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A web archiving service allows Wikipedia editors to reduce <a href="/wiki/Link_rot" title="Link rot">link rot</a> by preserving a copy of an online <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">source</a> that can be accessed if the original page is moved, changes, or disappears. Not all web pages can be archived using archive.today.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>archive.today can archive <a href="/wiki/HTML" title="HTML">HTML</a> web pages, <a href="/wiki/Style_sheet_(web_development)" title="Style sheet (web development)">style sheets</a>, <a href="/wiki/JavaScript" title="JavaScript">JavaScript</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Digital_image" title="Digital image">digital images</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id=".today_compared_to_.is,_.li,_.fo,_.ph,_.vn_and_.md" data-mw-thread-id="h-.today_compared_to_.is,_.li,_.fo,_.ph,_.vn_and_.md"><span id=".today_compared_to_.is.2C_.li.2C_.fo.2C_.ph.2C_.vn_and_.md"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-.today_compared_to_.is,_.li,_.fo,_.ph,_.vn_and_.md"></span>.today compared to .is, .li, .fo, .ph, .vn and .md<span data-mw-comment-end="h-.today_compared_to_.is,_.li,_.fo,_.ph,_.vn_and_.md"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: .today compared to .is, .li, .fo, .ph, .vn and .md"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Besides <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://archive.today">https://archive.today</a>, the site is accessible through other domains, including <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://archive.is">https://archive.is</a>, .li, .fo, .ph, .vn and .md </p><p>The owner of the service has requested Wikipedia to always use the "archive.today" domain – it is a gateway that redirects to one of the final destinations (.is, .li, .fo, .ph, .vn and .md) based on load and availability. It provides archive.today flexibility to dynamically redirect traffic to other domains/servers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Differences_from_other_archivers" data-mw-thread-id="h-Differences_from_other_archivers"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Differences_from_other_archivers"></span>Differences from other archivers<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Differences_from_other_archivers"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Differences from other archivers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Other web archiving services are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Using_the_Wayback_Machine" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Using the Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> and at least <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_web_archives_on_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:List of web archives on Wikipedia">20 other providers in use on Wikipedia</a>. Similar to archive.today, the Wayback Machine takes snapshots of webpages at certain times, as well as user-initiated on-demand archiving called "Save Page Now" (SPN).<sup id="cite_ref-wm_071623_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wm_071623-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WaybackHelp_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WaybackHelp-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wayback and archive.today operate differently, and certain pages can be archived by one but not the other. Wayback is used in over 80% of instances. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Copyright_and_robots.txt" data-mw-thread-id="h-Copyright_and_robots.txt-Differences_from_other_archivers"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Copyright_and_robots.txt-Differences_from_other_archivers"></span>Copyright and robots.txt<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Copyright_and_robots.txt-Differences_from_other_archivers"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Copyright and robots.txt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>archive.today removes archived pages by request of copyright holders per the U.S. DMCA;<sup id="cite_ref-is_4139573794_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-is_4139573794-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> requests can be made with the "Report abuse" link on archive.today archived pages. Re-hosting U.S. copyrighted material without permission may be a violation of the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act" title="Digital Millennium Copyright Act">Digital Millennium Copyright Act</a> (DMCA) – for this reason, to avoid implicating Wikipedia in violations of copyright laws and incurring DMCA take-down requests, archive.today should be used with some caution regarding U.S.-copyrighted content. </p><p>The history of robots.txt and archive providers is longer and more complex than this essay's focus. Briefly, <a href="/wiki/Robots_exclusion_standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Robots exclusion standard">robots exclusion standard</a> was never designed for use by archive providers. The use of robots.txt for this purpose is essentially a hack that led to unintended consequences, for example domains that are hijacked or change ownership with the new domain owner adding a robots.txt which triggers archive providers to block the display of archives from the original site, even though the old site never had a robots.txt. Nevertheless, some archive providers agreed to use robots.txt as a method for end-users to signal when they didn't want their pages publicly archived and/or displayed (if already archived). archive.today does not abide by the robots exclusion standard.<sup id="cite_ref-Dascalescu_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dascalescu-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wayback Machine formerly<sup id="cite_ref-archive_nomorerobotstxt_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive_nomorerobotstxt-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> used it to avoid archiving material that site owners do not want archived.<sup id="cite_ref-archiveorg_exclude_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archiveorg_exclude-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-archiveorg_faq_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archiveorg_faq-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Note that it can sometimes be a good idea to add multiple archive providers for key material. Multiple links can be added to Wikipedia using <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Webarchive" title="Template:Webarchive">webarchive</a>}}</code>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_to_archive" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_to_archive"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_to_archive"></span>How to archive<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_to_archive"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: How to archive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are several ways to submit a web page to archive.today for archiving. For new users, the website form is suggested. The other methods are better suited to those who use archive.today regularly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Website_form" data-mw-thread-id="h-Website_form-How_to_archive"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Website_form-How_to_archive"></span>Website form<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Website_form-How_to_archive"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Website form"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This method is easy to use. It requires going to the archive.today website to archive a web page. </p> <ol><li>At <code><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://archive.today/">https://archive.today/</a></code>, enter the URL of the web page you wish to archive into the "My url is alive and I want to archive its content" field (the red one).