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Proposed Revisions/Rewrites of WWT Article[edit]

NOTE: I am proposing these edits for FleishmanHillard on behalf of World Wide Technology I am a paid editor and aware of the COI guidelines. With the existing page’s information being either out of date or in need of better sourcing, the full text of our edit request/proposed rewrite is below. We look forward to the community’s thoughts and are hopeful to gain consensus on how to proceed with the proposed re-writes. I’ll flag this request for editors engaged in the article’s WikiProjects as well. Thanks for your time and consideration. Jon Gray (talk) 15:48, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Extended content
World Wide Technology
Company typeTechnology solutions
Founded1990
FounderDavid Steward
Headquarters
Maryland Heights, Missouri
,
USA
Key people
David Steward (Chairman)
Jim Kavanaugh (CEO)
Revenue$12 billion
Number of employees
6,500 (2019)
Websitewwt.com

World Wide Technology (WWT) is a privately-held technology services provider based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company has an annual revenue of $12 billion and employs more than 6,500 people.

History[edit]

World Wide Technology was founded by David Steward and Jim Kavanaugh in July 1990 as a reseller of technology equipment.[1]

In 1994, WWT entered into a partnership with Cisco to resell hardware and software.[2] WWT also established partnerships with technology companies including Dell[3], Hewlett Packard Enterprise[4] , Intel[5], Microsoft[6], NetApp[7], F5[8], Tanium[9] and VMware.[10]

WWT opened its first warehouse in 1996 and now operates more than 20 facilities with two million square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space.[11] [12]

WWT created its first large-scale integration lab in St. Louis to increase capacity for secure system configuration.[13] Additional integration labs were established in Europe and Asia, with locations in Amsterdam and Singapore opening in 2015,[14] and Mumbai in 2019. [15]

In 2009, WWT opened its Advanced Technology Center to allow engineers, customers and partners to evaluate hardware and software.[16] [17] The Advanced Technology Center was made accessible online. [18]

In 2015, WWT acquired St. Louis software company Asynchrony. [19]

WWT received a Webby Award in the Apps, Mobile, and Voice category for its St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Patient Care App in 2020.[20]

WWT has been named to Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list from 2012-2020.[21]

Sponsorships[edit]

In 2018, WWT signed a sponsorship agreement with Richard Petty Motorsports driver “Bubba” Wallace, Jr.[22]

In 2019, WWT announced a naming rights sponsorship of Gateway Motorsports Park, now known as the World Wide Technology Raceway.[23]

WWT also sponsors PGA golfer Graeme McDowell[24] and PGA Tour Champions golfer Billy Andrade.[25]

