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34.102.171.242 told the <i>Signpost</i> in an interview yesterday morning. "They thought they were so cool making a website anybody could edit, but they never even realized that people might go on there and write stuff that wasn't true on purpose." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_extent_of_the_damage" data-mw-thread-id="h-The_extent_of_the_damage-signpost-article-title"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-The_extent_of_the_damage-signpost-article-title"></span>The extent of the damage<span data-mw-comment-end="h-The_extent_of_the_damage-signpost-article-title"></span></h3></div> <p>"Glockenballs" wasn't the only piece of misleading information inserted by this sophisticated cyberattack – information about the school's cafeteria was also manipulated. "Pizza on Wednesdays", for example, was changed to "Pizza on EVERY DAY". And those seeking to find out more about the school's "creamed corn" day were, instead, confronted with a Wikipedia article claiming that they served "creamed crap". </p><p>It's unclear what the implications of this shocking attack will be for the future of the collaborative encyclopedia project. "It's devastating," said longtime arbitrator and Wikipedia administrator <a href="/wiki/User:Example" title="User:Example">Newyorkchad</a>, "and this is making me seriously question whether Wikipedia is viable in the long term – it had never occurred to us that people could open up the edit box and type swear words into it." </p><p><br/> </p> <table class="cquote pullquote" role="presentation" style="margin:auto; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 20px; vertical-align: top; border: none; color: darkgray; font-size: 40px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: .6em; text-align: left; padding: 10px 10px;">“ </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; border: none; padding: 4px 10px;">I'm honestly actually kind of like, uh, the Joker meets South Park. </td> <td style="width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom; border: none; color: darkgray; font-size: 40px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: .6em; text-align: right; padding: 10px 10px;">” </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" class="cquotecite" style="border: none; padding-right: 4%; font-size: smaller; line-height:normal; text-align: right;"><cite>— 34.102.171.242</cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Meanwhile, some are puzzled by what could have motivated such a malicious deed. 34.102.171.242 explained: "I might not look like it, but I'm actually a pretty dark and twisted guy. I'm honestly actually kind of like, uh, the Joker meets South Park. So this is just a little way of me showing everyone what happens when you mess with the nice guy... hehe." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="A_task_force_springing_into_action,_and_very_real_harms" data-mw-thread-id="h-A_task_force_springing_into_action,_and_very_real_harms-signpost-article-title"><span id="A_task_force_springing_into_action.2C_and_very_real_harms"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-A_task_force_springing_into_action,_and_very_real_harms-signpost-article-title"></span>A task force springing into action, and very real harms<span data-mw-comment-end="h-A_task_force_springing_into_action,_and_very_real_harms-signpost-article-title"></span></h3></div> <p>The volunteer staff of Wikipedia are currently working round-the-clock to figure out how to address this problem, with hundreds of ideas being worked out on the Village Pump regarding what can be done to prevent this menace to the project. Currently, the proposal with the most popular support is for the Wikimedia Foundation to establish an Anti-Misediting Exploratory Committee, which will come up with proposals on how to deal with this new phenomenon: first by setting up an Anti-Misediting Steering Board, which would draft a charter for a Anti-Misediting Policy Evaluation Panel, which could then publish a report on best practices for a provisional Anti-Misediting Implementation Group. </p><p>This news comes as a shock for those who previously held great faith in Wikipedia's reliability, and experts warn that it could threaten the very foundations of our democracy. "It's like nothing we've ever seen before," says Amelia Hegginbottom, professor of Malnarrative Resilience Studies at the University of Bridgetonshire-upon-Prestigiousham. "Study after study has shown, and experts have warned for years, that there are very real harms in the unchecked spread of malnarratives – like that this man's age was '999', or that his favorite food was 'rocks'." </p><p>"If people start thinking it's good to eat rocks," she explains, "they might eat a bunch of rocks, and then they'll have to go to the hospital, so that's one real harm already. And if my research group got a few million dollars in grants, we could figure out the rest, and then save democracy forever." </p><p>Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sanger was less optimistic, saying: "Whatever this thing is, I'm pretty sure it goes to show that nowadays Wikipedia is a pile of crap". