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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-deletedline&#039;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;big&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;MediaWiki has been successfully installed.&lt;/del&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;/big&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-addedline&#039;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;big&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Welcome to the AkanaWiki!&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;/big&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-context&#039;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-context&#039;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-deletedline&#039;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Consult the [http&lt;/del&gt;:/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;/meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help&lt;/del&gt;:&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Contents User&amp;#039;s Guide] for information on using the wiki software.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-addedline&#039;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;== Content == &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-addedline&#039;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;=== Articles === {{Special&lt;/ins&gt;:&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Allpages}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-addedline&#039;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;=== Categories === {{Special:Allpages&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Category&lt;/ins&gt;:&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-context&#039;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-context&#039;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-deletedline&#039;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange&quot;&gt;== Getting started ==&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-context&#039;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-context&#039;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-addedline&#039;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange&quot;&gt;----&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-addedline&#039;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange&quot;&gt;* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents MediaWiki User&amp;#039;s Guide]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-context&#039;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-context&#039;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-context&#039;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-context&#039;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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