https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Template%3AExplain_semi-protectedTemplate:Explain semi-protected - Revision history2026-05-09T18:48:12ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.44.0https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php?title=Template:Explain_semi-protected&diff=21975&oldid=prevRichardpruen: 1 revision imported2022-01-02T15:15:55Z<p>1 revision imported</p>
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</table>Richardpruenhttps://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php?title=Template:Explain_semi-protected&diff=21974&oldid=prevWikipedia>Ed6767: add "usually" - this isn't always the case2020-08-14T21:47:12Z<p>add "usually" - this isn't always the case</p>
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