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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2014-11-14T18:10:45Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
      <item logid="9339" ns="0" title="Main Page" pageid="1" type="protect" action="modify" user="Gdavidse" timestamp="2020-03-05T22:50:26Z" comment="">
        <param>‎[edit=sysop] (ubestemt)‎[move=sysop] (ubestemt)</param>
        <param>cascade</param>
      </item>
      <item logid="9338" ns="0" title="Main Page" pageid="1" type="protect" action="modify" user="Gdavidse" timestamp="2020-03-05T22:45:01Z" comment="">
        <param>‎[edit=autoconfirmed] (ubestemt)‎[move=autoconfirmed] (ubestemt)</param>
        <param />
      </item>
      <item logid="9337" ns="0" title="Multiphonics" pageid="7" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Gdavidse" timestamp="2015-05-01T16:06:29Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="248" prev="190" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="9336" ns="0" title="Main Page" pageid="1" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Gdavidse" timestamp="2015-05-01T14:07:25Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="247" prev="246" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="9335" ns="0" title="Main Page" pageid="1" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Gdavidse" timestamp="2015-05-01T14:07:10Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="246" prev="233" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="9334" ns="3" title="Brukerdiskusjon:JewellAffleck" pageid="0" type="delete" action="delete" user="Gdavidse" timestamp="2014-11-14T18:10:46Z" comment="Massesletting av nylig opprettede sider" />
      <item logid="9333" ns="3" title="Brukerdiskusjon:NannettYot" pageid="0" type="delete" action="delete" user="Gdavidse" timestamp="2014-11-14T18:10:46Z" comment="Massesletting av nylig opprettede sider" />
      <item logid="9332" ns="0" title="GayleneRounds413" pageid="0" type="delete" action="delete" user="Gdavidse" timestamp="2014-11-14T18:10:46Z" comment="Massesletting av nylig opprettede sider" />
      <item logid="9331" ns="3" title="Brukerdiskusjon:KitBlackmon" pageid="0" type="delete" action="delete" user="Gdavidse" timestamp="2014-11-14T18:10:46Z" comment="Massesletting av nylig opprettede sider" />
      <item logid="9330" ns="0" title="Country Art In household Decor" pageid="0" type="delete" action="delete" user="Gdavidse" timestamp="2014-11-14T18:10:46Z" comment="Massesletting av nylig opprettede sider" />
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>