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="At_the_mercy_of_a_master_hacker" data-mw-thread-id="h-At_the_mercy_of_a_master_hacker-signpost-article-title"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-At_the_mercy_of_a_master_hacker-signpost-article-title"></span>At the mercy of a master hacker<span data-mw-comment-end="h-At_the_mercy_of_a_master_hacker-signpost-article-title"></span></h3></div> <p>Meanwhile, 34.102.171.242 has shown no remorse, and has threatened to carry out further cyberattacks. </p><p>"We live in a society where the independent people who think for themselves are called 'crazy' and the ignorant sheep are called 'normal'. Just a glimpse into my twisted reality, a full stare would make most people simply just go insane haha. I'm just getting started... and this time it's personal." </p><p>However, back in East Scowtumpka, things are a little more relaxed: "Wow," said Principal Glockenspiel. "You'd think I would have heard them all by now, but that's actually a new one. Frankly, it is kind of funny. 'Glockenballs'. You know, like... uh... never mind." </p><p>When asked how he was coping with the recent developments, Glockenspiel said that it "doesn't really seem like that big of a deal, especially if it was only there for a minute or two," adding that "that article probably gets like ten views a week or something." </p><p>At press time, he had excused himself to the school's computer lab to check up on the Wikipedia page and "fix a couple things". We at <i>The Signpost</i> wish him the best of luck, although he may not need it in a place like that: according to the school's own article, the computer lab is a "cutting-edge, state-of-the-art facility made possible by award-winning principal Hubert Glockenspiel's commitment to investing in excellence, teaching valuable research skills and bringing a global perspective to the students at Powpica County's highest-ranked secondary institution with his time-tested Glockenspiel Method of innovative education leadership". </p> </div> <div style="clear:both"></div></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236342446">.mw-parser-output .signpost-article-footer{clear:both;display:flex;flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:4em}.mw-parser-output .signpost-succession{border-bottom:1px solid #CCC;box-sizing:border-box;clear:both;display:flex;flex:0 0 100%;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:116%;font-family:Georgia,Palatino,"Palatino Linotype",Times,"Times New 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To follow comments, <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-06-08/Humour&action=watch">add the page to your watchlist</a>.</span> If your comment has not appeared here, you can try <span class="noprint plainlinks purgelink"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-06-08/Humour&action=purge"><span title="Purge this page">purging the cache</span></a></span>.</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1240928998"><div class="nomobile"></div> <ul><li>No joke, but if Wikipedia tried to fundraise with a t-shirt that showed someone changing a page with the words "Pizza EVERY DAY" on the screen, they would probably raise a lot of money. I've often considered "pizza everyday" a core part of my overall life philosophy. <a href="/wiki/User:Viriditas" title="User:Viriditas">Viriditas</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Viriditas" title="User talk:Viriditas">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-06-08/Humour#c-Viriditas-20240608203900-Discuss_this_story" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">20:39, 8 June 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Viriditas-20240608203900-Discuss_this_story"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Viriditas-20240608203900-Discuss_this_story"></span></li> <li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Toadspike-20240609111500-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span>Of course the IP is from the <a href="/wiki/DoD" class="mw-redirect" title="DoD">DoD</a>... <a href="/wiki/User:Toadspike" title="User:Toadspike"><span style="color:#21a81e;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness: 10%;"><b>Toadspike</b></span></a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Toadspike" title="User talk:Toadspike"><span style="color:#21a81e;font-variant: small-caps;font-weight:bold;">[Talk]</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-06-08/Humour#c-Toadspike-20240609111500-Viriditas-20240608203900" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">11:15, 9 June 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Toadspike-20240609111500-Viriditas-20240608203900"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Toadspike-20240609111500-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Toadspike-20240609112000-Toadspike-20240609111500"></span>Ah, it's randomly generated. Clever. Also clever is the way this piece manages to skewer everybody under the sun, not just the vandals I was expecting. <a href="/wiki/User:Toadspike" title="User:Toadspike"><span style="color:#21a81e;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness: 10%;"><b>Toadspike</b></span></a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Toadspike" title="User talk:Toadspike"><span style="color:#21a81e;font-variant: small-caps;font-weight:bold;">[Talk]</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-06-08/Humour#c-Toadspike-20240609112000-Toadspike-20240609111500" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">11:20, 9 June 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Toadspike-20240609112000-Toadspike-20240609111500"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Toadspike-20240609112000-Toadspike-20240609111500"></span></dd></dl></li> <li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Rotideypoc41352-20240612014900-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span>Ahem: University of <a href="/wiki/Bridgerton" title="Bridgerton">Bridgertonshire</a>-upon-Prestigiousham.