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It has been a very long time since we've sent out a project newsletter, and much has changed since our last (2009) issue. Among the project's biggest challenges has been the loss of some of our most productive members (who have left
Knowledge entirely), and the move of some editors to other areas of
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now includes nearly 2500 articles with a total of more than 3600 issues—some of which have been tagged for almost a decade. From quick fix issues like dead external links and deprecated citation parameters to more involved requests for more information, there's plenty to keep you busy if you're
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