Form:Wiki: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 20:24, 7 July 2024

Please note: – before creating a new article page for a wiki site here on this WikiIndex wiki site, kindly ensure you have used the search function to check if the desired wiki site article is already listed here, albeit maybe under a slightly different spelling. Furthermore, please ensure you have read WikiIndex:Naming conventions, as this describes how we name articles (and categories) here on WikiIndex. Thanks :-)

Form: Wiki — this is the wiki form. This form calls on our default wiki article infobox template. Use the form below to create a new article page for a wiki site with a rendered infobox; or view and edit an existing wiki site article page here on WikiIndex.

With this form, enter the full, correct name of the wiki site in the box below, and click on the grey 'create a new wiki site article page, or edit an existing wiki article' button. If a page with that identical wiki name already exists here on WikiIndex, you will automatically be directed to a form to edit that existing page. If no wiki (of that identical name) is listed, you will then be prompted to a further series of step-by-step edit boxes where you can add full detail of the wiki site you wish to list here on WikiIndex.

Articles created using this form will automatically added to category: All.

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-<noinclude>[[Category:All|  ]]This is the '''Wiki form'''.  Use the form below to create a new article page for a [[wiki]] site, or view and edit an existing wiki engine page here on [[WikiIndex]].
+<noinclude>:'''''Please note:''''' – before creating a <u>new</u> [[article]] page for a '''[[What is a Wiki|wiki site]]''' here on this {{tag|WikiIndex}} wiki site, kindly ensure you have used the '''[[Special:Search|search function]]''' to check if the desired [[wiki]] site article is {{tag|All|already listed here}}, albeit maybe under a slightly different spelling.  Furthermore, please ensure you have read [[WikiIndex:Naming conventions]], as this describes how we <u>name</u> articles (and [[Special:Categories|categories]]) here on '''WikiIndex'''.  Thanks :-)
-With this [[Special:Forms|form]], enter the full, correct name of the [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] in the box below and click on the 'create a new wiki article page, or edit an existing wiki article' button.  If a page with that identical wiki name [[Special:AllPages|already exists]] here on WikiIndex, you will automatically be directed to a form to edit that existing page.  If no wiki (of that identical name) is listed, you will then be prompted to a further series of step-by-step edit boxes where you can add full detail of the wiki you wish to list here on WikiIndex.
+<inputbox>
+type=search
+placeholder=search for a wiki site
+width=70
+bgcolor=lightgray</inputbox>
+<br>
+----
+'''{{NAMESPACE}}: {{PAGENAME}}''' — this is the '''wiki form'''.  This [[Special:Forms|form]] calls on our default [[Template:Wiki|wiki article infobox template]].  Use the form below to create a <u>new</u> [[article]] page for a [[wiki]] site with a rendered infobox; ''or'' view and [[edit]] an <u>existing</u> wiki site [[article]] page here on WikiIndex.
-:''Please note:'' – before creating any new wiki articles, please ensure you have used the [[Special:Search|search function]] to check if the desired wiki article is already listed here, albeit maybe under a slightly different spelling.  Thanks :)
+With this [[Special:Forms|form]], enter the full, correct name of the [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] site in the box below, and click on the grey 'create a new wiki site article page, or edit an existing wiki article' button.  If a page with that <u>identical</u> wiki name [[Special:AllPages|already exists]] here on WikiIndex, you will automatically be directed to a form to [[edit]] that <u>existing</u> page.  If no wiki (of that identical name) is listed, you will then be prompted to a further series of step-by-step edit boxes where you can add full detail of the wiki site you wish to list here on WikiIndex.
+Articles created using this form will automatically added to [[:category: All]].
-<center>{{#forminput:form=Wiki|size=80|button text=create a new wiki article page, or edit an existing wiki article}}</center>
-</noinclude><includeonly><div id="wikiPreview" style="display:none; padding-bottom:25px; margin-bottom:25px; border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA"></div>To correctly enter data in the boxes below, please click on the question mark (?) blue circle icon to the right of each box for guidance.  Where examples or instructions are given, please enter advised text in the relevant box without using any of the 'quotes' shown.  It is important to try following the correct format, as this wiki uses [[WikiIndex:StructuredData|structured data]], which is useful for generating reports on specific attributes.