<sup>[<a href="/wiki/Template:FBDB/doc" title="Template:FBDB/doc"><abbr title="This statement is intended as a joke."><i>just kidding</i></abbr></a>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/User:Rotideypoc41352" title="User:Rotideypoc41352">Rotideypoc41352</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Rotideypoc41352" title="User talk:Rotideypoc41352">talk</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Rotideypoc41352" title="Special:Contributions/Rotideypoc41352">contribs</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-06-08/Humour#c-Rotideypoc41352-20240612014900-Viriditas-20240608203900" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">01:49, 12 June 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Rotideypoc41352-20240612014900-Viriditas-20240608203900"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Rotideypoc41352-20240612014900-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span></li> <li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-HistoryTheorist-20240612040400-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span>One of the best humor articles I've read in a long time. Thanks <span class="template-ping">@<a href="/wiki/User:JPxG" title="User:JPxG">JPxG</a>:</span> for such an on-point article! <a href="/wiki/User:HistoryTheorist" title="User:HistoryTheorist"><span style="font-family:Courier;color:#2F7E98">❤History</span></a><a href="/wiki/User_talk:HistoryTheorist" title="User talk:HistoryTheorist"><span style="font-family:Courier;color:lightpurple">Theorist❤</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-06-08/Humour#c-HistoryTheorist-20240612040400-Viriditas-20240608203900" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">04:04, 12 June 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-HistoryTheorist-20240612040400-Viriditas-20240608203900"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-HistoryTheorist-20240612040400-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span></li> <li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Hydrangeans-20240612184100-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span>I suppose the idea of someone using Wikipedia to declare there's going to be "Pizza on EVERY DAY" is funny. But the punchline seems to be 'fixing Wikipedia's problems is actually as easy as reverting, misinformation isn't an issue, and all this sound and fury is unnecessary because the only real problem is promotionalism'. It's a punchline that prefers preserving Wikipedia's status quo and seems to offer little to resolving or even at least objecting to the prevalence of misogyny, queerphobia, racism, colonialist legacies, and anti-intellectualism in the project. Here WMF's task forces and statements are skewered for being overreactions and unnecessary. From where I'm sitting, the problem is more that they accomplish little of substance and that this is by design because WMF is so timid in the face of objections it avoids pushing for anything even when something's necessary. <a href="/wiki/User:Hydrangeans" title="User:Hydrangeans">Hydrangeans</a> (<a href="/wiki/She_(pronoun)" title="She (pronoun)">she/her</a> | <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Hydrangeans#top" title="User talk:Hydrangeans">talk</a> | <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Hydrangeans" title="Special:Contributions/Hydrangeans">edits</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-06-08/Humour#c-Hydrangeans-20240612184100-Viriditas-20240608203900" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">18:41, 12 June 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Hydrangeans-20240612184100-Viriditas-20240608203900"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Hydrangeans-20240612184100-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span></li> <li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-SunDawn-20240614022700-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span>So the IP originated from SoftBank in Japan while the hacker is in Wisconsin? The hacker showed some mad skillz! We better prepare a Committee to Address Misrepresenting of Internet Protocol Address now! <a href="/wiki/User:SunDawn" title="User:SunDawn"><span style="background-color:black; color:orange;">✠ SunDawn ✠</span></a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:SunDawn" title="User talk:SunDawn"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(contact)</span></span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-06-08/Humour#c-SunDawn-20240614022700-Viriditas-20240608203900" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">02:27, 14 June 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-SunDawn-20240614022700-Viriditas-20240608203900"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-SunDawn-20240614022700-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span></li> <li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Quercus_solaris-20240620213500-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span>Principal Hubert Glockenballs makes some strong points in this article. <a href="/wiki/User:RossEvans18" title="User:RossEvans18">User:RossEvans18</a>: <a href="/wiki/User_talk:RossEvans18" title="User talk:RossEvans18">talk</a> 19:46, 15 June 