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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <logevents>
      <item logid="17992" pageid="2807" ns="0" title="Find a Dive Site" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="WikiSysop" timestamp="2014-02-06T01:47:46Z" comment="">
        <patrol auto="1" prev="18598" cur="18599" />
      </item>
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        <patrol auto="1" prev="18597" cur="18598" />
      </item>
      <item logid="17990" pageid="2807" ns="0" title="Find a Dive Site" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="WikiSysop" timestamp="2013-09-30T23:17:09Z" comment="">
        <patrol auto="1" prev="18569" cur="18597" />
      </item>
      <item logid="17989" pageid="0" ns="2" title="User:EddieMurphy6f" type="block" action="reblock" user="WikiSysop" timestamp="2013-09-30T21:53:34Z" comment="Spam account: Abusing multiple accounts">
        <block flags="nocreate" duration="infinite" expiry="2024-06-26T07:01:41Z" />
      </item>
      <item logid="17988" pageid="0" ns="2" title="User:LynneZ21ib" type="delete" action="delete" user="WikiSysop" timestamp="2013-09-30T21:52:13Z" comment="Spam" />
      <item logid="17987" pageid="0" ns="2" title="User:LynneZ21ib" type="block" action="block" user="WikiSysop" timestamp="2013-09-30T21:51:45Z" comment="Spam account">
        <block flags="nocreate" duration="infinite" expiry="2024-06-26T07:01:41Z" />
      </item>
      <item logid="17986" pageid="0" ns="2" title="User:CraigQKMTnxlutf" type="delete" action="delete" user="WikiSysop" timestamp="2013-09-30T21:51:22Z" comment="Spam" />
      <item logid="17985" pageid="0" ns="2" title="User:ClintJennings" type="delete" action="delete" user="WikiSysop" timestamp="2013-09-30T21:50:49Z" comment="Spam" />
      <item logid="17984" pageid="0" ns="2" title="User:AssaSom" type="block" action="reblock" user="WikiSysop" timestamp="2013-09-30T21:49:47Z" comment="Spam account: Abusing multiple accounts">
        <block flags="nocreate" duration="infinite" expiry="2024-06-26T07:01:41Z" />
      </item>
      <item logid="17983" pageid="0" ns="2" title="User:AssaCom" type="block" action="reblock" user="WikiSysop" timestamp="2013-09-30T21:49:19Z" comment="Spam account: Spam account: Abusing multiple accounts">
        <block flags="nocreate" duration="infinite" expiry="2024-06-26T07:01:41Z" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2013-09-30T21:48:41Z" />
  </query-continue>
</api>