References

  1. ^ "The Billionaires Behind The Secret Tech Mecca In America's Heartland". Forbes. August 8, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. In 1990, World Wide Technology was born, a humble reseller of printers, computers and telephonic equipment….Kavanaugh is one half of World Wide Technology. The other is its chairman, David Steward, 68, the salesman to Kavanaugh's wonk.
  2. ^ "From a mountain of debt to Forbes top 30: How World Wide Technology took on the hardware industry". International Business Times. November 3, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2020. Within three years of its inception, the company had racked up hefty debts, before a partnership with technology giant Cisco System in 1994 gave WWT its first major breakthrough.
  3. ^ "The Billionaires Behind The Secret Tech Mecca In America's Heartland". Forbes. August 8, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Here his company, World Wide Technology, has assembled thousands of hardware and software offerings from Microsoft, Cisco, Dell and more than 100 other tech firms in one place.
  4. ^ "Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aims To Deliver 5G Simplification". Forbes. April 2, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020. ODIM is a partner led effort by HPE and Intel, but also includes a number of ecosystem partners such as Red Hat, Tech Mahindra and IT equipment and services provider World Wide Technology.
  5. ^ "Intel Quietly Becoming A Player On The 'Edge'". Forbes. April 13, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Intel has also amassed an impressive roster of customers and partners for its edge solutions. The company says it is doubling its edge deployments year over year. For the network edge, partners include Lenovo, Red Hat, Advantech, Caswell, Inventec, Lanner, Nexcom, World Wide Technology, Ericsson, ZTE, Verizon, Vodafone, Nokia, China Telecom and many more.
  6. ^ "The Billionaires Behind The Secret Tech Mecca In America's Heartland". Forbes. August 8, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Here his company, World Wide Technology, has assembled thousands of hardware and software offerings from Microsoft, Cisco, Dell and more than 100 other tech firms in one place.
  7. ^ "World Wide Technology takes on industry challenges for service providers and enterprises". Fierce Telecom. January 16, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. [WWT] counts Cisco, VMware, NetApp, Dell EMC, F5 Networks, and HPE among its vendor customers.
  8. ^ "World Wide Technology takes on industry challenges for service providers and enterprises". Fierce Telecom. January 16, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. [WWT] counts Cisco, VMware, NetApp, Dell EMC, F5 Networks, and HPE among its vendor customers.
  9. ^ "DoD Is Auditing the Process that Won Tanium Government Contracts". Bloomberg News. May 28, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Tanium, along with partner World Wide Technology, won a $750 million contract to increase security of Army networks late last year. It was the largest contract of its kind to originate from the DIUx office, which was created in 2015 to reach newer technology companies that aren't traditional Pentagon contractors.
  10. ^ "WWT CEO Jim Kavanaugh's 10 Boldest IT Bets And Myths For 2020". CRN. January 17, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Kavanaugh plans to invest millions in net new hires to attack fast growing market segments while also doubling down on the innovation strategies from the likes of Cisco and VMware. to resell hardware and software.
  11. ^ "Metro East industrial building, with World Wide Technology as a tenant, attracts a buyer". St Louis Business Journal. February 4, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020. WWT also has 2 million square feet of industrial space at a new $115 million campus at nearby Gateway Commerce Center, also in Edwardsville.
  12. ^ "5 BLACK-OWNED COMPANIES YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT MAKE $500 MILLION OR MORE A YEAR". Black Enterprise. July 18, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020. Even more, they have approximately 4 million square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in more than 20 facilities throughout the world. And yes, they are Black-owned!
  13. ^ "Top 150 2020: World Wide Technology adds to revenue by expanding — locally and globally". St Louis Business Journal. September 17, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020. The company last year opened its North American Integration Center campus in Edwardsville.
  14. ^ "World Wide Technology opens new Asia-Pacific headquarters". St Louis Business Journal. October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2020. Maryland Heights-based World Wide Technology has opened a new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore that will include sales offices and an integration technology lab.
  15. ^ "Top 150 2020: World Wide Technology adds to revenue by expanding — locally and globally". St Louis Business Journal. September 17, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020. The company also extended its global reach with a new 10,000-square-foot integration center in Mumbai, India.
  16. ^ "The Billionaires Behind The Secret Tech Mecca In America's Heartland". Forbes. August 8, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Kavanaugh swipes his badge and enters the so-called Advanced Technology Center. Here his company, World Wide Technology, has assembled thousands of hardware and software offerings from Microsoft, Cisco, Dell and more than 100 other tech firms in one place. An army of engineers (3,000 strong) are on hand to run demos, conduct bake-offs and make recommendations.
  17. ^ "How World Wide Technology used innovation to become a $9 billion giant". St Louis Business Journal. January 13, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2020. Now nearly eight years later — and with at least $100 million invested in the company's Advanced Technology Centers (ATC) — it's hard to argue with the results.
  18. ^ "Cisco Live 2018: How WWT's virtual lab lets companies test new Cisco/Google cloud solution". TechRepublic. June 11, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2020. World Wide Technology (WWT) has built a virtual lab in its St. Louis, MO-based Advanced Technology Center that will let companies get first-hand experience with the new Cisco Hybrid Cloud Platform for Google Cloud.
  19. ^ "World Wide Technology acquires Asynchrony". St. Louis Public Radio. June 5, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2020. St. Louis-based World Wide Technology has acquired local software company Asynchrony.
  20. ^ "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Patient Care App". Webby Award. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  21. ^ "World Wide Technology". Fortune. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  22. ^ "RPM brings back World Wide Technology as sponsor for Wallace's No. 43". [NASCAR]]. December 20, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Richard Petty Motorsports announced Thursday that World Wide Technology will return as a sponsor for Bubba Wallace's No. 43 Chevrolet next season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
  23. ^ "World Wide Technology announces naming rights for Gateway Motorsports Park". KTVI. April 17, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. The newly-renamed Gateway Motorsports Park is now known as 'World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.'
  24. ^ "World Wide Technology sponsors pro golfer Graeme McDowell". St Louis Business Journal. June 15, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2020. The Maryland Heights-based company is sponsoring professional golfer Graeme McDowell, winner of the 2010 U.S. Open.
  25. ^ "Watching golf this weekend? Here's why you may see World Wide Technology's logo". St Louis Business Journal. December 31, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. …the technology services provider extended its sponsorship agreement with PGA Tour Champions player Billy Andrade for three years. Andrade's contract previously had been extended to Dec. 31.