+<center>{{#forminput:form={{PAGENAME}}|size=70|placeholder=Enter the full name of the wiki site and click the button|button text=create a new wiki site article page, or edit an existing wiki article}}</center></noinclude>
+<includeonly>
+<div id=WikiPreview style="display:none; padding-bottom:25px; margin-bottom:25px; border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA"></div>For guidance on how to correctly enter data in the boxes below, please hover your mouse pointer over the question mark (?) blue circle icon to the right of each box.  Where examples or instructions are given, please enter advised text in the relevant box without using any of the 'quotation marks' shown.  It is important to try following the correct format, as parts of this wiki uses [[WikiIndex:Structured data|structured data]], which is useful for generating reports on specific attributes.
 {{{for template|Wiki}}}
 {|class=formtable
-!wiki name:
+![[:Category:All|wiki site name]]:
-|{{{field|name|size=100}}}{{#info:Displayed name of your [[:Category:All|wiki]] in the rendered [[Template:Wiki|infobox]].  This entry is optional.  If left blank, it will assume the same as this article page name.  This entry is useful if your wiki name is different - maybe longer, than a shorter concise article page name, or if your wiki begins with the word "The".}}
+|{{{field|name|size=100|placeholder=Full official name of wiki site (English name<br>Native foreign name<br>''tagline'')}}} {{#info:Displayed name of the [[:Category:All|wiki site]] in the rendered [[Template:Wiki|infobox]].  This entry is optional.  If left blank, the infobox will assume the same name as its article page name.  This field is useful if the wiki site name is different - maybe longer, than a shorter concise article page name, or if the wiki site begins with the word 'The', or includes a lower-case leading letter.  You may also add a tagline in smaller text and ''italics'' after a forced line break.}}
 |-
 !<span style=color:#FF0000>wiki URL:</span>
-|{{{field|URL|size=100|mandatory}}}{{#info:URL for your wiki — eg: <nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org</nowiki>, if unknown, type 'UnknownWikiURL'.  This entry is mandatory.}}
+|{{{field|URL|type=URL|size=100|mandatory|placeholder=Full main page URL of the wiki site (mandatory)}}} {{#info:URL for the wiki site — eg: <tt><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Main_page</nowiki></tt>, if unknown, type 'UnknownWikiURL'.  This entry is mandatory.}}
 |-
 ![[:Category:WikiLogo|logo]] wikilink or URL:
-|{{{field|logo|size=100}}}{{#info:URL to your wiki's logo, or registered users can [[Special:Upload|upload]] an [[:Category:Images|image]] file here on WikiIndex and [[wikilink]] like this <nowiki>[[File:Logo of your wiki.png|175px]]</nowiki>.  If your wiki has no logo, please enter 'No', and this will then auto-include the wiki into [[:Category:UnknownWikiLogo]].}}
+|{{{field|logo|size=100|default filename=[[File:NoLogo.png]]}}} {{#info:URL to hotlink the logo of the wiki site, or registered [[user]]s can [[Special:Upload|upload]] an [[:Category:Images|image]] file here on WikiIndex and [[wikilink]] like this <tt><nowiki>[[File:Wiki site logo.png|225px|alt=Description of logo image.]]</nowiki></tt>.  If the wiki site has no logo, please enter 'No', and this will then auto-include the wiki into [[:Category:No wiki logo]].  If the wiki site has a logo, but you are not a registered user, and you are unable to determine the logo URL, enter 'Upload'; this will display a generic Please Upload Logo, and auto-include into [[:Category:Wiki site requiring logo upload]].  Other pre-formatted word options are 'Unknown', 'Wikia', 'Private', and 'Dead'.}}
 |-
 !wide logo override:
-|{{{field|wide logo|size=40}}}{{#info:If the logo of your wiki is particularly wide, or the name of your wiki is particularly long; type 'y' in this box to alter the default rendered display of the infobox; otherwise, leave blank.}}
+|{{{field|wide logo|size=40}}} {{#info:If the logo of the wiki site is particularly wide, and/or the name of the wiki site is particularly long; type 'y' (lower-case only) in this box to alter the default rendered display of the infobox; otherwise, leave BLANK.}}
 |-
 !recent changes URL:
-|{{{field|recentchanges URL|size=100}}}{{#info:URL to recent changes link of your wiki — eg: <nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges</nowiki>.  If none available, please enter 'No'.}}
+|{{{field|recentchanges URL|type=URL|size=100|default=No<!--https://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges?hidebots=0&limit=500&days=900-->}}} {{#info:URL to [[recent changes]] link of the wiki site — eg: <tt><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges?hidebots=0&limit=500&days=900</nowiki></tt>.  If none available, please enter 'No'.}}
 |-
 ![[:Category:Wikis with a WikiNode|WikiNode]] URL:
-|{{{field|wikinode URL|property=WikiNode URL|size=100|default=No}}}{{#info:URL to the [[:Category:Wikis with a WikiNode|WikiNode]] of your wiki.  If your wiki does not have a node, please type 'No'.}}
+|{{{field|wikinode URL|type=URL|property=WikiNode URL|size=100|default=No<!--https://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/WikiNode-->}}} {{#info:URL to the [[:Category:Wikis with a WikiNode|WikiNode]] of the wiki site — eg: <tt><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org/WikiNode</nowiki></tt>.  If the wiki site does not have a completed [[WikiNode]] page, please type 'No'.}}
 |-
 !about URL:
-|{{{field|about URL|size=100|default=No}}}{{#info:URL to the 'About' page of your wiki.  On [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] sites, this is a link at the bottom center of the page (between Privacy policy and Disclaimers).  If your wiki does not have an About page, please type 'No'.}}
+|{{{field|about URL|type=URL|size=100|default=No<!--https://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/PROJECTNAMESPACE:About-->}}} {{#info:URL to the 'About' page of the wiki site.  On [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] sites, this is a link at the bottom centre of the page (between Privacy policy and Disclaimers).  If the wiki site does not have an official About page, please try to use an article page which best describes the wiki site, otherwise, please type 'No'.}}
 |-
-![[:Category:Wiki Status|<span style="color:#FF0000">status:</span>]]
+![[:Category:Wikis with a mobile-view site|mobile]] URL:
-|{{{field|status|property=Wiki status|mandatory}}}{{#info:Mandatory.  'Active' is appropriate for most established wiki sites.  See [[:Category:Wiki Status]] for more information and a descriptive table to detail all status options available from the drop-down box options.}}
+|{{{field|mobile URL|type=URL|size=100|default=No}}} {{#info:URL to the [[:Category:Wikis with a mobile-view site|mobile-view option]] of the wiki site — eg: <tt><nowiki>https://m.YourWikiURL.org</nowiki></tt>, or <tt><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org?useformat=mobile</nowiki></tt>, or <tt><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile</nowiki></tt>.  If the wiki site does not have a mobile-view option, please type 'No'.}}
 |-
-![[:Category:Wiki Language|<span style="color:#FF0000">wiki language:</span>]]
+![[founder]]:
-|{{{field|language|property=Wiki language|mandatory}}}{{#info:Mandatory.  This is for the main [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] which the <u>wiki is written in</u> eg: English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese etc.  If the wiki is written in more than one language, type 'Multilingual', and list the actual languages in the Description box below.  This box should not be used if the <u>subject matter</u> of the wiki is about an actual language — that should be entered in the main topic box further down.}}
+|{{{field|founder|size=100|default=unknown}}} {{#info:Name of the original [[Founder|founder(s)]] of the wiki site; if none, use 'unknown'.  If they have their own article here on WikiIndex, under their [[WikiIndex:Real names|real name]] or [[pseudonym]], please [[wikilink]], otherwise leave as plain text.}}
 |-
-![[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode|<span style="color:#FF0000">edit mode:</span>]]
+![[:Category:Wiki status|<span style=color:#FF0000>status:</span>]]
-|{{{field|editmode|property=Wiki edit mode|mandatory}}}{{#info:Mandatory.  Select 'OpenEdit' from the drop-down box if users can edit the vast majority of pages on the wiki without logging in (commonly known as [[IP editor]]s).  Select 'LoginToEdit' if not.  See [[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode]] for more information <!--and a descriptive table--> to detail all edit mode options available from the drop-down box options.}}