</li> <li>Click the "Submit" button. When archiving process completes (it usually takes 5–15 seconds) you will be sent to the archived page.</li> <li>It is recommended that you view the archived page to check if the archive process has been successful.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Android_app" data-mw-thread-id="h-Android_app-How_to_archive"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Android_app-How_to_archive"></span>Android app<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Android_app-How_to_archive"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Android app"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)#Applications" title="Android (operating system)">Android app</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.navasgroup.share2archive&hl=en_US&gl=US">Share2Archive</a> can access archive.today by means of a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://developer.android.com/training/sharing/">Share action</a>. When viewing a <a href="/wiki/Web_page" title="Web page">Web page</a> in an Android <a href="/wiki/Web_browser" title="Web browser">Web browser</a> (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Google_Chrome" title="Google Chrome">Chrome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Edge" title="Microsoft Edge">Edge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Firefox" title="Firefox">Firefox</a>), Share it to Share2Archive, and the page archive will open in the <i>default</i> Web browser (not necessarily the same Web browser). If the page is already archived, the archived copy will open; otherwise, a new archive of the page will be initiated. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Browser_extensions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Browser_extensions-How_to_archive"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Browser_extensions-How_to_archive"></span>Browser extensions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Browser_extensions-How_to_archive"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Browser extensions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Browser extensions that can archive and search archive.today, by means of <a href="/wiki/Toolbar" title="Toolbar">Toolbar</a> icon and <a href="/wiki/Context_menu" title="Context menu">Context menu</a>, are available for: </p> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/archive-page/gcaimhkfmliahedmeklebabdgagipbia?hl=en-US">Chrome</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/archive-page/llldbgankiiaiobhnjpbllpijlidinaf">Edge</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/archive-page/">Firefox</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bookmarklet" data-mw-thread-id="h-Bookmarklet-How_to_archive"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Bookmarklet-How_to_archive"></span>Bookmarklet<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Bookmarklet-How_to_archive"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Bookmarklet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: Bookmarklets have been deprecated in favor of <a href="#Browser_extensions">Browser extensions</a>.</i><br/> A <a href="/wiki/Bookmarklet" title="Bookmarklet">bookmarklet</a> is a web browser bookmark that performs a certain function. The archive.today bookmarklet, when clicked, takes the URL of the page you are currently looking at and submits it to archive.today for archiving. This method is straightforward to set up, and is convenient. It is recommended that you have your Bookmarks/Favorites bar visible or at least have your bookmarks accessible within a click or two. This method only allows you to archive the page you are currently viewing. To archive a different web page you will have to use another method. </p> <ol><li>To <b>set up</b> the bookmarklet, first create a bookmark for any page. Then follow the next two steps to change it to work.</li> <li>Change or enter the name for the bookmark (e.g. <code>archive.today</code>).</li> <li>Change or enter <code>javascript:void(open('https://archive.today/submit/?url='+encodeURIComponent(document.location)))</code> into the Location field.</li></ol> <ol><li>To <b>use</b> the bookmarklet, simply click on it when you are on a web page you wish to archive. It initiates the archiving process. When the process is complete (it usually takes 5–15 seconds) you will be sent to the archived page.</li> <li>It is recommended that you view the archived page to check if the archive process was successful.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Firefox_smart_keyword" data-mw-thread-id="h-Firefox_smart_keyword-How_to_archive"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Firefox_smart_keyword-How_to_archive"></span>Firefox smart keyword<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Firefox_smart_keyword-How_to_archive"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Firefox smart keyword"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Firefox smart keywords are commonly used to perform searches through the Firefox address bar or to open a bookmark by typing a keyword into the Firefox address bar. Here we are going to use a smart keyword to submit a URL to archive.today for archiving. The key steps are: </p> <ol><li>Create a bookmark</li> <li>Set the bookmark URL to <code>https://archive.today/?run=1&url=%s</code>.</li> <li>Set the bookmark keyword to something short you'll type in the address bar before the URL, e.g. <code>a</code>.</li></ol> <p>Below are the detailed steps. To <b>set up</b> the smart keyword: </p> <ol><li>Hit Ctrl+Shift+O to open the Bookmarks library (or click <code>☰</code> in the top right of the window, then "Bookmarks", then "Manage bookmarks").</li> <li>Browse to a location you would like to save the smart keyword bookmark in (it should not be visible in the bookmarks toolbar).</li> <li>In the menu at the top of the window, click "Organize", then "Add Bookmark".</li> <li>Enter a name for the bookmark (e.g. <code>archive.today</code>).</li> <li>Enter <code>https://archive.today/?run=1&url=%s</code> into the Location field. <code>%s</code> stands for the string that follows the keyword.</li> <li>Enter a keyword for the bookmark. You should choose something short (e.g. <code>a</code>) and this keyword must not already be used for another bookmark.</li> <li>Click the "Add" button. Close the Bookmarks Library.