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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2024-12-10T18:01:11Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
      <item logid="1543" ns="0" title="Vlc android remote control" pageid="629" type="delete" action="restore" user="Nighthawk" timestamp="2025-04-04T14:12:55Z" comment="1 revision restored" />
      <item logid="1542" ns="0" title="Vlc android remote control" pageid="629" type="delete" action="delete" user="Nighthawk" timestamp="2025-04-04T14:00:42Z" comment="content was: &quot;1 - Install remote control app of your choice from playstore  2 - enable vlc http remote in   tools &gt; preference  select &quot;show settings&quot; All  Interface &gt; Main...&quot; (and the only contributor was &quot;[[Special:Contributions/Nighthawk|Nighthawk]]&quot;)" />
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        <patrol cur="1529" prev="1528" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1540" ns="0" title="ansible notes" pageid="615" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Nighthawk" timestamp="2025-03-04T14:39:09Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1528" prev="1502" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1539" ns="0" title="ansible-galaxy collection upgrade" pageid="628" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Nighthawk" timestamp="2025-02-28T01:21:42Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1527" prev="1526" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1538" ns="0" title="ansible-galaxy collection upgrade" pageid="628" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Nighthawk" timestamp="2025-02-28T01:18:23Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1526" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1537" ns="0" title="ansible upgrade notes" pageid="627" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Nighthawk" timestamp="2025-02-28T01:07:11Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1525" prev="1524" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1536" ns="0" title="ansible upgrade notes" pageid="627" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Nighthawk" timestamp="2025-02-28T01:06:17Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1524" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="1535" ns="0" title="ServiceNow Notes" pageid="625" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Nighthawk" timestamp="2024-12-10T18:14:46Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="1523" prev="1522" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>