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Help improve popular pages, especially those of low quality. Community bulletin board This section is transcluded from Wikipedia:Community bulletin board. (edit | history) Page used for announcements towards the community members of the project 28 December 2020   News and notes: Year-end legal surprises cause concern, but Public Domain Day is imminent In the media: Concealment, data journalism, a non-pig farmer, and some Bluetick Hounds Arbitration report: 2020 election results Opinion: How to make your factory's safety and labor issues disappear Featured content: Very nearly ringing in the New Year with "Blank Space" – but we got there in time. 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