+|{{{field|status|property=Wiki status|top category=Wiki status|mandatory}}} {{#info:Mandatory.  'Active' is appropriate for most established wiki sites.  See [[:Category:Wiki status]] for more information and a descriptive table to detail all status options available from the drop-down box options.}}
 |-
-![[:Category:Wiki Engine|engine]] (wiki software):
+![[:Category:Wiki language|<span style=color:#FF0000>wiki language:</span>]]
-|{{{field|engine|property=Wiki engine|input type=text with autocomplete|values from property=Wiki engine}}}{{#info:Please enter the software used to run your wiki.  This field allows autocompletion . . . just start typing, and your [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engine]] should appear … :)}}
+|{{{field|language|property=Wiki language|top category=Wiki language|mandatory|placeholder=Anglophile name of language used on the wiki site.  Only ONE entry here; if more than one language used, add 'Multilingual' here, if unknown type 'Unknown language' (mandatory).}}} {{#info:Mandatory.  Only ONE entry here.  This is for the main [[:Category:Wiki language|language]] which the <u>wiki site is written in</u> eg: English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese etc.  If the wiki site is written in more than one language, type 'Multilingual', and list the actual languages in the Description box below.  If the <u>subject matter</u> of the wiki site is about an actual language, that should not be entered here, it should be entered in the main topic box further down.}}
 |-
-![[:Category:Wiki License|wiki license]]:
+![[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode|<span style=color:#FF0000>edit mode:</span>]]
-|{{{field|license|property=Wiki License|size=100}}}{{#info:This is for the license under which the content of the wiki is published.  Please select from the drop-down box options.  If the wiki has NO license, select 'NoLicense'.  If the wiki has more than one license, select 'MultiLicense'; see [[:Category:Wiki License]] and its sub-categories for all available options for this entry, and add them in the below Description box.}}
+|{{{field|editmode|property=Wiki edit mode|top category=Wiki Edit Mode|mandatory}}} {{#info:Mandatory.  Select 'OpenEdit' from the drop-down box if [[user]]s can edit the vast majority of pages on the wiki site without logging in (commonly known as [[IP editor]]s).  Select 'LoginToEdit' if not.  See [[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode]] for more information <!--and a descriptive table--> to detail all edit mode options available from the drop-down box options.}}
 |-
-![[:Category:Wiki Topic|<span style="color:#FF0000">main topic:</span>]]
+![[:Category:Wiki engine|engine]] (wiki software):
-|{{{field|maintopic|property=Main topic|size=40|mandatory}}}{{#info:Mandatory.  The main, primary [[:Category:Wiki Topic|topic]] of the wiki.  Other sub-topics can be added within the prose in the below Description box.}}
+|{{{field|engine|property=Wiki engine|top category=Wiki engine|input type=text with autocomplete|values from property=Wiki engine}}} {{#info:Please enter the software used to run (or 'power') the wiki site.  This field allows auto-completion . . . just start typing, and your [[:Category:Wiki engine|wiki engine]] should appear ... :-)}}
 |-
-![[:Category:Wiki Backups|backup]] URL:
+![[:Category:Wiki license|wiki license]]:
-|{{{field|backupurl|size=100}}}{{#info:If available, the URL of the [[List of wikibackups|backup]] file of your wiki.  See http://code.google.com/p/wikiteam/ at [[Archive Team]] for further information on this.}}
+|{{{field|license|property=Wiki license|top category=Wiki license|size=125}}} {{#info:This is for the license under which the written textual content of the wiki site is made available to the public (if at all).  Please select from the drop-down box options.  Do NOT include any version number of the license.  If the wiki site has NO license, select 'No license'.  If the wiki site has more than one license, select 'Multi-license'; see [[:Category:Wiki license]] and its sub-categories for all available options for this entry, and detail them as {{Cambridge-Dictionary|prose}} in the below Description box.}}
