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85:Closing CFD
38:This is an
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1214:Note: The
281:Tidying up
174:Listifying
79:navigation
249:(retain).
243:deletions
190:instead.
237:(move),
188:WP:CFDWM
133:Renaming
127:Deletion
311:Q&A
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235:renames
195:support
168:Purging
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299:Using
276:there.
239:merges
199:oppose
180:Split
40:essay
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147:keep
353:(?)
197:or
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334:t
327:v
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