@Jon Gray: Please provide a list of changes you wish to have made, with each cited separately, and not simply a new version of the article. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:40, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Pigsonthewing: Thanks for your recommendation. I’ve reformatted the edit request to provide more clarity on the specific changes/revisions we’re proposing. I'll submit that soon as a separate edit request to ensure it’s in the queue. Thanks again. Jon Gray (talk) 16:16, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jon Gray: Updated the info box, lead and history section per your edit request. Updated the Webby reference and sentence because the previous reference had a dead link. Replaced 'on' with 'to' in final sentence of history section.Heartmusic678 (talk) 14:18, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Heartmusic678: Thanks very much! Jon Gray (talk) 15:26, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Request (revised)[edit]

NOTE: I am proposing these edits for FleishmanHillard on behalf of World Wide Technology. I am a paid editor and aware of the COI guidelines. With the existing page’s information being either out of date or in need of better sourcing, I have submitted recommended edits to the page below. Thanks for your time and consideration! Jon Gray (talk) 17:42, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Infobox

  • WWT's revenue figures have increased to $13.4 billion[1]. Suggest updating revenue figure currently in infobox ($12 billion) to $13.4 billion.
  • The company's number of employees has increased to 7,000 [2]. Suggest updating Number of employees field of infobox from "6,500 (2019)" to “7,000 (2021)”

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Lead Section

  • Suggest revising the lead paragraph to provide a more concise overview of the article and company and a more accurate representation of the updated revenue and staff figures (as sourced in infobox section above). Propose replacing the existing lead section with the revised version, which would read as follows:

World Wide Technology (WWT) is a privately-held technology services provider based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company has an annual revenue of $13.4 billion and employs 7,000 people.

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History

  • Propose adding a new “History” section beneath the lead section to better organize information about the company’s background within the article.
  • Fourth through sixth sentences (“Based in Maryland Heights, Missouri…” through “…more than 20 facilities throughout the world”). We propose removing this paragraph and replacing with independently sourced information that that follows a more historical account of the company’s early history as opposed to the existing collection of facts in this paragraph. Revised, the first portion of the new “History” section would read (proposed new copy in bold for ease of review):

World Wide Technology was founded by David Steward and Jim Kavanaugh in July 1990 as a reseller of technology equipment.[3]

In 1994, WWT entered into a partnership with Cisco to resell hardware and software.[4] WWT also established partnerships with technology companies including Dell[5], Hewlett Packard Enterprise[6] , Intel[7], Microsoft[8], NetApp[9], F5[10], Tanium[11] and VMware.[12]

WWT opened its first warehouse in 1996 and now operates more than 20 facilities with two million square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space.[13] [14]

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  • Seventh through ninth sentences (“In 1999, World Wide Technology spun off its telecommunications division…” through “…World Wide Technology Holding Company as the parent company for the two firms.”) Currently, this paragraph lacks proper sourcing and could also be removed in favor of additional company history during the 2000s and 2010s under the new “History” section. Propose removing this paragraph and replacing with the following information (proposed new copy in bold for ease of review):

WWT created its first large-scale integration lab in St. Louis to increase capacity for secure system configuration.[15] Additional integration labs were established in Europe and Asia, with locations in Amsterdam and Singapore opening in 2015,[16] and Mumbai in 2019.[17]

In 2009, WWT opened its Advanced Technology Center to allow engineers, customers and partners to evaluate hardware and software.[18] [19] The Advanced Technology Center was made accessible online.[20]

In 2015, WWT acquired St. Louis software company Asynchrony.[21]

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  • Propose removing tenth sentence (“WWT’s annual revenue is estimated to be greater than $12 billion…”) to avoid duplication as that recent information would be covered both in the new lead section and in the updated infobox proposed above.
  • Also propose removing the eleventh and twelfth sentences (“The organization has also been recognized…” through “…UK’s Best Workplaces: Small Category 2017.”) and replacing with two awards the company has received that are independently notable. Proposed removing the aforementioned sentences and replacing with the following (proposed new copy in bold):

WWT received a Webby Award in the Apps, Mobile, and Voice category for its St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Patient Care App in 2020.[22]

WWT has been named to Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list from 2012-2020.[23]

  • Also propose removing the thirteenth sentence (“In addition to growth overseas, WWT expanded…”).