+|-
+![[:Category:Wiki Topic|<span style=color:#FF0000>main topic:</span>]]
+|{{{field|maintopic|property=Main topic|top category=Wiki Topic|size=40|mandatory|placeholder=The primary or main topic of wiki site.  This should be focused as closely as possible on the primary aim of the wiki site; eg, if it is a city wiki about Berlin - use 'Berlin' and not 'City' (mandatory).}}} {{#info:Mandatory.  The main, primary [[:Category:Wiki Topic|topic]] of the wiki site.  Other topics can be added within the {{Cambridge-Dictionary|prose}} in the below Description box.}}
+|-
+![[:Category:Wiki database backup|backup]] URL:
+|{{{field|backupurl|type=URL|property=Backup URL|size=100|placeholder=URL of actual database dump file, or URL of location of dynamic database dump}}} {{#info:If available, the URL of the [[List of wiki backups|database dump backup file]] of the wiki site.  This can be either official automated dynamic database dump from its host such as [[Wikimedia Downloads|Wikimedia Foundation]] (at <tt>https://Dumps.Wikimedia.org/backup-index.html</tt>), [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia.com / Fandom.com]] (provided by Amazon S3), or [[:Category:Uncyclomedia Foundation|Uncyclomedia Foundation]] (at <tt>https://Download.Uncyc.org</tt>).  Alternatively, these can be database dumps [[WikiTeam]] members stored on [[Archive.org]]; see https://code.google.com/p/wikiteam/ at [[Archive Team]] for further information on this.}}
 |-
 !backup date:
-|{{{field|backupdate|input type=date}}}{{#info:The date of when the above backup file was created, in [[wp:ISO 8601#Calendar dates|ISO 8601]] date format.  If the date is unknown, leave this blank.}}{{{end template}}}
+|{{{field|backupdate|property=Backup date|placeholder=YYYY-MM-DD}}} {{#info:The date of when the above backup file was created, in {{Wp|ISO 8601#Calendar dates|ISO 8601 date extended format}}, ie: YYYY-MM-DD (no timestamp).  If the date is unknown, or the URL links to a dynamically updating output, leave this BLANK.}}{{{end template}}}
 |-
 !{{{for template|Size}}}pages:
-|{{{field|pages}}}{{#info:Number of 'legitimate' [[wiki]] article pages (NO 'thousands' separator), see [[#How to get size information|How to get size information]] below for details.}}
+|{{{field|pages|property=Wiki size|size=20}}} {{#info:Number of <u>legitimate</u> article 'Content pages' on the [[wiki]] site (or Files on a commons wiki); NO 'thousands' separators.  See [[Template:Size#How to get size information|How to get size information]] for details.}}
 |-
 !statistics URL:
-|{{{field|statistics URL|size=100}}}{{#info:External link to the wiki's statistics page, which includes a page count.}}
+|{{{field|statistics URL|type=URL|property=Statistics URL|size=100|default=eg, Special:Statistics}}} {{#info:External link to the wiki sites' statistics page, which includes a page count.  For [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] and related sites, this will be at <tt>Special:Statistics</tt>.}}
 |-
-![[wikiFactor]]:
+![[:Category:wikiFactor|wikiFactor]]:
-|{{{field|wikiFactor}}}{{#info:Plain value, see [[#How to calculate the wikiFactor of a site|How to calculate the wikiFactor of a site]] below for details.}}
+|{{{field|wikiFactor|property=wikiFactor|size=15}}} {{#info:[[wikiFactor]] (wF) plain numerical value, see [[Template:Size#How to calculate the wikiFactor of a site|How to calculate the wikiFactor of a site]] for details.  If wF unknown leave void; archived wF value may be used.}}
 |-
 !wikiFactor URL:
-|{{{field|wikiFactor URL|size=100}}}{{#info:External link to the page containing the database the wikiFactor (wF) was calculated from.}}{{{end template}}}
+|{{{field|wikiFactor URL|type=URL|property=wikiFactor URL|size=100|placeholder=eg, Special:PopularPages}}} {{#info:External link to the page containing the data output the [[wikiFactor]] (wF) was calculated from; often 'PopularPages', 'Mostvisitedpages', 'PageHits'; leave void if unknown; archived URL if available.}}{{{end template}}}
 |}
-:''Note:'' The fields above which are highlighted in <span style="color:#FF0000;">'''red'''</span> are mandatory requirements.
