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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lecontinue="20210327190519|3826" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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        <rights new="bureaucrat, sysop, smwadministrator" old="bureaucrat, sysop" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3835" ns="2" title="User:Rocky Road" pageid="0" logpage="0" type="rights" action="rights" user="Mint Chip" timestamp="2023-06-04T20:20:23Z" comment="">
        <rights new="sysop, bureaucrat" old="" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3834" ns="2" title="User:Zephyr" pageid="0" logpage="0" type="block" action="block" user="Mint Chip" timestamp="2021-03-27T19:06:20Z" comment="Wiki Closed To New Edits">
        <block flags="nocreate" duration="infinite" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3833" ns="2" title="User:Yuna" pageid="0" logpage="0" type="block" action="block" user="Mint Chip" timestamp="2021-03-27T19:06:15Z" comment="Wiki Closed To New Edits">
        <block flags="nocreate" duration="infinite" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3832" ns="2" title="User:Yarrik" pageid="0" logpage="0" type="block" action="block" user="Mint Chip" timestamp="2021-03-27T19:06:10Z" comment="Wiki Closed To New Edits">
        <block flags="nocreate" duration="infinite" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3831" ns="2" title="User:Wittyblather" pageid="0" logpage="0" type="block" action="block" user="Mint Chip" timestamp="2021-03-27T19:05:44Z" comment="Wiki Closed To New Edits">
        <block flags="nocreate" duration="infinite" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3830" ns="2" title="User:WanderWolf" pageid="0" logpage="0" type="block" action="block" user="Mint Chip" timestamp="2021-03-27T19:05:39Z" comment="Wiki Closed To New Edits">
        <block flags="nocreate" duration="infinite" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3829" ns="2" title="User:ValiantSilver-Old" pageid="0" logpage="0" type="block" action="block" user="Mint Chip" timestamp="2021-03-27T19:05:35Z" comment="Wiki Closed To New Edits">
        <block flags="nocreate" duration="infinite" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3828" ns="2" title="User:ValiantSilver" pageid="0" logpage="0" type="block" action="block" user="Mint Chip" timestamp="2021-03-27T19:05:27Z" comment="Wiki Closed To New Edits">
        <block flags="nocreate" duration="infinite" />
      </item>
      <item logid="3827" ns="2" title="User:Tunod" pageid="0" logpage="0" type="block" action="block" user="Mint Chip" timestamp="2021-03-27T19:05:23Z" comment="Wiki Closed To New Edits">
        <block flags="nocreate" duration="infinite" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>