2024</li> <li>This fine young master hacker was speaking TRUTH to power when he pulled the curtain off the creamed-corn industrial complex. Too bad the sheeple who groom Wikipedia tripped over themselves to CENSOR it as fast as their effete elite paymasters could cough up the chump change. But seriously, thanks for this — by the time I reached the end, I'd almost spit out my creamed crap from laughing. <a href="/wiki/User:Quercus_solaris" title="User:Quercus solaris">Quercus solaris</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Quercus_solaris" title="User talk:Quercus solaris">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-06-08/Humour#c-Quercus_solaris-20240620213500-Viriditas-20240608203900" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">21:35, 20 June 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Quercus_solaris-20240620213500-Viriditas-20240608203900"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Quercus_solaris-20240620213500-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span></li> <li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Fazoffic-20240702013200-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span>Damn, this is the best humor I've ever read. This humor cuts to the heart of everyone "involved." Can I call it one of those "masterpiece" humors? ▪︎ <i><b><a href="/wiki/User:Fazoffic" title="User:Fazoffic"><span style="color:#3D6D69;">Fazoffic</span></a></b></i> <sub>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Fazoffic" title="User talk:Fazoffic"><span style="color:#0055FF;"> ʖ╎ᓵᔑ∷ᔑ</span></a>)</sub> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-06-08/Humour#c-Fazoffic-20240702013200-Viriditas-20240608203900" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">01:32, 2 July 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Fazoffic-20240702013200-Viriditas-20240608203900"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Fazoffic-20240702013200-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span></li> <li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Spongebob796-20241109013400-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span>Bruh what kind of Wikipedia article about an random school that probably nobody knows about except for the students, the students affiliates and the staff have information regarding school lunches!?XD <a href="/wiki/User:Spongebob796" title="User:Spongebob796">Spongebob796</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Spongebob796" title="User talk:Spongebob796">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-06-08/Humour#c-Spongebob796-20241109013400-Viriditas-20240608203900" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">01:34, 9 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Spongebob796-20241109013400-Viriditas-20240608203900"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Spongebob796-20241109013400-Viriditas-20240608203900"></span><br/><div style="clear:both;"></div></li></ul></div></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1240929115">.mw-parser-output .signpost-footer{padding-top:2em}.mw-parser-output .signpost-issue-navigation,.mw-parser-output .signpost-ticker,.mw-parser-output .signpost-linkbar{box-sizing:border-box;clear:both;font-family:Georgia,Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Times,Times New Roman,serif;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .signpost-issue-navigation{font-size:116%;display:flex;flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;font-style:italic;gap:1em;justify-content:space-between;padding:0 2vw;margin:0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .signpost-issue-nav-casing{font-size:80%;text-transform:uppercase}.mw-parser-output .signpost-ticker{border-top:3px double #BBB;color:var(--color-subtle,#333);font-size:110%;padding:5px 2vw;text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase}.mw-parser-output .signpost-linkbar{border-top:1px solid #999;padding:3px 2vw}.mw-parser-output .signpost-linkbar>div{color:#444;display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;font-size:90%;margin:0 auto;max-width:80em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .signpost-linkbar>div>div{display:inline-block;flex:1 1 auto;min-width:6em}</style> <div class="signpost-footer"> <div class="signpost-issue-navigation noprint"></div> <div class="signpost-ticker"><i>The Signpost</i> needs your help <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Newsroom/Quick_Start" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Quick Start">putting together the next issue</a>.</div> <div class="signpost-linkbar"> <div> <div><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost">Home</a></div> <div><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/About" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/About">About</a></div> <div><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Archives" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Archives">Archives</a></div> <div><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Newsroom" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom">Newsroom</a></div> <div><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Subscribe" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe">Subscribe</a></div> <div><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Newsroom/Suggestions">Suggestions</a></span></div> </div></div></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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