</li></ol> <p>To <b>use</b> the smart keyword, </p> <ol><li>Add the keyword you chose ("<code>a</code>" in the above example) followed by a space ("<code> </code>") in front of the URL of the web page you would like to archive in the Firefox address bar. (e.g. if you are using "a" as your keyword, the text in the address bar would be <code>a http://www.example.com/pageyouwantoarchive.html</code>).</li> <li>Hit Enter. This starts the archiving process. When it completes (this usually takes 15–30 seconds) you will be sent to the archived page.</li> <li>It is recommended that you view the archived page to check if the process has been successful.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chrome_search_engine" data-mw-thread-id="h-Chrome_search_engine-How_to_archive"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Chrome_search_engine-How_to_archive"></span>Chrome search engine<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Chrome_search_engine-How_to_archive"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Chrome search engine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although this is created through Chrome's search engine feature, this functions just like a smart keyword in Firefox. This method is moderately simple to set up. </p> <ol><li>To <b>set up</b> the "search engine", right click the address bar and select "Edit search engines...". At the bottom of the list that comes up, you can add a "search engine".</li> <li>Enter a name for the "search engine" in the first field (e.g. <code>archive.today</code>).</li> <li>Enter a keyword for the "search engine" in the second field. You should choose something short and this keyword must not already be used (e.g. <code>wc</code>).</li> <li>Enter <code>https://archive.today/?run=1&url=%s&</code> into the third field.</li> <li>Hit Enter to save the "search engine".</li></ol> <ol><li>To <b>use</b> the "search engine", add the keyword you chose ("<code>wc</code>" in the above example) followed by a space ("<code> </code>") in front of the URL of the web page you would like to archive in the Chrome address bar (e.g. If you are using "a" as your keyword, the text in the address bar would be <code>a http://www.example.com/pageyouwantoarchive.html</code>).</li> <li>Hit Enter. You will be sent to a page containing a link to the archive URL of the web page you wished to archive.</li> <li>It is recommended that you view the archived page to check if the archive process has been successful.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Use_within_Wikipedia" data-mw-thread-id="h-Use_within_Wikipedia"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Use_within_Wikipedia"></span>Use within Wikipedia<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Use_within_Wikipedia"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Use within Wikipedia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Links archived with archive.today should appear in long format. (See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Using_archive.today#RfC:_Should_we_use_short_or_long_format_URLs?" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:Using archive.today">Wikipedia talk:Using archive.today § RfC: Should we use short or long format URLs?</a>) </p><p>An example long format: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r996643573">.mw-parser-output .block-indent{padding-left:3em;padding-right:0;overflow:hidden}</style><div class="block-indent" style="padding-left: 1.5em;"><code>https://archive.today/YYYYMMDDhhmmss/http://www.example.com</code></div> <p>This archive URL can be inserted into the <code>archiveurl=</code> and its supporting <code>archivedate=</code> and <code>url-status=</code> parameters in any of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_templates" title="Wikipedia:Citation templates">citation templates</a>. If the original URL is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot">no longer accessible</a>, the <code>url-status</code> parameter value should be set to <code>dead</code>. If the original URL is still accessible, the <code>url-status</code> parameter value should be set to <code>live</code>. </p><p><code><ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title= |work= |publisher= |date= |url= |archive-url= |archive-date= |url-status= }}</ref></code>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Searching_for_previously_archived_web_pages" data-mw-thread-id="h-Searching_for_previously_archived_web_pages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Searching_for_previously_archived_web_pages"></span>Searching for previously archived web pages<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Searching_for_previously_archived_web_pages"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Searching for previously archived web pages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Web pages previously archived through archive.today are accessible through a searchable database. Users may search by URL, domain or their <a href="/wiki/Wildcard_character" title="Wildcard character">wildcards</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Consensus" data-mw-thread-id="h-Consensus"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Consensus"></span>Consensus<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Consensus"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Consensus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RFC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RFC">request for comment</a> (RfC) held at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.is_RFC_4" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Archive.is RFC 4">Wikipedia:Archive.is RFC 4</a> ended in June 2016 with consensus to remove archive.is from the blacklist. The previous consensus, established earlier at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.is_RFC_3" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Archive.is RFC 3">Wikipedia:Archive.is RFC 3</a>, was to blacklist links to archive.today, as soon as all the existing links were removed. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/December_2013#archive.is" title="MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/December 2013">MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/December 2013 § archive.is</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot">Wikipedia:Link rot</a>, how-to guide for prevention of link rot</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Using_the_Wayback_Machine" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Using the Wayback Machine">Wikipedia:Using the Wayback Machine</a>, how-to guide</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Using_WebCite" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Using WebCite">Wikipedia:Using WebCite</a>, how-to guide</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talk:Perma.cc#Perma.cc_and_Wikipedia" title="Talk:Perma.cc">Talk:Perma.cc § Perma.cc and Wikipedia</a>, about using Perma.cc</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="References" data-mw-thread-id="h-References"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-References"></span>References<span data-mw-comment-end="h-References"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Using_archive.today&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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