistant vote moderator. He will work closely with Ramshutu to handle vote reports. Second, Ragnar will be taking my place as the deputy moderator. Please welcome these two people to the team. These two people were chosen because I believe they’re some of the deepest thinking people on the site and both are well-liked and respected by the community. Both of these people have clean moderation records as well as impressive debating records in their own right. Blamonkey has done dozens of in-depth and well-researched debate topics on DART and on DDO. He has also been consistently one of the most in-depth voters here and on DDO. Ragnar was chosen for the same reasons. He has quite an impressive debating record. With DDO and DART taken into consideration, Ragnar has done over 100 debates and did not lose a single debate. That is quite impressive indeed!
Lastly, Speedrace is being promoted to a full forum moderator. He will have access to the admin panel as well as all moderation tools. He will be advising me on the forum end and making recommendations.
That said, here is the current moderation team:
Virtuoso, chief moderator
Ragnar, deputy moderator
Speedrace, forum moderator
blamonkey, voting moderator
ramshutu, voting moderator
SupaDudz, discord liaison
drafterman, discord liaison
I have full faith and confidence in my team. Please be patient with us as our team begins to take shape.
I would first like to thank bsh1 for his service to the community. Over the past year, I feel like I have grown significantly as a person, moderator, and a debater under his guidance. He will be missed. I am super excited to serve as the chief moderator. I know I have made mistakes in the past and I know that I will probably make mistakes in the future. I will do the best I can in my new position.
That being said, I would like to welcome two new moderators. First off, blamonkey will be joining the moderation team as an assistant vote moderator. He will work closely with Ramshutu to handle vote reports. Second, Ragnar will be taking my place as the deputy moderator. Please welcome these two people to the team. These two people were chosen because I believe they’re some of the deepest thinking people on the site and both are well-liked and respected by the community. Both of these people have clean moderation records as well as impressive debating records in their own right. Blamonkey has done dozens of in-depth and well-researched debate topics on DART and on DDO. He has also been consistently one of the most in-depth voters here and on DDO. Ragnar was chosen for the same reasons. He has quite an impressive debating record. With DDO and DART taken into consideration, Ragnar has done over 100 debates and did not lose a single debate. That is quite impressive indeed!
Lastly, Speedrace is being promoted to a full forum moderator. He will have access to the admin panel as well as all moderation tools. He will be advising me on the forum end and making recommendations.
That said, here is the current moderation team:
Virtuoso, chief moderator
Ragnar, deputy moderator
Speedrace, forum moderator
blamonkey, voting moderator
ramshutu, voting moderator
SupaDudz, discord liaison
drafterman, discord liaison
I have full faith and confidence in my team. Please be patient with us as our team begins to take shape.
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@Imabench
Summary in a nut shell, bsh resigned and I’m taking over.
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@bsh1
Until about 1:00am, yes. Then, my Frankenstein existence will run out of power.
Lol
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@bsh1
Thanks for pointing that out. @Mike - can you edit that part into the COC?
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@RationalMadman
Lol. Also, sorry I didn't answer your previous questions. Kinda got busy. I definitely love Mozart and Beethoven. Bach and Handel are my other favorites.
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@Vader
Yes, as well as some other things that needs to be worked out
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