+:''Note:'' The fields above which are highlighted in <span style=color:#FF0000>'''red'''</span> are mandatory requirements.
+'''Description:'''&nbsp;{{#info:Here you may describe in detail the wiki site, ideally in English, along with its original native language if appropriate.}}
+{{{standard input|free text|rows=25|placeholder=Full detail of wiki site here.  Please include relevant wikilinks, tags to subject categories, and any citations as required.  Multisite navigational templates can also be added here, along with any additional categories.
+Feel free to add any notable information, if possible with supporting inline citations.  If relevant, add a 'See also' section to list similar or related wiki sites which are already listed (or are likely to be listed) here on WikiIndex.  External links are welcome, providing they are 'on topic' and <u>directly relevant</u> to the actual wiki site.
+Standardised templates may also be added, such as {{WikiApiary}} (for sites powered by MediaWiki), multiple language navigation templates (whereby there are different language versions of the same type of wiki - {{Wikipedia}} being the most obvious), and finally additional categories may be added here.}}}
+Before clicking on the grey '''Save page''' button below, please enter a brief outline in the 'Summary:' box below, and first click on the grey '''Show preview''' button (or <tt>alt-p</tt> on your keyboard) — this will render an on-screen full preview of what you are about to submit, in order that you can verify that you have entered the correct, desired information.  When satisfied, please click on the 'Save page' button (or <tt>alt-s</tt> on your keyboard) to confirm your entry and save it as an article here on WikiIndex.  Thank-you.
-'''Description:'''&nbsp;{{#info:Here you may describe in detail your wiki, ideally in English, but you may also use another language too.  Feel free to add any notable information, and if relevant, add a 'See also' section to list similar or related wikis which are already listed (or are likely to be listed) here on WikiIndex.  External links are welcome, providing they are directly relevant to the wiki.}}
+{{{standard input|summary}}}
-{{{standard input|free text|rows=20|preload=Template:NewWiki boilerplate}}}
+{{#ifexist:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{{standard input|minor edit}}} |}}{{{standard input|watch}}}
-Before clicking on the 'Save page' button below, please enter a brief outline in the 'Summary:' box below, and first click on 'Show preview' (or <tt>alt-p</tt> on your keyboard) -- this will render an on-screen full preview of what you are about to submit, in order that you can verify that you have entered the correct, desired information.  When satisfied, please click on the 'Save page' button (or <tt>alt-s</tt> on your keyboard) to confirm your entry and save it as an article here on WikiIndex.  Thank-you.
+{{int:Copyrightwarning|[[WikiIndex:Copyrights]]|<span class=plainlinks>[https://CreativeCommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 Unported license]</span>.  Logos are displayed here as '[[WikiIndex:Fair use|fair use]]', with all copyrights retained by their owners}}
-{{{standard input|summary}}}{{clear}}{{#ifexist:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{{standard input|minor edit}}} |}}{{{standard input|watch}}}{{clear}}{{int:Copyrightwarning|[[WikiIndex:Copyrights]]|Attribution-Share Alike 3.0. Logos are displayed here as Fair Use, with copyrights retained by their owners}}{{clear}}{{{standard input|save}}} {{{standard input|preview}}} {{{standard input|changes}}} {{{standard input|cancel}}}</includeonly>
+{{{standard input|save}}} {{{standard input|preview}}} {{{standard input|changes}}} — {{{standard input|cancel}}}</includeonly><noinclude>
+[[Category:All|  ]]
+[[Category:WikiIndex| ]]</noinclude>

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