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Sponsorships

  • Propose adding a new “Sponsorships” section beneath the “History” section to better organize information about the company’s sponsorships and partnerships and including the following bullets beneath, the second of which would replace the existing bullet about WWT’s naming rights of Gateway Motorsports Park (proposed new copy in bold):

In 2018, WWT signed a sponsorship agreement with Richard Petty Motorsports driver “Bubba” Wallace, Jr.[24]

In 2019, WWT announced a naming rights sponsorship of Gateway Motorsports Park, now known as the World Wide Technology Raceway.[25]

WWT also sponsors PGA golfer Graeme McDowell[26] and PGA Tour Champions golfer Billy Andrade.[27]


References

  1. ^ "How WWT's Jim Kavanaugh Got the Goal He Wanted". The Wall Street Journal. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021. Today, the WWT chief executive presides over a global enterprise with $13.4 billion in annual revenue and about 7,000 employees.
  2. ^ "How WWT's Jim Kavanaugh Got the Goal He Wanted". The Wall Street Journal. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021. Today, the WWT chief executive presides over a global enterprise with $13.4 billion in annual revenue and about 7,000 employees.
  3. ^ "The Billionaires Behind The Secret Tech Mecca In America's Heartland". Forbes. August 8, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. In 1990, World Wide Technology was born, a humble reseller of printers, computers and telephonic equipment….Kavanaugh is one half of World Wide Technology. The other is its chairman, David Steward, 68, the salesman to Kavanaugh's wonk.
  4. ^ "From a mountain of debt to Forbes top 30: How World Wide Technology took on the hardware industry". International Business Times. November 3, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2020. Within three years of its inception, the company had racked up hefty debts, before a partnership with technology giant Cisco System in 1994 gave WWT its first major breakthrough.
  5. ^ "The Billionaires Behind The Secret Tech Mecca In America's Heartland". Forbes. August 8, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Here his company, World Wide Technology, has assembled thousands of hardware and software offerings from Microsoft, Cisco, Dell and more than 100 other tech firms in one place.
  6. ^ "Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aims To Deliver 5G Simplification". Forbes. April 2, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020. ODIM is a partner led effort by HPE and Intel, but also includes a number of ecosystem partners such as Red Hat, Tech Mahindra and IT equipment and services provider World Wide Technology.
  7. ^ "Intel Quietly Becoming A Player On The 'Edge'". Forbes. April 13, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Intel has also amassed an impressive roster of customers and partners for its edge solutions. The company says it is doubling its edge deployments year over year. For the network edge, partners include Lenovo, Red Hat, Advantech, Caswell, Inventec, Lanner, Nexcom, World Wide Technology, Ericsson, ZTE, Verizon, Vodafone, Nokia, China Telecom and many more.
  8. ^ "The Billionaires Behind The Secret Tech Mecca In America's Heartland". Forbes. August 8, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Here his company, World Wide Technology, has assembled thousands of hardware and software offerings from Microsoft, Cisco, Dell and more than 100 other tech firms in one place.
  9. ^ "World Wide Technology takes on industry challenges for service providers and enterprises". Fierce Telecom. January 16, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. [WWT] counts Cisco, VMware, NetApp, Dell EMC, F5 Networks, and HPE among its vendor customers.
  10. ^ "World Wide Technology takes on industry challenges for service providers and enterprises". Fierce Telecom. January 16, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. [WWT] counts Cisco, VMware, NetApp, Dell EMC, F5 Networks, and HPE among its vendor customers.
  11. ^ "DoD Is Auditing the Process that Won Tanium Government Contracts". Bloomberg News. May 28, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Tanium, along with partner World Wide Technology, won a $750 million contract to increase security of Army networks late last year. It was the largest contract of its kind to originate from the DIUx office, which was created in 2015 to reach newer technology companies that aren't traditional Pentagon contractors.
  12. ^ "WWT CEO Jim Kavanaugh's 10 Boldest IT Bets And Myths For 2020". CRN. January 17, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Kavanaugh plans to invest millions in net new hires to attack fast growing market segments while also doubling down on the innovation strategies from the likes of Cisco and VMware. to resell hardware and software.
  13. ^ "Metro East industrial building, with World Wide Technology as a tenant, attracts a buyer". St Louis Business Journal. February 4, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020. WWT also has 2 million square feet of industrial space at a new $115 million campus at nearby Gateway Commerce Center, also in Edwardsville.
  14. ^ "5 BLACK-OWNED COMPANIES YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT MAKE $500 MILLION OR MORE A YEAR". Black Enterprise. July 18, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020. Even more, they have approximately 4 million square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in more than 20 facilities throughout the world. And yes, they are Black-owned!
  15. ^ "Top 150 2020: World Wide Technology adds to revenue by expanding — locally and globally". St Louis Business Journal. September 17, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020. The company last year opened its North American Integration Center campus in Edwardsville.
  16. ^ "World Wide Technology opens new Asia-Pacific headquarters". St Louis Business Journal. October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2020. Maryland Heights-based World Wide Technology has opened a new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore that will include sales offices and an integration technology lab.
  17. ^ "Top 150 2020: World Wide Technology adds to revenue by expanding — locally and globally". St Louis Business Journal. September 17, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020. The company also extended its global reach with a new 10,000-square-foot integration center in Mumbai, India.
  18. ^ "The Billionaires Behind The Secret Tech Mecca In America's Heartland". Forbes. August 8, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Kavanaugh swipes his badge and enters the so-called Advanced Technology Center. Here his company, World Wide Technology, has assembled thousands of hardware and software offerings from Microsoft, Cisco, Dell and more than 100 other tech firms in one place. An army of engineers (3,000 strong) are on hand to run demos, conduct bake-offs and make recommendations.
  19. ^ "How World Wide Technology used innovation to become a $9 billion giant". St Louis Business Journal. January 13, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2020. Now nearly eight years later — and with at least $100 million invested in the company's Advanced Technology Centers (ATC) — it's hard to argue with the results.
  20. ^ "Cisco Live 2018: How WWT's virtual lab lets companies test new Cisco/Google cloud solution". TechRepublic. June 11, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2020. World Wide Technology (WWT) has built a virtual lab in its St. Louis, MO-based Advanced Technology Center that will let companies get first-hand experience with the new Cisco Hybrid Cloud Platform for Google Cloud.
  21. ^ "World Wide Technology acquires Asynchrony". St. Louis Public Radio. June 5, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2020. St. Louis-based World Wide Technology has acquired local software company Asynchrony.
  22. ^ "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Patient Care App". Webby Award. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  23. ^ "World Wide Technology". Fortune. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  24. ^ "RPM brings back World Wide Technology as sponsor for Wallace's No. 43". [NASCAR]]. December 20, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Richard Petty Motorsports announced Thursday that World Wide Technology will return as a sponsor for Bubba Wallace's No. 43 Chevrolet next season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
  25. ^ "World Wide Technology announces naming rights for Gateway Motorsports Park". KTVI. April 17, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. The newly-renamed Gateway Motorsports Park is now known as 'World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.'
  26. ^ "World Wide Technology sponsors pro golfer Graeme McDowell". St Louis Business Journal. June 15, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2020. The Maryland Heights-based company is sponsoring professional golfer Graeme McDowell, winner of the 2010 U.S. Open.
  27. ^ "Watching golf this weekend? Here's why you may see World Wide Technology's logo". St Louis Business Journal. December 31, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020. …the technology services provider extended its sponsorship agreement with PGA Tour Champions player Billy Andrade for three years. Andrade's contract previously had been extended to Dec. 31.

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Photo Change Request[edit]

NOTE: I’m proposing the following edit and photo change request for FleishmanHillard on behalf of World Wide Technology. I am a paid editor and aware of the COI guidelines.

Logo Update

The logo currently used on World Wide Technology’s article is outdated. An updated version of the company logo can be found at the link below. Can the existing logo be updated to this new version?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:World_Wide_Technology_(New_Logo).jpg

I know editors with a COI may update article photos, and I’m happy to do so, but wanted to see if it’s preferred that I turn this over to another editor to handle. Please let me know how I should proceed. Thank you! Jon Gray (talk) 01:05, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Lightoil (talk) 12:34, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Lightoil Will do. Thank you! Jon Gray (talk) 13:48, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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